Category: World News

Mobocracy cannot be allowed to become new norm: SC on vigilantism

open view web desk New Delhi, Jul 17: The Supreme Court today asked Parliament to consider enacting a new law to effectively deal with incidents of mob lynching, saying “horrendous acts of mobocracy” cannot be allowed to become a new norm. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra […]

Lawyers welcome U.S. court order to slow deportations of separated families

open view web desk Lawyers for immigrant families separated at the border by the U.S. government said a federal judge’s order barring rapid deportations until at least next Tuesday would give them breathing room as they struggled for access to clients. The families had been separated amid a […]

South Korean women protest against ‘spy cam porn’

open view web desk SEOUL, South Korea— Thousands of South Korean women gathered in Seoul on Saturday to demand stronger government action to fight the spread of intimate photos and video taken by hidden cameras, which they say has women living in constant anxiety and distress. Police said […]

North Korea says talks with Pompeo were ‘regrettable’

open view web desk PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea said Saturday that high-level talks with a U.S. delegation led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo were “regrettable” and accused Washington of trying to unilaterally pressure the country into abandoning its nukes. The North’s statement came hours after […]

France searches for gangster, and answers, after helicopter jailbreak

Police guarding the helicopter used to break Redoine Faid out of prison on Sunday. It was abandoned in the commune of Gonesse, northeast of Paris. open view web desk Details emerged Monday of the daring prison escape of notorious French robber Redoine Faid, who used a helicopter in […]

China turbulence knocks Asian shares to nine-month low as trade war fears grow

open view web desk TOKYO – Chinese stocks went into a tail spin on Tuesday as turbulence gripped equity markets in Asia, which sank to nine-month lows as investors feared the Sino-U.S. trade row could derail a rare period of synchronized global growth. Speculation was rife the central […]

Over 270,000 displaced by south Syria violence, UN says

open view web desk More than a quarter of a million people have fled a Russian-backed government onslaught on southern Syria, the United Nations said Monday, in the latest civilian exodus in the seven-year war. For nearly two weeks, regime forces and their Russian allies have battered rebel-held […]

UN chief hears of ‘unimaginable’ atrocities as he visits Rohingya camps

open view web desk UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he heard “unimaginable” accounts of atrocities during a visit Monday to Bangladesh’s refugee camps and called for Myanmar to be held responsible for “crimes” against the Rohingya. Guterres described the situation for the persecuted Muslim minority as “a […]

Trump wants his ‘people’ to be like Kim’s ‘people’

open view web desk Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], June 15: United States President Donald Trump on Friday said that he wants “his people” to listen to him, like people of North Korea listens to their leader Kim Jong Un. “He’s the head of a country. And I mean, he is the strong head,” Trump said during […]

Analysis: India airlines spread their wings to escape airfare war at home

open view web desk NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE – Indian airlines are turning to the international market in search of better returns as the intensifying fight for a bigger share of the world’s fastest growing domestic market – where price is king – drives down profits. While global airlines’ profits […]

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