Colombian President Gustave Petro Petro says the country is facing a fiscal crisis that cannot be addressed through ordinary state mechanisms and warned that, without additional revenue, cuts to social spending and public services would be unavoidable. File Photo by Carlos Ortega/EPA Dec. 24 (UPI) »»»

SINGAPORE – Scammers, and members and recruiters of scam syndicates, will face mandatory caning of at least six strokes from Dec 30. This can go up to 24 strokes depending on the severity of the offence. The enhanced penalties were introduced amid reports that showed people in Singapore have lost m»»»

MUMBAI: The BJP and Shiv Sena have reached a consensus on more than 150 electoral wards for the BMC election, said BJP Mumbai unit president Ameet Satam.There are 77 seats to which both parties have laid claim in Dahisar, Bandra East, Worli, Sewri, Ghatkopar, and one each in Colaba and Malabar Hill»»»