International

01 January, 2020 NEW DELHI: India has announced plans for a third lunar mission, months after its last one crash landed on the Moon’s surface. The chairman of India’s space agency, K Sivan, said work was going “smoothly” on the Chandrayaan-3 unmanned mission. He said the country was aiming to …

01 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies BAGHDAD/ TEHRAN: US troops have fired teargas to disperse pro-Iran Shia protesters gathered outside the US embassy compound in Baghdad for a second day. Dozens of militiamen and their supporters camped out at the gates of the embassy overnight. On Tuesday, dozens …

01 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE/ CANBERRA: Dozens of experts across the globe particularly world most skilled but cool-minded those usually remained silent known as ‘Pakistanis’ have said that neither the Australian government, concerned departments & authorities are completely failed to overcome the bushfires issue which …

01 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies BAGHDAD/ TEHRAN: A large numbers of protesters have set up tents, announcing plans for an indefinite sit-in until the embassy is closed and the ambassador expelled from Iraq. A few hours into the protest, tear gas was fired in an attempt to …

01 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE: Over 200 more homes have burned down in deadly bushfires that raced to the Australian coast. At least 43 were destroyed in East Gippsland, Victoria, while another 200 were lost in New South Wales. On Tuesday, thousands of people who were unable …

31 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri BAGHDAD/ WASHINGTON: The President of the United States of America (USA) Donald Trump says he holds Tehran “fully responsible” for protesters storming the US embassy compound in Baghdad days after the US attacked an Iran-backed group in Iraq and Syria. “Iran killed an American contractor, wounding …

31 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri BAGHDAD/ WASHINGTON: Protesters angered by recent deadly US air strikes targeting an Iran-backed Iraqi militia have attacked the US embassy compound in Baghdad. US troops fired tear gas to disperse a crowd that breached the outer wall of the compound, which is in the …

31 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies NEW YORK/ MELBOURNE: The man suspected of stabbing five people at a rabbi’s house in New York State kept journals which included references to Jews and anti-Semitism, authorities said. Federal prosecutors have filed hate crime charges against Grafton Thomas over the attack. …

31 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE: Thousands of people have fled into the water at a beachside town in Australia to seek shelter from a massive bushfire bearing down on the area. Residents said the blaze moved into the Victorian town of Mallacoota on Tuesday morning, throwing embers …

30 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban on Monday denied agreeing to any ceasefire in Afghanistan after rumours swirled of a potential deal that would see a reduction in fighting after more than 18 years of war. “In the past few days, some media have been releasing …