Three Indian nationals face death penalty for smuggling drugs into Indonesia

Three Indian nationals were arrested for allegedly smuggling 106 kg of crystal meth aboard the Legend Aquarius cargo vessel | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Three Indian nationals accused of drug trafficking aboard a Singapore-flagged vessel who have been detained in Indonesia since July 2024, face the death penalty, a media report said on Friday (March … Read more

Sudan’s military says it has retaken Presidential Palace held by rival paramilitary forces

The Sudanese Army General Command building bears traces of artillery shelling in Khartoum, Sudan. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Sudan’s military said it retook the Republican Palace in Khartoum, the last bastion in the capital of rival paramilitary forces, after nearly two years of fighting. Social media videos showed its soldiers inside giving the date … Read more

Namibia to inaugurate its first woman President

Namibia’s President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Southern Africa’s desert nation of Namibia swears in its first woman President Friday (March 21, 2025) after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won elections last year that extended the ruling party’s 35-year grip on power. Ms. Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, will become one of the few women leaders in the region … Read more

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, prompting alert level to be raised

An Indonesian volcanology agency official takes photos of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Flores, Indonesia on March 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia erupted three times into Friday (March 21, 2025), sending an ash column 8,000 metres (26,200 feet) high and prompting authorities to expand the … Read more

U.S. Supreme Court Justices to hear Tahawwur Rana’s renewed application seeking stay of extradition to India 

U.S. Supreme Court justices will hear next month Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana’s renewed application, submitted to Chief Justice John Roberts, seeking a stay of his extradition to India. Rana, 64, is currently lodged in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles and submitted an “Emergency Application For Stay Pending Litigation of Petition For Writ of Habeas … Read more