Spanish Prime Minister’s wife charged with corruption
MADRID – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife, Begoña Gómez, has been charged with corruption after a two-year criminal investigation, according to a court...
Dozens killed as Angola flood death toll rises
LUAND – Dozens of people have died from floods following heavy rains in recent days in the Angolan capital, Luanda, and other areas across...
Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged with war crimes
CANBERRA – Australia's most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan.
Ben Roberts-Smith - who left the defence force...
Brazil law allows separated couples joint custody over pets
RIO DE JANEIRO – Courts in Brazil will be able to determine shared custody arrangements for the pets of separating couples under new laws.
Lawmakers...
STORY OF ‘NETIZENSHIP’: PH celebrates 32 years of internet connectivity
MANILA — The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) vowed to further expand free internet access across the Philippines as it marked the...
Kissing a woman’s hand can be sexual assault, Spanish court finds
MADRID - Spain's Supreme Court has ruled that a man kissing the hand of a woman without her consent can constitute sexual assault.
In a...
Iran using children in security roles in war, reports and witnesses say
TEHRAN – The death of an 11-year-old Iranian boy reportedly in an air strike while manning a security checkpoint alongside his father in Tehran...
Sexual violence part of ‘everyday life’ in parts of Sudan
KHARTOUM – Rape and sexual violence remain "part of everyday life" in areas of Sudan even when fighting in the country's civil war has...
Spain closes airspace to US aircraft involved in Iran war
MADRID - Spain has closed its airspace to United States planes involved in attacks on Iran, Madrid's Defence Minister Margarita Robles has said.
"We will...
Myanmar junta chief nominated as president
NAYPYIDAW – Myanmar’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing has been nominated for the presidency as parliament convened on Monday, following a general election from...