Riyadh,  Two years after the Saudi Shura Council blocked a call for appointing women as Judges in the Kingdom, the consultative body is expected to vote on Wednesday on a recommendation specifically suggesting to appoint women as judges in the personal status courts, a media report said on Tuesday.

The c

Canberra, Australia's widespread easing of COVID-19 restrictions has remained on track despite a dozen new confirmed cases, with state leaders confident that milder distancing measures will be sufficient.

Crowds of up to 10,000 people will soon be allowed to attend sporting matches in Australian stadiums

Seoul,  North Korea blew up the inter-Korean joint liaison office in its border town of Kaesong on Tuesday, sharply escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula after near-daily threats against Seoul over anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets.

The surprise move sparked concern that the communist nation could

Ottawa, The application process have started for the Canadian government's C$50 million surplus food rescue program amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it was reported.

When the program was announced last month, Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau wasn't specific about which products were eligib

San Francisco, Kobo, an ereader company which is a subsidiary of Japanese media and ecommerce group Rakuten, has asked for a probe into the Apple App Store for possible violation of competition rules in the European Union, according to a report in the Financial Times.

As per the complaint, charging 30 per cen

Washington, US COVID-19 cases topped the 2.1 million mark with over 116,000 fatalitie, as new hotspots emerged in many states where restrictions in place to curb the spread of the virus continue to ease amid an economic reopening.

As of Tuesday, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the US increased were 2,114,026

Hong Kong, Hong Kong is set to dramatically reduce its social-distancing measures this week, allowing public gatherings of up to 50 people and letting wedding banquets resume, a media report said on Tuesday.

The significant relaxation of rules brought in to combat the coronavirus pandemic is expected to come into

Seoul, The North Korean military said on Tuesday that it was reviewing plans to re-enter border areas disarmed under inter-Korean agreements, days after it threatened to take military action over the anti-Pyongyang leaflets by activists from South Korea.

The General Staff of the Korean People's Army (KPA) also

Chandigarh, Border cannot be sealed but precaution against coronavirus can be taken by avoiding visiting risky areas, Chandigarh Advisor Manoj Parida said.

Quoting an example of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Parida informed in a tweet that its Director General of Police, the Inspector General of Police and t

Chennai, The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court granted bail to 31 foreign preachers of Tablighi Jamaat.

Granting bail to 31 foreigners -- 20 from Indonesia and 11 from Bangladesh -- Justice G.R. Swaminathan also asked the state and the central governments to facilitate their return to their homeland.
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