By Agence France-Presse A senior Japanese public prosecutor on Wednesday bowed in apology to Iwao Hakamada, the world’s longest-serving death row prisoner whose conviction was quashed this year. The octogenarian spent 46 years on death row for a quadruple murder in 1966 but a court acquitted him in September, ruling that evidence had been fabricated. […]
By Agence France-Presse by Laura CHUNG / Andrew BEATTY Australian lawmakers moved a step closer to banning under 16s from social media platforms Wednesday, threatening companies that fail to comply with multimillion-dollar fines. The landmark legislation passed parliament’s lower chamber Wednesday and is now set to be debated by the Senate. The new rules would […]
By Agence France-Presse by Vassilis KYRIAKOULIS Greece’s second city Thessaloniki will unveil its new subway system more than a decade late on Saturday after the project was dogged by archaeological challenges and financial difficulties. “After many years, we are handing over to the citizens the main metro line in Thessaloniki,” Transport Minister Christos Staikouras told […]