Asia
Laos vows justice after tainted alcohol kills vacationers
The Lao authorities is “profoundly saddened” by the deaths of overseas vacationers from consuming alcohol contaminated with methanol and pledged to prosecute these accountable. Learn extra right here.
Former Bangladeshi officers face courtroom over bloodbath fees: Video
13 former prime Bangladeshi officers accused of enabling massacres throughout August’s revolution appeared in courtroom on Monday, November 18. The group consists of 11 ex-ministers, a former decide, and a senior authorities secretary. Prosecutors allege they performed a job in a police crackdown on student-led protests that killed over 700 individuals, resulting in the downfall of Sheikh Hasina’s regime. Learn extra right here.
Modi’s BJP, allies to win election rebound in India’s richest state, Maharashtra
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s celebration and its allies have been set to return to energy within the nation’s richest state, tv channels reported on Saturday, a lift for the Hindu-nationalist chief after a disappointing common election. Learn extra right here.
Africa
West Africa’s largest law-tech occasion to advertise
The legal-technology neighborhood in Africa is about to converge in Ghana’s capital, Accra, for the biggest law-tech occasion in West Africa. Scheduled for November 28, 2024, the Accra Legislation Tech Hangout will carry collectively authorized professionals, technologists, and innovators to debate the evolving position of expertise within the authorized discipline. Learn extra right here.
The Adani Group bribery scandal and why Kenya is in body
The Adani Group, a world conglomerate led by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, is embroiled in a U.S. bribery scandal. The Securities and Trade Fee (SEC) has charged Gautam Adani and his nephew, Sagar Adani, with bribery and associated offences opposite to the US anti-bribery regulation and the Overseas Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Learn extra right here.
South African police in standoff with a whole lot of unlawful miners in disused shaft
South African police have been in a standoff on Thursday with a whole lot of unlawful miners believed to be underground in a disused shaft, a day after a cupboard minister stated the federal government was making an attempt to “smoke them out”. Learn extra right here.
Latin America
Mexican president condemns obvious assassination try
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday condemned an obvious assassination try on former Bolivian President Evo Morales a day earlier, which passed off amid a rising dispute inside the Andean nation’s socialist ruling celebration. Learn extra right here.