Bangladesh cricketers marry after surviving NZ mosque horror
DHAKA: Two Bangladeshi cricketers who narrowly escaped last week´s deadly mosque attacks in New Zealand have married their fiancees. Mehidy Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman were among 17 members of the Bangladesh Test cricket team touring New Zealand who were driven up to a Christchurch mosque as the shooting began. They later watched as blood-soaked victims […]
EU chief says Brexit delay possible if MPs approve deal
London, Mar 21: The EU could approve Britain’s request for a short delay to Brexit but only if UK MPs next week vote through the withdrawal deal they have twice rejected, European Council president Donald Tusk has said. With nine days to go before Britain is due to leave the bloc, the country is gripped […]
Boeing 737 MAX to face first congressional hearing
Washington, Mar 21: Boeing’s ill-fated 737 MAX and federal regulators next week will face the first public grilling by Congress over the two fatal plane crashes in recent months. Senator Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican, called for a hearing of the Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, for March 27, with three transportation officials, notably […]
At least six killed in blasts as Kabul marks Persian New Year
Kabul: At least six people were killed by blasts in Kabul Thursday during Persian New Year celebrations in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital, authorities said, in the latest violence to hit the war-torn city. “Twenty-three were wounded and six people were martyred (killed) in today’s explosions in Kabul,” health ministry spokesman Wahidullah Mayar […]
Iran leader calls economy ‘urgent problem’
Tehran: Iran’s supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the economic difficulties of Iranians the main and most urgent problem of the country in a message aired Thursday on state TV. Iran has faced increased economic hardship in the last 12 months which was aggravated after US President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal […]
All 50 victims of Christchurch attack identified: police
Christchurch: New Zealand police on Thursday said that all 50 victims of last week’s terror attack in Christchurch had now been identified, allowing burials to take place. “I can say that as of a few minutes ago the identification process and to all 50 victims has been completed and all of the next of kin […]
US extends Iraq waiver over Iran sanctions
Washington, Mar 20 : The United States is extending a waiver to let energy-hungry Iraq keep buying power from Iran, despite Washington’s campaign of sanctions aimed at curbing Tehran, an official said. The State Department issued a second three-month exemption from Iran sanctions for Iraq, mindful not to destabilise the war-torn country increasingly reliant on […]
Dutch police arrest new tram attack suspect, suspect terror motive
Utrecht (Netherlands), Mar 20 : Dutch police said they were investigating a terrorist motive for the Utrecht tram attack, as they arrested a new suspect over the deadly shooting. Authorities said they had found a suspicious letter in a getaway car used by Turkish-born main suspect Gokmen Tanis, 37, which made them “seriously” consider terrorism […]
Syrian refugee father and son buried as New Zealand funerals begin
Christchurch, Mar 20 : A Syrian refugee and his son were buried in New Zealand on Wednesday in the first funerals of those killed in the twin mosque massacre as Kiwis braced for days of emotional farewells following the mass slayings. An Australian white supremacist gunned down 50 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in the […]
Indonesia flood death toll tops 100, dozens still missing
Sentani (Indonesia): The death toll from flash floods and landslides that tore through Indonesia’s Papua region has topped 100 with dozens more still missing, the disaster agency said Wednesday. Nearly 10,000 people have moved to shelters while at least 104 victims are confirmed to have died and 79 are unaccounted for in the aftermath of […]
