Netanyahu expected to receive formal nod Wednesday to remain PM
Jerusalem, Apr 16 : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to receive formal backing to remain premier for a fifth term Wednesday, but tough negotiations to form a coalition government await following last week’s elections. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin must choose who will form the next government and is expected to pick Netanyahu to do […]
Muslim-majority Indonesia votes in its biggest-ever election
Jakarta, Apr 17 : Indonesia kicked off one of the world’s biggest one-day elections Wednesday, pitting president Joko Widodo against ex-general Prabowo Subianto in a race to lead the Muslim-majority nation. More than 190 million Indonesians are set to cast a ballot as polls opened shortly after 7:00 am local time in restive Papua. The […]
Sudan’s Bashir moved to prison as protesters rally
Khartoum, Apr 17 : Sudan’s military rulers have transferred ousted president Omar al-Bashir to prison, a family source said Wednesday, as demonstrators keep up their sit-in outside the army complex calling for a swift transfer to civilian government. Following the dramatic end to Bashir’s rule of three decades last week, he was moved late Tuesday […]
Fire at Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Apr 16 : A small fire broke out at a guard’s booth in the courtyard at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem but was extinguished and the site remains open, authorities said Tuesday. The blaze broke out on Monday evening around the same time as Paris’s Notre-Dame cathedral burned. The fire was “quickly […]
Injury-hit Bangladesh recall Mosaddek for World Cup
Dhaka, Apr 16 : Bangladesh called up batsman Mosaddek Hossain and uncapped fast bowler Abu Jayed for their World Cup squad on Tuesday as they wrestle with a series of injuries. Mosaddek was named to compensate for fellow batting all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad, who has suffered a shoulder injury and looks unlikely to be able to […]
Madrid skyscraper housing embassies evacuated over bomb threat
Madrid, Apr 16: A skyscraper in Madrid that houses the British, Dutch, Australian and Canadian embassies was being evacuated on Tuesday over a bomb threat, police said. “A bomb threat was received…. Evacuation has started, we have to work and do checks,” a police spokesman told AFP. With a height of 235 metres, the 57-story […]
Woods climbs to world no. 6, Johnson retakes top spot
Paris, Apr 15 : Tiger Woods continued his stunning rise up the world rankings on Monday by officially returning to the top 10 for the first time since 2014 after his dramatic fifth Masters win. The 43-year-old climbed six spots to sixth after a one-shot victory at Augusta National which crowned one of the greatest […]
Bangladesh hit by injuries ahead of World Cup
Dhaka, Apr 15 : Bangladesh’s hopes for the cricket World Cup have been hit by injuries to several key players, including star pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman. The 23-year-old left arm bowler sprained his ankle warming up for a Dhaka Premier League match on Thursday, joining a growing injury list which includes batsman Mahmudullah Riyad and […]
Over 120 killed, nearly 600 wounded in Libya fighting: WHO
Tripoli, Apr 14: Fighting near Tripoli has killed 121 people and wounded 561 since strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive earlier this month to take the Libyan capital, the World Health Organisation said Sunday. WHO’s Libya account said on Twitter the organisation was sending medical supplies and more staff to Tripoli, and denounced “repeated attacks […]
Trump says could send illegal migrants to ‘sanctuary cities’
Washington, Apr 13 : US President Donald Trump has said he is seriously considering funnelling detained illegal migrants into the self-declared sanctuary cities that oppose his tough immigration policies. Trump’s announcement on Twitter reversed a previous White House assurance that the idea – criticised as political retribution against cities led by opposition Democrats – had […]
