Dutch MH17 court: defendants have waived right to attend, hearings to continue
The four defendants in the murder trial after the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 have waived their right to attend the hearings, which will continue without them, a Dutch court ruled on Monday.
Iran releases about 70,000 prisoners because of coronavirus: judiciary chief
Iran has released approximately 70,000 prisoners because of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, Iranian judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday, according to Mizan, the news site of the judiciary.
Indian state ordered to remove billboards ‘naming and shaming’ anti-government protesters
The top court in India’s most populous state ordered authorities on Monday to remove large displays of the names, pictures and addresses of dozens of anti-government protesters, amid fears that they encourage attacks by vigilante mobs.
Sudan’s prime minister survives assassination attempt in Khartoum
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok survived an assassination attempt early on Monday targeting his convoy in the capital Khartoum, state television and a cabinet source said.
PM says attempted assassination will not stop ‘path of change’ in Sudan
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said an assassination attempt which targeted his convoy on Monday would not stop the “path of change” in the country.
North Korea fires three projectiles into sea; China urges dialogue
North Korea launched multiple short-range projectiles into the sea on Monday as part of firing drills, a week after it resumed missile tests following a three-month break, South Korea’s military said.
Master, president, god? On the trail of Peru’s mysterious new political power broker
In Peru’s capital, a group dressed in biblical-style robes, veils, and sandals gathered one recent Sunday night to celebrate an unlikely victory: their congregation had overnight become a major force in the country’s new Congress.
Coronavirus fear: UK stocks and bonds tumble, PM to chair emergency meeting
British stocks had the biggest intraday fall since 2008 and benchmark bond yields turned negative for the first time on Monday on investor fears that the coronavirus outbreak could stall the global economy.
Judge says downing of MH17 ‘almost incomprehensible’ as murder trial begins
A Dutch judge described as “almost incomprehensible” the 2014 shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine that killed all 298 passengers and crew on board, as the trial of three fugitive Russians and a Ukrainian began on Monday near Amsterdam.
Qatar suspends schools and universities because of coronavirus outbreak: state news agency
Qatar announced on Monday it was suspending schools and universities from Tuesday, March 10 to control the coronavirus outbreak, according to the state news agency.
