International

05-12-2022 JAKARTA: Indonesia’s parliament is expected to pass a new criminal law this month that will punish sex outside marriage with imprisonment of up to a year. Bambang Wuryanto, a politician involved in the draft, said the code could be passed as early as next week. The law, if passed, …

05-12-2022 WASHINGTON: International news network CNN bade farewell to hundreds of employees on Thursday amid what the outlet called “the deepest cuts to the organization in years.” The fairly new CEO of the network, Chris Licht, who took over in May, said in an all-staff memo that the layoffs were …

05-12-2022 Bureau Report SYDNEY: An Australian former high school teacher, who was the subject of the hit podcast “The Teacher’s Pet”, was sentenced on Friday to 24 years in jail for murdering his wife 40 years ago, in a case that has gripped the nation. The cold case against Christopher …

05-12-2022 JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will not resign despite a scandal over money stolen from his farm, his spokesman says. The row centres on claims he kept large sums of cash on his property then covered up its theft. A panel of legal experts concluded that he has …

05-12-2022 NEW YORK: For many years, the biggest brands in technology staffed their workforces with thousands of H-1B workers. But as a possible recession approaches, many businesses are starting to lay off employees, placing individuals who have this visa in a difficult situation, CNBC reported. Collectively, Twitter, Meta, Amazon, and …

05-12-2022 JERUSALEM/ GAZA: The killing of a Palestinian man by an Israeli soldier in broad daylight in the occupied West Bank has sparked widespread anger among Palestinians, amid calls on social media to escalate resistance acts against the Israeli occupation. The last moments of Ammar Mufleh, 23, were captured on …

05-12-2022 TEHRAN: A security body in Iran has provided its first official assessment of continuing unrest across the country, saying more than 200 people have been killed since September. In a statement published on Saturday, the state Security Council of the Iranian interior ministry provided its first death toll that …

05-12-2022 ISTANBUL/ DAMASCUS: The spokesperson for the Turkish presidency has told that Shia Kurdish armed groups in Syria are “legitimate targets”, and accused them of exploiting ties with the United States to justify their presence along Turkey’s border with Syria. In an interview, Ibrahim Kalin said Ankara is after the …

04-12-2022 WASHINGTON: The United States has unveiled its latest high-tech strategic bomber the B-21 Raider which is capable of carrying a nuclear payload and can be flown without a crew on board. The next-generation stealth bomber was rolled out at arm’s manufacturer Northrop Grumman’s facility in California during a flashy …

04-12-2022 CITY OF VALLEY, ALABAMA: Police in the US state of Alabama have arrested an 82-year-old woman over an outstanding rubbish bill. Martha Louis Menefield said she was confused as officers handcuffed her and arrested her on Sunday. The amount that led to her arrest was reportedly $77.80 (£63.28). In …