Thursday, September 21, 2023

Asia

Kuwait hangs five, including 2015 mosque bombing convict

Kuwait put to death five people on Thursday, including a man convicted of involvement in a 2015 Islamic State group suicide bombing that killed...

Indian tycoon Adani criticizes Hindenburg report as “malicious”

Indian tycoon Gautam Adani on Tuesday denounced fraud allegations against his group by a US investment firm as a "deliberate attempt" to damage his...

Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties in China-brokered deal

Regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed on Friday to restore ties and reopen diplomatic missions in talks brokered by China, they said in...

Indonesian high-ranking police officer sentenced to death for murder

One of Indonesia's highest-ranking policemen was sentenced to death on Monday for the murder of his bodyguard. Ferdy Sambo, a two-star general and former head...

Iranian journalist freed on bail a week after his arrest

Iranian authorities released journalist Elnaz Mohammadi of the Hammihan newspaper on bail a week after her arrest, media reported on Sunday, but her sister,...

China appoints security hardliners to head Hong Kong office

The hardline head of Hong Kong's national security agency has been appointed China's top representative in the city, state media said on Saturday, as...

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Sumatra, Indonesia: USGS

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra early Monday, the US Geological Survey reported. The quake's epicenter was located...

Iran executes two men in connection with protests

Iran executed two men on Saturday after they were found guilty of killing a member of paramilitary forces during protests sparked by the death...

Kim calls for ‘exponential increase’ of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal

Kim Jong Un has called for an "exponential" increase in North Korea's nuclear arsenal, including the mass production of tactical nuclear weapons and the...

Soldiers killed, civilians injured as violence erupts in Pakistan

At least six Pakistani soldiers were killed in the country's southwest on Sunday as the threat of terrorism grew. Soldiers were killed and civilians injured...