France condemns China’s execution of its citizen after 15 years on death rowChan Thao Phoumy, a national from France, has been executed in China after a lengthy 15-year sentence on death row for drug trafficking off...
05 Apr, 2026, 03.51 PM IST
Board of Peace, hostage release and more: Key points of Trump's Gaza peace planUS President Donald Trump on Monday laid out a plan to end the war in Gaza and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he backed the...
30 Sep, 2025, 06.27 AM IST
Pakistan's mass surveillance mechanism fuelled by Chinese, European & US companies: Amnesty InternationalAmnesty International's report, "Shadows of Control," reveals Pakistan's mass surveillance and censorship expansion, enabled by technology ...
10 Sep, 2025, 09.09 AM IST
Pakistan spying on millions of citizens through mass surveillance systems: ReportAmnesty International's report reveals that Pakistani authorities are employing mass surveillance tools acquired from foreign companies to ...
09 Sep, 2025, 06.59 PM IST
How Pakistan is tapping phones of 40 lakh people simultaneously, using Chinese firewall to block internet accessAmnesty International reveals Pakistan's extensive surveillance, employing phone-tapping and a Chinese firewall to monitor millions. The sy...
09 Sep, 2025, 03.24 PM IST
French President Emmanuel Macron sets Ukraine as top priority as China's Xi Jinping pays a state visit to FranceFrench President Emmanuel Macron will use a two-day state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to France to urge China to help end the war...
06 May, 2024, 10.54 AM IST
How international law applies to war, and why Hamas and Israel are both alleged to have broken itThe United Nations is collecting evidence of war crimes committed by both Hamas and Israel during their recent conflict. The rules of armed...
18 Oct, 2023, 09.10 AM IST
France turns towards AI-powered surveillance to secure OlympicsThe government says algorithmic video surveillance can detect "pre-determined events", abnormal behaviour and crowd surges, helping ensure ...
24 Mar, 2023, 10.12 AM IST
France's TotalEnergies faces legal case for allegedly fueling Russian bombersLe Monde newspaper in August said TotalEnergies held a stake in a company that extracted gas condensate from northern Russia, some of which...
14 Oct, 2022, 12.02 PM IST
What are the key parts of Ukraine's peace deal?A peace agreement for the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine that has never quite ended is back in the spotlight amid a Russian militar...
10 Feb, 2022, 02.07 PM IST
Pegasus snooping: Chidambaram slams Centre, compares India's response to France, IsraelThe Congress on Thursday held protest marches at many places across the country demanding a Supreme Court-monitored judicial enquiry into t...
23 Jul, 2021, 12.00 PM IST
Emirati rights activist wins 'Nobel prize for human rights'Ahmed Mansoor has since 2006 campaigned for freedom of expression and greater political and civil rights in the United Arab Emirates.
07 Oct, 2015, 09.18 AM IST
- Swiss bank UBS returns to profit, struggles with outflows
Troubled Swiss bank UBS said Tuesday it had surged back into quarterly profit for the first time in more than a year even though it was sti...
09 Feb, 2010, 05.08 PM IST
- Swiss to divulge details of US tax cheats
The Swiss Justice Ministry unveiled the criteria used to determine which 4,450 UBS customers risk disclosure to U.S. tax authorities as par...
17 Nov, 2009, 10.31 PM IST
- Over 14,700 Americans declare foreign accounts under amnesty
US authorities are moving to crack down on overseas accounts for tax evasion, as highlighted by the settlement with UBS in August. World's ...
17 Nov, 2009, 09.30 PM IST
- India-Myanmar helicopter sale threatens EU ban: NGOs
A EU arms embargo to Myanmar is under threat from an Indian project to sell an attack helicopter to the military regime, Amnesty Internatio...
16 Jul, 2007, 06.45 AM IST
- Black is beautiful, Give it to me
World over, amnesty schemes have had mixed results - from a stupendous success in Ireland to a total disaster in Argentina. As India is on ...
02 Feb, 2005, 11.17 PM IST