HANDLOVA, Slovakia (Reuters) – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination on Wednesday, the government office said. Fico, 59, was rushed to hospital in the central city of Handlova after holding a government meeting there, and was being transported …

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) -Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was granted bail in Islamabad on Wednesday on land corruption charges but will have to stay in jail to serve time in two other cases, his lawyer said. The former cricket superstar was indicted last week on charges that he and …

(Reuters) – Uber Technologies is introducing a shuttle service in the U.S. and widening a delivery tie-up with membership-only retailer Costco as part of a series of initiatives unveiled on Wednesday to attract price-conscious consumers amid competition from rival Lyft. The initiatives were unveiled at the company’s GO-GET annual event …

PETALING JAYA: A total of 90 passengers involved in the Kelana Jaya LRT line collision in 2021 have received financial assistance and several claims have been resolved, says Prasarana Malaysia Bhd(Prasarana). “Soon after the incident, Prasarana had reached out to all the passengers involved offering special financial assistance and counselling,” …

PRAGUE (AP): Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a shooting Wednesday (May 15) afternoon, according to his Facebook profile. The message posted to his account said that Fico “has been shot multiple times and is currently in life-threatening condition. At this moment …

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal was informed on Wednesday (May 15) that the conduct of six former students of Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM), who tortured UPNM Naval Cadet Officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain, resulting in scalding burns covering 80% of his body from 90 instances of steam ironing, constituted an …

PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law on Wednesday a bill that aims to provide universal health coverage, hailing it as a major step in the journey towards a more just society although critics say they will challenge it in court. Ramaphosa has vowed to reform …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Higher Education Ministry reasserts that the proposal to open Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) admission to non-bumiputra students has never been discussed in any ministry or Cabinet meetings. Its minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said that certain parties deliberately created controversy around the issue in an …

LONDON (Reuters) – A leading head injury charity has reiterated its call for temporary concussion substitutes after Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson played on for a few minutes after suffering a blow to the head in Tuesday’s win at Tottenham Hotspur. The Brazilian was injured in a collision with Tottenham defender …

PARIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of police are scouring northern France for Mohamed Amra, a fugitive known as “The Fly” who was freed by gunmen in a brazen attack against a prison van that killed two guards and wounded three. Here’s what we know about Amra: * The 30-year-old was born …