Afghan capital hit by 3 bombings, at least 10 killed
Kabul, Jul 25 (AP) Three bombings struck the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least 10 people including five women and one child, officials said. The attacks occurred while the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, was visiting the capital to meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, according to […]
Paris sizzles, London boils as record heat threatens Europe
Paris, Jul 25 (AP) Hot, hotter, hottest! Paris, London and points across Europe are bracing for record temperatures Thursday as the second heat wave this summer bakes the continent. Climate scientists warn this could become the new normal in many parts of the world. But temperate Europe — where air conditioning is rare — isn’t […]
Turkey, Russia complete 1st part of missile defense delivery
Ankara, Jul 25 (AP) Turkey’s military says the first phase of the delivery of the Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems has been completed. The military said the delivery of a “first group” of components ended on Thursday. A second group of components is due to begin arriving in the capital Ankara soon. Russian cargo planes […]
At least seven killed as three blasts rock Kabul
Kabul: At least seven people were killed and 21 wounded by three blasts that rocked the Afghan capital Thursday ahead of the election season. The bombings came amid a wider surge in violence in Kabul and around Afghanistan, where the war is taking a brutal toll even amid a US-led push for a peace deal […]
3 Sunni Muslims imprisoned for firebombing Australian mosque
Melbourne, Jul 24 (AP) Three Sunni Muslim men were sentenced on Wednesday to prison terms of 16 and 22 years on convictions including engaging in a terror act by burning down a Shiite mosque in the Australian city of Melbourne three years ago. A Victoria state Supreme Court jury convicted Abdullah Chaarani, 28, Ahmed Mohamed, […]
Russian air strikes on Syria market kill 23: Monitor
Maaret Al-Numan (Syria), Jul 22 : Russian air strikes on a market in northwestern Syria killed 23 people on Monday, a monitor said, in the latest violence to plague the country’s last major opposition bastion. Moscow, however, denied it was responsible, calling the reports “fake”. The jihadist-run Idlib region, home to some three million people, […]
China says Hong Kong protests ‘absolutely intolerable’
Beijing, Jul 22 : China reacted furiously on Monday to anti-government protesters vandalising the walls of its representative’s office in Hong Kong and defacing the national emblem, branding their actions “absolutely intolerable”. Thousands of masked pro-democracy demonstrators briefly occupied the road outside the office in the semi-autonomous city Sunday night and targeted the building with […]
Turkey convinced Trump wants to avoid sanctions over S-400
Ankara, Jul 22 : Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday he was convinced President Donald Trump did not want to impose sanctions over its purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defence system. The US president has taken a soft line on Turkey over its purchase of the S-400 system — which was delivered on […]
Tens of thousands march again in huge Hong Kong anti-government rally
Hong Kong, Jul 21: Hong Kong witnessed another huge anti-government march on Sunday with seemingly no end in sight to the turmoil engulfing the finance hub, sparked by years of rising anger over Beijing’s rule. The city has been plunged into its worst crisis in recent history by weeks of marches and sporadic violent confrontations […]
Umpire Kumar Dharmasena admits error in Cricket World Cup final
Colombo: The umpire who awarded England six runs from a freak overthrow in the last over of the World Cup final has admitted he made an “error” and should have given one run fewer, a report said Sunday. A throw to the stumps deflected off the bat of a diving Ben Stokes as he tried […]
