22-11-2020 RIYADH: In a first for the Arab nation, Saudi Arabia kicked off the G20 summit on Saturday, with the virtual moot focused on debating the global response to the coronavirus pandemic as well as the worst economic recession witnessed in decades. The two-day meeting of the world’s wealthiest nations …

21-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: A rocket barrage slammed into the heavily fortified Green Zone where many embassies and international firms are based in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing and injuring dozens civilians on Saturday. Tariq Arian, spokesman for the interior ministry, said “terrorists” …

21-11-2020 BRASILIA: The brutal killing of a black man at the hands of two white security guards outside a supermarket has sparked outrage across Brazil. The killing happened yesterday, the eve of Black Consciousness Day, and spurred anti-racism protests on Friday. Footage showed Joao Alberto Silveira Freitas, 40, being repeatedly …

21-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies GHAZNI/ KABUL/ DUBAI/ ISLAMABAD: Al-Qaeda Chief and Egyptian national Ayman Al-Zawahiri has died in Afghanistan from natural causes, Arab media reported on Friday late night. The news reports came a few days after social media carried speculation that the Al-Qaeda Chief had passed away. …

20-11-2020 CAPE TOWN/ JOHANNESBURG:  The South African (SA) police have fired tear gas at opposition activists protesting against alleged racism at a Cape Town school where a so-called “whites-only” year-end dance party was allegedly hosted last month. Anti-riot police on Friday fired tear gas and water cannon towards nearly 2,000 …

20-11-2020 LONDON/ WALES: Mouthwash has emerged as a ray of hope against the coronavirus, with a study discovering it can kill the virus within 30 seconds of exposure. Scientists at Cardiff University found that mouth that contained at least 0.07 percent cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) showed “promising signs” of reducing transmission …

20-11-2020 By SJA Jafri+ Bureau Report + Agencies HEART/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ CANBERRA: Haji Abdul Baqi has one lasting memory of Australian forces in Afghanistan, the day they killed his two brothers, Saifullah and Bismillah, and two of his cousins, Mohammadullah and Juma Khan. It was more than nine years ago, …

19-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE/ KABUL/ KARACHI/ ISLAMABAD: Once again, another news regarding the brutal murdering, worst infringement of human and civil rights, violation of Geneva Convention, most horrible intolerance of religious freedom, biased attitude and behavior, breaches of cultural, moral, legal,  sectarian and …

19-11-2020 WELLINGTON/ MELBOURNE: Women police officers in New Zealand will now be able to wear a hijab as part of their official uniform, media reported on Wednesday. The move is aimed at encouraging more Muslim women to join the force and to create an “inclusive” service reflecting the country’s “diverse community”, …

19-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CANBERRA/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Australia said on Thursday that its special forces had carried out 39 unlawful killings in Afghanistan, as it released a long-awaited report into alleged crimes committed by some members of its military in the South Asian nation. Australia launched the …