Headlines- At least 16 people were killed and 32 injured when a powerful earthquake rocked Tibet in southwest China on Thursday night.
- On Thursday, thousands of people participated in protests to support of abortion rights around Poland, including in Warsaw, the country's capital, and more than 20 other cities.
- The state-owned Emirates News Agency reported that Lana Nusseibeh is the United Arab Emirates' nominee for secretary-general of the United Nations.
- After last weekend's protests, French authorities on Thursday banned or restricted new demonstrations.
- The European Union's top prize for human rights achievement, the Sakharov Prize, has been given to the International Criminal Court in 2026.
Tag: 1MDB Case
Selangor Ruler Backs King: ‘Royal Pardon...
In a rare move, one of Malaysia’s sultans on Monday backed the king in saying that royal pardons cannot be granted arbitrarily or through any special treatment, as the ruling party leans on the palace to give one to imprisoned ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak
Source: No Special Treatment for Najib,...
Incarcerated former Prime Minister Najib Razak is being kept in an isolation cell inside a wing for high-security inmates at the Kajang prison, but otherwise is getting no special treatment, a highly placed source told BenarNews on Thursday
Court Sentences Najib’s Wife to 10...
A Malaysian court on Thursday sentenced former first lady Rosmah Mansor to 10 years in prison for bribery during the administration of her husband, Najib Razak, the former prime minister who was put behind bars last week for corruption
Prison For Ex-PM Najib as Top...
Last-minute theatrics failed to save former Prime Minister Najib Razak from the lockup Tuesday as Malaysia’s highest court upheld his conviction in a 1MDB-related case and sent him to Kajang prison on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur to serve his 12-year sentence for corruption
Najib Fails in Bid to Appoint...
Former Prime Minister Najib Razak cannot have a foreign lawyer represent him in his final appeal hearing next month against his conviction in a case related to the 1MDB financial scandal, a court ruled Thursday