An Indian court on Monday (April 18) issued an arrest warrant for the embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya, who left the country last month amid pressure from lenders to repay about US$1.4 billion (S$1.9 billion) in debt owed by his defunct Kingfisher Airlines.
Beijing and its neighboring cities will start using uniform criteria when they issue pollution alerts by the end of March, the capital's environmental protection bureau said on Sunday.
Authorities in Virginia and Washington, D.C. issued on Thursday a state of emergency as the Washington area and the northeast of U.S. are bracing themselves for a blizzard over the weekend that was expected to bring up to two feet of snow in part of the region.
Beijing has issued a yellow alert for heavy pollution on Friday morning, according to local authorities.
Roughly 50 cities in northern and eastern China have issued air pollution alerts in the most recent bout of smog.
Heavy smog in eastern China on Tuesday made authorities in Shanghai order schools to halt outdoor activities.
Beijing has issued its first red alert for air pollution under a four-tier emergency response system created in October 2013.
Chinese authorities have issued rules on proper implementation of a prisoner amnesty deal adopted to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Rwanda's intelligence chief Karenzi Karake, who was detained earlier in UK following an international arrest warrant issued by Spain, has been released on bail of 1.6 million U.S. dollars on condition that he remains on the UK soil until the next hearing of his trial scheduled on Oct. 29, a judicial source said Thursday in Kigali.
At request of the Ukrainian authorities, Red Notices have been issued for four individuals including former President Vicktor Yanukovych and Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, said INTERPOL in a press release Monday.
Beijing issued a yellow alert for air pollution on Wednesday with smog forecast to continue for the next three days.
The international police agency ( Interpol) issued a "red notice" against former Ecuadorian president Jamil Mahuad for the crime of embezzlement, said the South American country's authorities on Tuesday.
South Korea's foreign ministry expanded its travel alert to an entire region of Thailand, which has been plagued by the six-month-long anti-government protest.
Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera has issued an order to the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to intercept any missile launched by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), according to local media Saturday.
Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir Monday evening issued avalanche warning for the people inhabiting upper reaches and areas close to the line-of-control (LoC), officials said.
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) on Friday issued a guideline to boost financial support to counties, which are key links in grassroots administration.
Four mainland-headquartered banks on Tuesday issued bonds in renminbi worth 6.7 billion yuan (1.1 billion U.S. dollars) in Taiwan.
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