Mass arrests for sextortion and romance scams in sting operation across Africa
JOHANNESBURG – Some 260 suspected cyber scammers have been arrested in a sting operation carried out across 14 African countries.
The operation, coordinated by Interpol...
UN experts blast ‘staggering scale’ of executions in Iran
TEHRAN --- United Nations (UN) human rights experts have said they are appalled by a "dramatic escalation" in the number of executions in Iran,...
Slovakia passes law to recognize only 2 sexes
BRATISLAVA – Slovakia has changed its constitution, enshrining into law recognition of only two sexes – male and female.
The legal change, which passed in...
Dozens dead in crush at political rally in India
NEW DELHI – At least 36 people have died, including children, in a crush at a political rally in the southern Indian state of...
Landmark deal paves way for cheaper HIV protection jab
LONDON – A new HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) prevention drug will be made available at a lower cost in over 100 low-income countries within...
Over 1,000 children fall ill from free school lunches in Indonesia
JAKARTA – More than 1,000 children have fallen ill from free school lunches in Indonesia last week, according to authorities – the latest in...
Worst drought in decades hits Syria
DAMASCUS – The wheat fields outside Seqalbia, near the Syrian city of Hama, should be golden and heavy with grain. Instead, Maher Haddad's 40...
Guard, 13 inmates killed in Ecuador prison fight
QUITO – Police say 13 inmates and one prison guard have been killed and another 14 people injured in clashes between rival gangs in...
US vaccine panel no longer recommends Covid jab to adults
WASHINGTON – A key United States vaccine advisory committee has voted to stop recommending all adults get the Covid-19 vaccine, which has until now...
South Africa uncovers $20-M ‘shabu’ lab
JOHANNESBURG – South African police say they have dismantled a crystal methamphetamine or shabu laboratory, with drugs worth $20 million, discovered on a farm...