MOSCOW, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia said that it had put on its wanted list another judge of the International Criminal Court, which is seeking the arrest of President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine conflict.

“Wanted in the framework of a criminal investigation,” said a notice in the interior ministry’s database, referring to Sergio Gerarde Ugaldo Godinez, a Costa Rica judge on the Hague-based ICC.

The notice did not provide details on the allegations against Godinez.

HELSINKI, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Finland on Wednesday said China had promised to fully cooperate in the investigation of the destruction last month of the Balticconnector gas pipeline, which happened on the same night that three subsea telecoms cables in the area were also damaged.

Finnish police have said they are investigating whether a Hong Kong registered container vessel, the NewNew Polar Bear, damaged the pipeline by dragging its anchor over the sea bed, but have not concluded whether this was an accident or not.

BRUSSELS, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Belgium's deputy prime minister called on the Belgian government on Wednesday to adopt sanctions against Israel and investigate the bombings of hospitals and refugee camps in Gaza.

“It is time for sanctions against Israel. The rain of bombs is inhumane," deputy prime minister Petra De Sutter told Nieuwsblad newspaper. “It is clear that Israel does not care about the international demands for a ceasefire,” she said.

DENVER (AP) — The owner of a Colorado funeral home and his wife were arrested Wednesday after the decaying remains of at least 189 people were recently found at his facility.

Jon and Carrie Hallford were arrested in Wagoner, Oklahoma, on suspicion of four felonies: abuse of a corpse, theft, money laundering and forgery, District Attorney Michael Allen said in a news release after at least some of the aggrieved families were told.

JAKARTA, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's anti-graft court on Wednesday sentenced former Minister of Communications and Information Technology Johnny Gerard Plate to 15 years in prison over a corruption case for an internet infrastructure development project in remote areas.

The court also required Plate to pay back 15.5 billion rupiahs (about 990,000 U.S. dollars) in embezzlement funds and a fine of 1 billion rupiahs (about 64,000 dollars) for the corruption case which costs the state more than 8 trillion rupiahs (about 510 million dollars).

MOSCOW, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West on Wednesday of provoking crises on the global oil and gas market by rushing to switch to green energy and imposing pressure on other countries to do the same.

"In fact, the reasons for the negative phenomena in the energy sector were the irresponsible actions of the collective West, when it decided to force ... the green transition for itself and impose the same green transition on other countries that were simply not economically ready for it," Lavrov said in televised comments.

BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- A new edition of the Gastronomic Forum Barcelona (GFB) is being held from Monday to Wednesday, championing respect for biodiversity as the foundation of the food sector.

The GFB brings together up to 20,000 professionals from the world of food and gastronomy, with more than 350 exhibiting companies, large and small, showcasing the latest innovations in the sector.

MOSCOW, November 8. /TASS/: Strict legislative regulation of artificial intelligence technologies would be possible only after a thorough risk assessment and consultations with market participants, according to Governor of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina.

"Strong legislative regulation is probably possible in some areas, but we believe it should be introduced only after a thorough risk analysis and market consultation. I think we will discuss everything with the government," she stated.

HANOI, Nov 8 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam sent more than 132,000 labourers abroad, in the first 10 months of this year, surpassing the target set for the year by 20 percent, it was reported today.

According to the Department of Overseas Labour, under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), among those workers, 44,669 were female, accounting for nearly 30 percent.

Japan remained the top destination for Vietnamese guest workers.

About 21,100 Vietnamese labourers were sent abroad in Oct alone, according to statistics, from the enterprises.

GAZA/JERUSALEM, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Thousands of Palestinian civilians trudged in a forlorn procession out of the north of Gaza on Wednesday seeking refuge from Israeli air strikes and fierce ground fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas militants.

The exodus took place in a four-hour window of opportunity announced by Israel, which has told residents to evacuate the north encircled by its armoured forces or risk being trapped in the violence.

BRATISLAVA, November 8. /TASS/: The newly formed Slovak government has blocked its predecessors’ initiative to allocate 40.3 million euros in military assistance to Ukraine, the pravda.sk. news portal reported.

The initiative to transfer weapons and ammunition to Ukraine was submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers by the former leadership of the Slovak Defense Ministry.

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Nov 8 (NNN-ANA) – A child lost his life and two others were injured, due to a landmine blast in north Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, a statement by the provincial police office said today.

The incident took place in Jarm district yesterday afternoon, the statement said, without providing more details.

A similar incident claimed the lives of two children and injured another in Darzab district, of the northern Jawzjan province, a month ago.