Japan top court says forced sterilisation unconstitutional
The ruling brings to an end a decades-long fight for justice by victims who were forcibly sterilised.
The ruling brings to an end a decades-long fight for justice by victims who were forcibly sterilised.
“Grab duck” trails in a long line of animals that have had the occasional “odd jobs”.
KARACHI - Pakistan is looking to clinch a staff level agreement on an International Monetary Fund bailout of more than $6 billion this month after addressing all of the lender's requirements in its annual budget, its junior finance minister told Reuters.
The driver pleaded not guilty to the two charges.
More than half of the Thais are unhappy with PM Srettha’s performance.
BANGKOK - Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday set July 17 as the next hearing date for a case seeking the dissolution of the popular opposition Move Forward party, which has 30% of the seats in the lower house of parliament.
Trapped in a Catholic mission sheltering dozens of women and children from the war raging on the streets of Khartoum, Father Jacob Thelekkadan punched new holes in his belt as the supplies of food dwindled and he grew thinner.
China has been enduring extreme weather conditions in recent months, including heat waves.
Known as MyRentas, it can be used by bus passengers at Bangunan Sultan Iskandar CIQ in Johor Bahru.
People fell on top of one another as they tumbled down a slope into a waterlogged ditch.
An investigation has found that thousands of sperm samples may have been misidentified by IVF providers.
Police are now trying to locate the preacher who presided over the event.
Since the programme began nearly two years ago, over 4.3 metric tonnes of plastic waste have been collected.
Providing a Shahed-like attack drone would mark a deepening of Beijing’s support for Russia.
Six children were ferried to a neighbour's house on higher ground using the inflatable pool.
Russia’s new combat icebreaker, known as the Project 23550 Ivan Papanin, has embarked on factory sea trials, signaling Russia’s intensified strategic focus on the Arctic amid an emerging New Cold War. This month, The War Zone reported the icebreaker is designed not only to
SYDNEY - Police in Australia's Northern Territory said on Wednesday a missing 12-year-old child was reportedly attacked by a crocodile and a search and rescue operation was underway.
Najib Razak, who is also considering filing a new petition for a full pardon, remains on trial for corruption in several other 1MDB-linked cases.
He said a royal “addendum order” accompanied a pardons board’s decision to halve his sentence.
The music festival was previously cancelled in 2023 after The 1975 frontman Matty Healy kissed a male bandmate onstage during a performance.
The crush at a Hindu religious gathering near Hathras, northern India, killed at least 116 people.
The 12-year-old was last seen swimming in a remote creek in the Northern Territory.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kazakhstan on Wednesday for regional security and defence talks, the Kremlin said, as well as a series of bilateral meetings, including with Chinese and Turkish leaders.
A record 56 people are running in the July 7 election, where two women are vying for the top post.
Nearly 80 per cent of 2.2 million drink vending machines will need upgrades to accept the new bills.
Hayop ni Manam, opening Jul 12, will serve “honest”, “recognisable” Filipino dishes like sisig and adobo, made using quality ingredients like New Zealand wagyu, French spring chicken and Japanese seafood.
The so-called “happiest place on earth” isn’t so happy after all – as Bhutan grapples with a brain drain issue amid a bleak economy.
The boat was operating near the Taiwan-administered Kinmen islands.
An earlier proposal for conditional driving licences for seniors had met with strong public backlash.
JAKARTA – Indonesia has the world’s fourth biggest population, boasts the globe’s largest Muslim democracy and sits at the heart of a key region geopolitically – and yet persistently punches below its weight on the global stage. While national founder Sukarno helped create the
Beijing’s strategy to boost trade relations with countries in the Global South to diversify away from closing Western markets has taken a hit with Indonesia’s announced intention to impose a 100-200% tariff on China’s labor-intensive goods. Over the past few days, several
MANILA – The latest skirmish in the South China Sea, which saw Chinese maritime forces forcibly boarding then disarming Philippine navy personnel on a resupply mission, has jolted the Philippine government and exposed fault lines in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s once-unified
The incident took place at a Hindu religious event in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh state.
But analysts say there was little sign that either side was ready to back down on their sovereignty claims.
Two thirds of Australian women say they have encountered gender bias or discrimination in healthcare.
Diplomats say the first talks with Afghanistan's rulers since they seized power were productive.
The US Supreme Court ruled on Monday (July 1) that former president Donald Trump is entitled to some level of immunity from criminal prosecution, a decision that may effectively delay the trial of the case against him on charges of plotting to subvert the 2020 election. The
It’s a widely accepted notion among economists that cultural differences can pose a significant barrier to trade. The larger the cultural gap between two countries – judging by differences in language, customs, values and business norms – the more challenging and costly trade
As Ukraine fights against Russian invasion, it faces a battle on two fronts: military and financial. Global attention understandably focuses on battlefield developments, where Russian troops are pushing toward Ukraine’s second city, Kharkov. But Ukraine is simultaneously