06-07-2023 WASHINGTON/ PHILADELPHIA: At least 10 people were killed and 38 injured in three mass shooting incidents in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Fort Worth during the July 4 holiday, authorities said, causing US President Joe Biden to reiterate lawmakers to act on firearms legislation to save innocent lives. There have been …
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06-07-2023 TOKYO: The Japanese government could start releasing treated but still radioactive water from the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station into the Pacific Ocean as soon as next month after the United Nations nuclear watchdog gave the controversial plan the green light following a two-year review. The Nikkei newspaper …
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06-07-2023 JENIN/ OCCUPIED WEST BANK: Waled Rashed Mansour’s arm is blue where an Israeli military dog attacked him, the memory as raw as the wound. “They came into our home, they blew up the doors,” the 65-year-old recalled, in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. “They unleashed …
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06-07-2023 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban administration has ordered to shut down beauty salons in Afghanistan, the latest restrictions on women and curb to keep them out of public places. The Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice on Tuesday confirmed that …
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05-07-2023 GENEVA/ UNITED NATIONS: Amid world-wide protests and outrage over the recent incident of desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden, the United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an urgent session to address Islamophobia and religious hatred. Addressing a press briefing, a spokesperson for the Geneva-based UN council said that …
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05-07-2023 HOUSTON: In yet another incident of a mass shooting, a gunman opened fire in Texas late Monday killing three and leaving eight others injured in a parking lot in Fort Worth, according to the police. Police noted that it was hours after the annual ComoFest had ended, but there …
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05-07-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Whenever Rahul Nair orders a daiquiri or a dark ‘n’ stormy at a craft cocktail bar in India, he pays close attention to his drink. The 32-year-old graphic designer says that he likes to ask the bartender about the rum added to his cocktail, or …
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05-07-2023 SHANGHAI: As Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) commences its summit in India Tuesday, President Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are to address the regional group, with Iran also participating as a full member for the first time, amid the war ongoing in Ukraine. 70-year-old Putin will be appearing for the …
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05-07-2023 NEW YORK: A recent survey found that over 40% of Americans do not know the true meaning of Independence Day which is celebrated across the United States on July 4, NY Post reported. The poll, which was conducted OnePoll survey to test patriotic knowledge, found that two out of …
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05-07-2023 CAROLINA: Authorities said at least five people have died in a plane crash in North Myrtle Beach South Carolina Sunday as it went down minutes after the take-off from Grand Strand Airport. The plane crashed two miles northwest of the airport, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Sunday. …
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