Indonesia’s parliament convened on Tuesday for a new legislative year, with 732 lawmakers sworn in, including 360 first-time members, according to state-run media.
Chief Justice M. Syarifuddin administered the oath of office to the legislators, who …
As Shigeru Ishiba takes over as Japan’s new prime minister, analysts believe he has his work cut out for him with a range of domestic and geopolitical challenges to address.
Ishiba, 67, was elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)…
Rising overcrowding and reports of human rights abuses in Turkish prisons are making life increasingly difficult for prisoners. In the eastern province of Van, arbitrary practices, limited access to healthcare, hunger strikes, and prisoner deaths are…
The consumer price index for the whole nation (NIC), without tobacco, in September decreased by 0.2% on an monthly basis and increased by 0.7% on an annual basis, from +1.1% the previous month, according to preliminary estimates released by ISTAT on …
Oscar winning Sicilian-American director Martin Scorsese is shooting a documentary on ancient shipwrecks in Sicily.
Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, The Aviator and The Departed director Scorsese, 81, whose parents were from villages in the Pal…
ISTANBUL: The US announced Sunday it has increased its military presence in the Middle East, enhancing air support and troop readiness as tensions in the region escalate.
“We will further reinforce our defensive air-support capabilities in the coming…
ISTANBUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited flood-affected areas in the northern part of the country to oversee the ongoing rehabilitation efforts, according to state media reports on Monday.
Kim toured North Phyongan province, where he undersc…
The challenges and obstacles in the day-to-day supervision of the implementation of personal data legislation were discussed last week at the coastal town Larnaca by the participants of the BIIDPA (British, Irish and Islands Data Protection Authoriti…