SINGAPORE: Singapore remains the fifth least corrupt country globally, according to the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, while Denmark ranked first in the list, the South China Morning Post reported Singapore remains the only Asian nation in the top 10 list since the index was first
MALE: Maldives prosecutor general Hussain Shameem was brutally stabbed by miscreants in the capital city of Male on Wednesday morning, local media reported. According to reports citing the police, the attack, which comes amid a massive political standoff between the Maldivian government and the opposition, was
NEW DELHI: India’s navy said on Tuesday it had freed an Iranian fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates, the second in as many days, after the latest attack on Indian Ocean shipping. The warship INS Sumitra “compelled the safe release” of the 19 Pakistani crew members
LONDON: Iranian dissidents in the UK are facing an increased risk of violence and threats, with counterterrorism police taking the matter “very seriously,” The Times reported on Tuesday. Amid the turbulent situation in the Middle East since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Tehran is
BEIJING: China’s white paper about its human rights record has opened a new window to its judicial system. At the same time, it gives an opportunity to analyse how Beijing has countered extremism in its most sensitive Xinjiang province. As Socrates once said: "Intelligent individuals learn
DHAKA, Bangladesh: An appeals court in Bangladesh on Sunday granted bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who had been sentenced earlier to six months in prison for violating the country’s labor laws. The court also agreed to hear an appeal against his sentencing. Yunus who pioneered
GEORGIA: An Indian student was killed in Georgia, United States by a homeless man, whom he had reportedly been feeding and sheltering, according to local media reports citing the police. Footage from a security camera showed Vivek Saini, 25, being repeatedly beaten with a hammer by
MUMBAI: A prominent Indian political figure declared that he wished to "liberate" Haji Malang Dargah, a Sufi shrine that is visited by Indians of all religions, just for Hindus. To learn more about the controversy, Cherylann Mollan of the BBC paid a visit to the shrine. Reaching
WASHINGTON: Complaints of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian discrimination and hate in the US rose by about 180% in the three months after Oct. 7 following Hamas' attack on Israel and Israel's subsequent assault on Hamas-governed Gaza, an advocacy group said on Monday. Why is it important? Rights advocates
LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce plans on Monday to ban the sale of disposable vapes to prevent their use by children, and reiterate the government's intention to introduce a law preventing younger generations from buying tobacco. Under the new powers, there would be