LUSAKA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Zambia's confirmed mpox cases have risen to 36 since the outbreak was declared in the southern African country in October last year, the Ministry of Health said Wednesday, following five new cases recorded in the past week.
KUALA LUMPUR: Two of the three investigation papers initiated following the altercation between a balloon vendor and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) officers on Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman have been referred to the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC).
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge dismissed corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday, even as he said the Trump administration's argument that the case should be dropped because it was hindering the Democratic politician's help with an immigration crackdown "smacks of a bargain."
ALOR SETAR: The owner of two Rottweiler dogs that attacked and bit five individuals in Taman Desa Bidara, Kuala Ketil near Baling on Tuesday (April 1), has agreed to euthanise the animals.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has opened a criminal case against the 69-year-old father of Leonid Volkov, a former aide to late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, state news agency TASS reported on Thursday.
An independent investigation of a sexual assault case linked to one of the country's top celebrities said Fuji Television Network failed to support its female employee, adding that management lacked human rights awareness.
(Reuters) - On a Thursday morning last month, immigration agents knocked on the door of Leonel Echavez' Dallas home looking for someone else. Despite an upcoming immigration hearing, the 19-year-old Venezuelan was taken into custody for questioning about his tattoos.
SEREMBAN: The army has transferred the investigation into one of its personnel who allegedly assaulted a female driver on Jalan Persiaran Senawang 4 last Saturday (March 29) to the police.
THE HAGUE: Roddrigo Duterte's lead lawyer on March 30 said there was a "compelling" argument to throw out the International Criminal Court case against the former Philippines president before it even comes to trial.
KUALA LUMPUR: The businessman with a "Tan Sri" title who was arrested for alleged involvement in a RM10mil scam is the chairman of a public listed company.
GEORGE TOWN: The number of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases in Penang has gone up fivefold in the first three months of this year, with 3,446 cases reported from Jan 1 to March 22, versus 677 in the same period last year.
SINGAPORE: A repeat offender will be spending more time behind bars after he assaulted a man while under a remission order.
ATHENS (Reuters) - Olympiakos chairman Evangelos Marinakis and four board members will stand trial on misdemeanour charges as part of a probe into sports violence, legal sources said on Thursday following a decision by a Greek judicial council.
LOS ANGELES, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The United States has reported a total of 483 confirmed measles cases in just three months of 2025, surpassing the total number of infections for all of 2024, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday.
KUALA LUMPUR: The businessman with a "Tan Sri" title who was arrested for alleged involvement in a RM10mil scam is the chairman of a public listed company.
SINGAPORE: Markets tumbled across Asia after US President Donald Trump unveiled a universal tariff of 10 per cent on all imports into the US, including those from Singapore.
GEORGE TOWN: There has been a 409% rise in the number of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) cases reported in Penang from Jan 1 to March 22 this year, compared to the same period last year.
Federal jurors convicted a New Jersey man on fraud and money laundering charges after his previous 24-year prison sentence over a Ponzi scheme was commuted by President Donald Trump in his first term.
HONG KONG: Hong Kong largely escaped the 11-week winter flu season, with far fewer critical cases thanks to increased vaccination efforts, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) announced on Thursday (March 27).
NEW DELHI: The Bhopal police have registered a rape case against a Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army on a complaint lodged by a woman constable of the Madhya Pradesh Police on Thursday (March 27).