Wife of North Korea’s Kim makes first public appearance in a year
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s wife, Ri Sol Ju, appeared in state media…
Japan’s ruling party wants more women at meetings – unless they talk
By Ju-min Park, Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) – After a sexism row sparked by Tokyo Olympics chief’s saying women talked too…
Biden says China to face repercussions on human rights
By Jeff Mason MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Reuters) – China will pay a price for its human rights abuses, U.S. President Joe…
Madhya Pradesh accident: Dozens dead as bus plunges into canal in India
At least 40 people have been killed after a bus plunged into a canal in the central Indian state of…
Independent commission to investigate Capitol riots
US Capitol riots US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Congress will establish an “outside, independent” commission to investigate the 6…
Myanmar coup: Aung San Suu Kyi faces new charge amid protests
Myanmar’s detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been handed a second criminal charge on the day she appeared…
Anthony Fauci wins Israel’s Dan David $1m prize for ‘defending science’
Coronavirus pandemic The US top infectious diseases expert, Anthony Fauci, has been awarded a prestigious $1m (£717,000) Israeli prize for…
Princess Latifa: ‘Hostage’ ordeal of Dubai ruler’s daughter revealed
By BBC Panorama Reporting team The daughter of Dubai’s ruler who tried to flee the country in 2018 later sent…
French hospitals to move into crisis mode from Thursday: newspaper
By Reuters Staff PARIS (Reuters) – The French Health Ministry has asked regional health agencies and hospitals to go into “crisis…
Himalayan rescuers recover more bodies as flash flood death toll rises to 50
By Saurabh Sharma Members of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) carry the body of…