Sri Lanka police chief says he’s taking orders from President
Colombo, Nov 7: Sri Lankan police chief Pujith Jayasundera said on Wednesday that he was taking orders from President Maithripala Sirisena and he was not in a position to take orders from the law and order minister of ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jayasundera was responding to a letter sent […]
Indonesia extends search for bodies from Lion Air crash
Jakarta, Nov 7: Indonesia will extend by three days its search for the bodies of passengers from the ill-fated Lion Air plane, an official said Wednesday, as authorities struggle to identify victims of the crash. The Lion Air plane was en route from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang city on Sumatra island ten days ago when […]
Facebook blocks 30 accounts ahead of US midterm elections
San Francisco, Nov 6: Facebook said Monday it had blocked some 30 accounts on its platform and 85 accounts on photo-sharing social network Instagram over concerns they may be linked to foreign entities and aimed at interfering in US midterm elections. The announcement came shortly after US law enforcement and intelligence agencies said they had […]
Suicide attacker targets Kabul election workers, casualties: officials
Kabul, Oct 29 A suicide attacker on foot blew himself up near a vehicle as it entered the head office of Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monday, wounding at least six people, officials said. “The explosion happened 20 metres from the vehicles of the IEC employees,” Kabul police spokesman Basir Mujahid told AFP. Four […]
Qatar easing of foreign worker exit system comes into force
Doha, Oct 28: Long-awaited reform of Qatar’s controversial exit visa system, which requires foreign workers to obtain their bosses’ permission to leave the country, came into force on Sunday, the government said. “Law No. 13 of 2018… regulating the entry, exit and residency of expatriates is being implemented starting today,” the interior ministry announced on […]
One civilian killed every three hours in Yemen: Oxfam
Dubai, Oct 27: A civilian is killed every three hours in Yemen, Oxfam said Friday, calling on the United States, Britain and other European states to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia. “One civilian has been killed every three hours in fighting in Yemen since the beginning of August, with many more people succumbing to […]
Malaysia ex-PM and ally charged in USD 1.6 billion graft case
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 25: Malaysia’s former leader Najib Razak and an ally were Thursday charged with allegedly looting USD 1.6 billion of public money, the latest accusations against figures from the scandal-plagued old regime. Najib has now been hit with 38 charges since losing power, most of them related to allegations that he and his […]
102-year-old charged with indecent assault in Australia
Sydney, Oct 24: A 102-year-old man has been charged with aggravated indecent assault against a 92-year-old woman at an old people’s home in Sydney, police said Wednesday. The unnamed man will appear in court next month, police said, after he was accused of assaulting the fellow resident at a care facility in the city’s eastern […]
US ordered to halt ‘humanitarian’ Iran sanctions in blow for Trump
The Hague, Oct 3 : The UN’s top court ordered the United States Wednesday to suspend sanctions on “humanitarian” goods for Iran in a stunning setback for US President Donald Trump. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down the bombshell judgement after Iran asked it to halt economic measures that Trump reimposed after pulling […]
Chinese destroyer extremely close to US warship: US
Washington, Oct 2: A Chinese warship sailed within yards of an American destroyer — forcing it to change course — in an “unsafe and unprofessional” encounter as the US vessel was in contested waters in the South China Sea, an official said Monday. The USS Decatur guided-missile destroyer was conducting what the military calls a […]
