ZURICH( Reuters)-Influential newspapers in Switzerland on Wednesday criticised a climate change ruling against the Swiss government by Europe's top human rights court, saying it risked undermining democracy and the political clout of environmental groups. Tuesday's ruling by the European Court of Human Rights in favour of over 2, 000 Swiss women who said Switzerland had not done enough to combat climate change is expected to embolden more people to bring climate cases against governments.As envi

BANGKOK, Thailand— A court in military-ruled Myanmar postponed its verdicts Monday on two charges

A Russian-American ballerina is facing a lengthy prison sentence after pleading guilty to treason charges in a Kremlin-backed court.... 33-year-old Ksenia Karelina's crime was donating ￡40 to a Ukrainian charity. Prosecutors are seeking a 15-year sentence, asserting that Karelina collected funds that were used to purchase tactical supplies for the Ukrainian army.... The charity said it was" appalled" by the situation. The legal action came after Russian President Putin enacted harsher punshmen

Since being forced from power in a coup last year, Nobel laureate Suu Kyi has been charged with offences ranging from incitement and graft to violations of electoral and state secrets laws, which carry combined maximum sentences of more than 150 years.... She has been found guilty of two lesser offences so far and sentenced to six years, in a series of trials that could last years, leaving little chance for a political comeback for the figurehead of the country's struggle against dictatorship..

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed as “ absurd ” claims his country wants to

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As things get bleaker on various fronts in Pakistan, those responsible for stemming the tide have become jokes that write themselves.... A ‘showbiz’ personality and lifestyle liberal is invited by the Anti-Narcotics Force to destroy hundreds of bottles of alcoholic beverages.... And the prime minister blames vulgarity as a prominent reason for rape, and is scolded by one of his former wives. Silly antics and outrageous statements are largely a thing with populists....

During an event in Edinburgh, the former leader claimed the AUKUS deal was absurd.... In

Holmes and her second-in-command, Ramesh “ Sunny ” Balwani, were indicted on 12 counts of fraud in 2020; one count was later dropped.... Balwani’s trial is scheduled for this year. The jury acquitted Holmes on several counts related to accusations Theranos defrauded patients who relied on the company to deliver accurate blood test results, and deadlocked on three others related to transfers of funds from investors.... Bet your money that the answer is “ no.” Advertisement High-tech investing i