OTTAWA, Canada - A former Canadian chef accused of selling suicide kits that lead to deaths in several countries was charged Monday with 14 counts of murder related to suicides in Canada as a result of his online scheme. The charges filed against Kenneth Law, 58, are on top of 14 he already...
GENEVA, Switzerland - US humanitarian and businesswoman Kate Forbes was on Monday elected president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent, becoming only the second woman to hold the position. "Kate Forbes's election as president of the IFRC is a historic moment," the...
WASHINGTON, United States - Federal prosecutors asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to rule quickly on whether former president Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution so his trial on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election can go ahead as scheduled. Former US President Donald...
MOSCOW, Russia - Voting for the Russian presidential election, which is likely to see Vladimir Putin re-elected, will be held in four Ukrainian regions the Kremlin claimed to have annexed last year, Moscow said on Monday. The Central Elections Commission said voting in March would go ahead in...
WARSAW, Poland - Poland's controversial top court, which critics say is under the political sway of the conservative government, ruled Monday that EU fines imposed for non-compliance with provisional European court decisions were unconstitutional. The Constitutional Court said all the fines,...
Famous Filipino-American artist Marconi Calindas was commissioned to paint the "A Flight To History," a 60x30 ft. vinyl mural that was recently unveiled at the Long Beach Airport in California to commemorate the 100th year of its groundbreaking. (Photo by Jair Jimenez) The mural is placed at the...
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Five members of Bangladesh's main opposition party have died in prison in the past two weeks, officials and relatives said Sunday, as thousands took to the streets before next month's general election. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is boycotting the January 7 vote,...
HONG KONG, China - Polls opened in Hong Kong's first "patriots only" district council election on Sunday, with officials dismissing concerns of potentially low turnout in a race that has shut out all opposition candidates after a national security crackdown. A man walks past signs for candidates...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The Emirati head of UN climate negotiations stepped up pressure Sunday on countries to quickly resolve differences over a deal on fossil fuels, warning that "failure is not an option". With the conference in Dubai due to officially end on Tuesday, COP28 president...
BEIJING, China - China has recorded a fluctuating decrease in the overall diagnosis and treatment volume of pediatric respiratory diseases at its secondary and higher-level medical institutions nationwide, the Chinese health authority said Sunday. The previously increased caseload at some large...
WASHINGTON, United States - Tornadoes tore through the US state of Tennessee on Saturday, leaving at least six people dead, damaging homes and causing blackouts, authorities said. Three people died in a suburb of Nashville, the southeastern state's capital, while photos posted by the city's Office...
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - More than 300 Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, were stranded on the coast of western Indonesia Sunday after being adrift at sea for weeks, the latest in the biggest wave of arrivals since 2015. TOPSHOT - Newly-arrived Rohingya refugees receive food donated...
