A court in Nepal has sentenced a former UN aid worker from Canada on charges of child abuse.
Peter John Dalglish was handed two jail terms of nine and six years after being convicted last month of abusing two boys aged 12 and 14.
The sentences will run concurrently.
Dalglish, who has pleaded not guilty, has also been ordered to pay about $9,100 in compensation to the two children.
According to reports, the 62-year-old had been helping children from poor families in Nepal with financial support.
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Fuel prices in the UAE will drop for a second consecutive month in February.
The UAE has reopened the newly renovated Sheikh Zayed Child Care Complex in Istanbul that can now accommodate and provide essential care for around 700 children.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has held a phone call with Iranian President Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian.
