International

12-01-2022 TEHRAN/ SANA’A/ RIYADH: The air defenses of the Yemeni Army and Popular Committees shot down a Chinese-made combat drone controlled by the Emirati Forces, while it was carrying out hostile operations over Shabwa province. “Our Air Defenses shot down an armed Chinese-made spy drone, Wing Loong-2, operated by the …

12-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE: A Sydney mother who unexpectedly gave birth to a premature baby boy was unable to get an ambulance in another alarming example of emergency services system under extreme pressure across the country. Melanie Moir, a midwife, had a “rapid labour” and …

12-01-2022 GENEVA: The World Health Organization has warned that half of Europe will have been infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 within six to eight weeks. Dr Hans Kluge said a “west-to-east tidal wave” of Omicron was sweeping across the region, on top of the surge of the Delta …

11-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic trained at the Australian Open venue on Tuesday (Jan 11) in search of a record 21st Grand Slam but his dream hung in the balance as the government pondered cancelling his visa, again. The world number one had …

11-01-2022 MARYLAND: A US man has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig. David Bennett, 57, is doing well three days after the experimental seven-hour procedure in Baltimore, doctors say. The transplant was considered the last hope of saving Bennett’s life, …

11-01-2022 ALMATY After a week of deadly unrest in Kazakhstan, Russia-led forces who were sent to quell riots are preparing to withdraw as President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev eyes a new prime minister. Tokayev said on Tuesday that the contingent of troops he requested from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a …

11-01-2022 RUMAH/ RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi women, in a first for the conservative kingdom, have paraded their camels in a beauty pageant for the prized “ships of the desert”. “I hope today to reach a certain social standing, inshallah (God willing),” said Lamia al-Rashidi, 27, who participated at the weekend …

10-01-2022 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI/ KABUL: Most wanted Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Commander and a spokesperson for the proscribed outfit Khalid Balti alias Muhammad Khorasani was killed in the Afghan province of Nangarhar, sources told The Express Tribune on Monday. Khorasani was appointed as the new spokesperson for the terrorist …

10-01-2022 NEW YORK: At least 19 people, including nine children, have died after a fire in a New York apartment building. Another 32 people were sent to hospital, several of whom are in a critical condition, according to New York Mayor Eric Adams. Fire department Commissioner Daniel Nigro said they …

10-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Immigration Minister Alex Hawke must immediately be terminated from their portfolios while the United Nations Organizations (UNO) should be cancelled the membership of Australia because of continuous bigotry, immature and inhuman acts, decisions and orders, violations …