Police in the Indian city of Mumbai have arrested a man in connection with a knife attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan last week. Khan, one of India’s biggest…
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South Korean: Impeached president’s detention extended
A court in Seoul has extended the time South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol will be detained over his botched attempt to impose martial law in the country last…
China: Authorities execute driver who killed dozens in car attack
China has executed two men responsible for two deadly attacks within a week in November last year. Fan Weiqiu, 62, killed at least 35 people and injured dozens more after…
South Korea: Yoon supporters storm court after detention extended
A South Korean court has extended President Yoon Suk-yeol’s detention for up to 20 days, leading to violent protests by hundreds of angry supporters who stormed the court building, smashed…
India: Man found guilty in doctor rape and murder case
A court in India has convicted a man of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor – a crime that sparked nationwide outrage. Sanjay Roy, a hospital volunteer worker,…
India: Space Agency successfully conducts historic space-docking test
Indian space agency Isro has for the first time successfully conducted space docking by joining together two small craft in space. The technology is essential for the country’s future ambition…
India: Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan stabbed at his Mumbai home
Popular Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has been hospitalised for multiple stab injuries after an intruder reportedly barged into his house and attacked him. The attack took place early Thursday…
South Korea: President Yoon arrested over short-lived martial law attempt
South Korean investigators have arrested South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over accusations of insurrection for briefly imposing martial law in a move swiftly overturned by the country’s National Assembly.…
S Korea: Constitutional Court begins impeachment trial of suspended president
South Korea’s Constitutional Court has held its first hearing to decide if suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol should be removed from office after his shock martial law attempt last month.…
Pakistan: Authorities watche with caution as old ally Taliban gets closer to India
When the Taliban took over Kabul in August 2021, then-Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan famously said the Afghan group had “broken the shackles of slavery” as they returned to…