KATHMANDU A controversial spiritual leader, whose supporters believe he is the reincarnation of Buddha, has been arrested in Nepal over sexual abuse charges, according to local police.Ram Bahadur Bomjan,.
JAKARTA: Indonesia will send its largest-ever Hajj contingent to Saudi Arabia this year, the Ministry of Religious Affairs said on Tuesday, after the Kingdom approved the 2024 quota of 241,000 Indonesian pilgrims. Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas signed a pilgrimage agreement with Saudi Hajj and Umrah Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah in Jeddah on Monday, under which the world’s largest Muslim-majority.
LAGOS Evidence of widespread abuse and torture by the founder of one of the world's biggest Christian evangelical churches has been uncovered by the BBC.Dozens of ex-Synagogue Church of all Nations.
SINGAPORE: Oil prices edged higher on Friday after minutes from a Federal Reserve meeting suggested inflation was under control, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to visit the Middle East to try and prevent the Israel-Gaza conflict from widening, according to Reuters. Brent crude futures were up 31 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $77.90 a barrel, while US West Texas.
STOCKHOLM The Swedish armed forces have delivered food and water to up to 1,000 cars and lorries stuck in heavy snow for over 24 hours.Rescuers said they were working to free people stuck on the main.