Toll from Japan quake rises to 18 as hopes fade for survivors
Tokyo, Sep 7: Japanese rescue workers with bulldozers and sniffer dogs scrabbled through the mud Friday to find survivors from a landslide that buried houses after a powerful quake, as the death toll rose to 18. Around 22 people are still unaccounted for in the small northern countryside town of Atsuma, where a cluster of […]
Afghan Taliban announces death of Haqqani network leader
Kabul, Sept 4: The founder of the Haqqani network, one of Afghanistan’s most effective and feared militant groups, has died after a long illness, their allies the Afghan Taliban announced Tuesday. Jalaluddin Haqqani, whose son Sirajuddin Haqqani now heads the brutal group and is also the Taliban’s deputy leader, died “after a long battle with […]
Sharapova lights up US Open again with win over Ostapenko
New York, Sep 2: Maria Sharapova’s love affair with New York nights continued Saturday as the 2006 US Open champion swept past 10th-seeded Jelena Ostapenko and into the fourth round at Flushing Meadows. Sharapova is now undefeated in 22 night matches at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. “There’s no doubt I feed off […]
Myanmar rejects UN probe on Rohingya abuses
Yangon, Aug 29: Myanmar rejected today the findings of a UN probe alleging genocide by its military against the Rohingya, in a strident government response to a damning report on the crisis. Myanmar has come under immense pressure this week over last year’s military crackdown that pushed more than 700,000 of the Muslim minority into […]
Pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat for Hajj’s pinnacle
Mount Arafat, Aug 20: Muslim pilgrims today began ascending Mount Arafat for the climax of the annual Hajj which brings together more than two million people from around the world. A sea of worshippers scaled the rocky hill southeast of the holy city of Makkah for a day of prayers and reflection where Prophet Mohammed […]
UN chief calls for investigation of Saudi coalition attack on Yemen bus
United Nations, Aug 10: The United Nations chief has urged an “independent and prompt” probe into a strike at a market in rebel-held northern Yemen that killed at least 29 children. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres yesterday called “on all parties to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law, in particular the fundamental rules of distinction, […]
Taliban launch attack on Afghan city, casualties: officials
Ghazni (Afghanistan), Aug 10: Taliban militants have launched an attack on an Afghan provincial capital and heavy fighting is under way as security forces try to beat them back, officials and witnesses said today. At least one Afghan soldier has been killed and seven others wounded in the fighting in the southeastern city of Ghazni, […]
Trump warns countries against doing business with Iran
US reimposes tough, unilateral sanctions against Iran
Washington, Aug 7: US President Donald Trump today said that sanctions reimposed on Iran were the “most biting ever” as he warned other countries from doing business with Tehran. “The Iran sanctions have officially been cast. These are the most biting sanctions ever imposed, and in November they ratchet up to yet another level,” he […]
Indonesian Imam leading prayer as quake hits goes viral
Jakarta, Aug 06: A video of an Indonesian Imam stoically reciting evening prayers in Bali as a deadly earthquake struck neighbouring Lombok has gone viral on social media, with Internet users praising him for his unwavering faith. The white-robed Islamic leader was preaching yesterday night at a mosque in Denpasar on the holiday island of […]
97 injured as Mexican plane crashes at airport in hail storm
Durango: An Aeromexico flight crashed on takeoff during a heavy hail storm in northern Mexico, engulfing the plane in flames and injuring 97 people, officials said. The Embraer 190 aircraft, which was operating between Durango and Mexico City and crashed around 3:00 pm local time (20:00 GMT), was carrying “88 adults, nine minors, two infants, […]
