The southern Indian state of Karnataka, home to the tech hub of Bengaluru, has banned the use of social media by those under the age of 16, state Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday, becoming the first in India to do so.
"With the objective of preventing adverse effects of increasing mobile usage on children, usage of social media will be banned for children under the age of 16," Siddaramaiah, who uses only one name, said in his budget speech.
1 dead, 11 injured in Sunday's attack on Riyadh airport, says aviation authority
Saudi Arabia's Civil Aviation Authority has reported the death of a resident, with 11 others injured following the attack on King Khaled International Airport on Sunday.
Panama suffers over 200 aftershocks after Friday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake
Panama has recorded more than 200 aftershocks following Friday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake that damaged hundreds of homes and infrastructure across the country's central provinces, prompting the government to declare a national state of emergency over the weekend.
North Korea launches multiple ballistic missiles, South Korea says
North Korea has fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Monday, South Korea's military said, in its latest weapons test amid rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Russian attacks kill 6 people in 2 Ukrainian cities
Russian attacks have killed six people in two Ukrainian cities on Sunday, including a strike on a grocery store in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, where three people died and 20 were injured, officials said.
Authorities respond to fire at Riyadh airport terminal hit by "unidentified projectile"
Yemen's Saudi-led coalition has announced on Sunday that authorities were responding to a fire that broke out at Terminal 4 of King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh after being targeted by an "unidentified projectile", according to the Saudi Press Agency.
Etihad Airways and flydubai have cancelled more flights between the UAE and several cities in Saudi Arabia following the airport attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday.
Abu Dhabi authorities have successfully contained a fire that broke out at a warehouse in the Al Dhafra area on Sunday evening.
The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the attacks launched by the Houthi group on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
