Dhaka, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh’s highest court on Tuesday rejected the appeal from a former minister who was sentenced to death for committing crimes against humanity in 1971. A four-member bench of the Supreme Court…
London, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that a trade deal with the European Union (EU) by the end of this year was “enormously likely,” as the country is set…
Tehran, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Iranian judiciary spokesman said here on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic has arrested some people related to the January 8 “unintentional” downing of a Ukrainian airliner that killed all the…
Colombo, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lanka, the Indian Ocean island known for its pristine beaches and sprawling tea plantations, has recorded a drastic slump in tourist numbers in 2019 after the Easter Sunday bombings that…
Islamabad, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least 70 people were killed in snowfall and rain-related incidents in Pakistan over the last three days, while the number of injured was estimated to be 29, the National Disaster…
Beijing, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) China’s international trade growth slowed to 3.4 per cent in 2019, affected by the trade war with the US, with which exchanges decreased 10.7 per cent, according to official data published…
Moscow, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Russia and Turkey announced on Tuesday that it would continue efforts to end hostilities in Libya despite strongman Khalifa Haftar leaving the peace talks in Moscow without signing a permanent ceasefire…
Tehran, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday urged the country’s judiciary to form a “special court” to further investigate the “unintentional” January 8 downing of a Ukrainian airliner by an Iranian missile….
Sydney, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Graffiti artists have paid tribute to the firefighters tackling Australia’s biggest wildfires in decades, that have so far killed 28 people and billions of animals since it first broke out last…
Beijing, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least six people were killed and 16 others injured after an enormous sinkhole swallowed a bus and a number of pedestrians in central China, it was reported on Tuesday. The…
Ottawa, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that there was still “much to discuss” over the UK’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle’s move after Queen Elizabeth II agreed to…
London, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lisa Nandy, the Indian-origin British MP, and four others have made it to the second round of the Labour leadership race to succeed incumbent party chief Jeremy Corbyn. Shadow Minister for…
Islamabad, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan opposition parties have rejected the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision to quash the death sentence awarded to former President Pervez Musharraf by a special court in the high treason case….
Colombo, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lanka’s defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has continued to feature in the European Union’s (EU) renewed list of terrorist groups, which sets out persons, groups and entities subject…
Washington, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hackers, allegedly linked to the Russian military intelligence agency GRU, attacked Burisma, the Ukrainian company for which former US Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter had worked in the past, according…
Kabul, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Afghan government spokesman has said that the Taliban “must” accept a ceasefire ahead of any peace talks, adding that without it, there would be no negotiations. “Without a ceasefire, we…
Washington, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian-American medical student fell to his death while jumping between rooftops in the city of Philadelphia, according to news reports. The victim was identified as the 23-year-old third-year Drexel College…
Washington, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 2020 edition of the uniquely themed ‘Saris to Suits calendar features inspirational Indian-American women ranging in age from 18 to 97. The new edition reflects the same spirit that inspired…
Washington, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US has dropped its designation of China as a “currency manipulator”, just two days before the two countries were scheduled to sign an agreement at the White House to begin…
Beirut, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ousted Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn has filed a lawsuit against Renault to claim his retirement rights from the French car manufacturer of which he was CEO, a role from which he…