Jan 16 - Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree affirming the rights of the Kurdish Syrians, formally recognising their language and restoring citizenship to all Kurdish Syrians, state news agency SANA reported on Friday.
Japan’s outdoor playground is switching to new foods and ramping up green energy and industries.
An aggressive President Donald Trump is moving to cripple and remove adversarial governments in Venezuela and Iran, a campaign that is also aimed at damaging efforts by China and Russia to build and maintain anti-Western alliances globally. In a meticulously planned military
Deserving of scrutiny is the boasting this week by the self-proclaimed acting chief executive officer of the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Kari Lake, that audiences in Iran and Venezuela are being effectively served amid the current geo-political crises. Lake and DOGE,
Myanmar says The Gambia has failed to provide enough evidence of genocide against the Muslim-minority people.
Canada will allow imports of up to 49,000 Chinese EVs, while China may lift steep tariffs on Canadian produce.
She was missing from the group of pilgrims gathered to board a flight to London.
US officials have framed the deal as part of a broader push to rebuild domestic chip manufacturing capacity.
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THE HAGUE, Jan 16 - Myanmar told the United Nations' top court on Friday that Gambia had not proven its accusation that the Myanmar government had committed genocide against the minority Muslim Rohingya, part of a hearing on the landmark case.
Dubai, Jan 16 - Iran's deadly crackdown appears to have broadly quelled protests for now, according to a rights group and residents, as state media reported more arrests on Friday in the shadow of U.S. threats to intervene if killing continues.
Mr Woo Won-shik will be in Singapore at the invitation of Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng.
Canola oil and electric cars are at the centre of the deal agreed by Mark Carney and Xi Jinping after years of strained ties.
Gambia said that Myanmar’s actions against the Rohingya breached the 1948 UN Genocide Convention.
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Responding to a social media post, thousands turned up at a village home in Chongqing to help an elderly man tasked with slaughtering the family pigs for Chinese New Year.
The ruling BJP is said to be pressuring the actor to join a political alliance for the Tamil Nadu polls.
It is to allow expert teams to conduct detailed inspections to ensure safety standards were being met.
As discussions progress between Armenia and the United States on the technical design and cooperative implementation of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), Iran has said that it views the project as the functional successor to the earlier “Zangezur
The $366 million sum represents both fines for damage and the proposed monetary value of recovery efforts.
A South Korean court on Jan 16 sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison.
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The move is aimed at avoiding last-minute delays or conflicting assessments.
The suspension comes following allegations of bribery linked to army procurement projects, with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission raiding several firms suspected of involvement in a bribery scheme and freezing bank accounts belonging to a suspect and their family members.
LESBOS, Greece, Jan 16 - Over two dozen aid workers involved in refugee rescues in Greece were acquitted of migrant smuggling charges in a multi-year case that rights groups said was a baseless attempt to ban aid for refugees heading to Europe.
Giving an analogy, the deputy prime minister said that past attempts to create a “big umbrella” for Malays without the party had failed because it was not “attached to its original home”.
On January 7, Cambodian authorities announced they had detained and deported Chen Zhi, founder and former chairman of Prince Group, a multinational conglomerate accused of fronting a global multibillion-dollar fraud operation. Chen, a former advisor to ex-Prime Minister Hun
Similar scenes played out at alleged scam compounds across Cambodia this week as the government said it was cracking down on the multibillion-dollar industry.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 - The procurement decisions of the Malaysian armed forces and the police linked to a corruption probed will be temporarily frozen until they fully comply with related rules, state media reported, citing Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
One man died and nine others were injured by the air conditioning gas explosion at HELP University.
SYDNEY, Jan 16 - A major Australian arts festival has apologised to a Palestinian Australian writer after disinviting her over her remarks about Israel, sparking a controversy that forced the cancellation of this year's Adelaide Writers' Week.
No-one was hurt, but the aircraft's engine was damaged and it has been grounded for repairs.
A local record of 186mm fell in the 24 hours to the morning of Jan 16 in one spot.
This comes days after prosecutors in a separate case demanded Yoon be sentenced to death for his role as the "ringleader of an insurrection".
The Cambodian government said it was cracking down on the multibillion-dollar industry.
There are relatively few medical centres in Afghanistan that can help treat malnutrition.
This is the first of the verdicts in the four trials linked to Yoon's shock decree in 2024.
One of Yoon’s lawyers said the former president would appeal against the ruling.
SEOUL, Jan 16 - A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for charges including obstructing attempts to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law.
Pakistan’s emerging US$13 billion defense export pipeline marks a decisive break from its historical role as a marginal arms exporter. If even partially realized, the shift would reposition Pakistan as a credible midtier defense supplier. That, in turn, would have implications
The Chinese embassy said it was a “blatant political provocation, which has crossed the red line”.
The contractor has racked up losses of about S$534 million from 2020 to 2024.
The crash left 13 people injured, including two in serious condition.
Japan is X’s biggest overseas market.
Victims and experts say there is a need for stronger safeguards, clearer regulations and accountability.
