At least 24 dead, dozens missing in Zimbabwe after cyclone
Harare, Mar 16 : At least 24 people have been killed and dozens are missing in parts of eastern Zimbabwe hit by the peripheral effects of tropical cyclone Idai which lashed neighbouring Mozambique, government said Saturday. Zimbabwe’s ministry of information announced on Twitter that so far the “number of deaths is confirmed at 24 mainly […]
New Zealand PM says attack victims came from across the Muslim world
Christchurch (New Zealand), Mar 16: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Saturday that victims of a terror attack on two mosques in Christchurch were from across the Muslim world, underscoring the global impact of the attack. Ardern said her government was working with consular officials from countries including “Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Indonesia […]
Trump says white nationalism not a widespread threat
Washington, Mar 16: US President Donald Trump said he does not think the massacre of at least 49 people in New Zealand mosques shows that white nationalism is a growing problem in the world. “I don’t really. I think it’s a small group of people,” he told reporters in the Oval Office Friday. The attacks […]
New Zealand PM vows gun law reform after mosque massacre
Christchurch, Mar 16 : New Zealand’s prime minister vowed Saturday to toughen the country’s gun laws after revealing the alleged shooter behind Christchurch’s mosque attacks had legally bought the five weapons, including two semi-automatic rifles, used in the massacre. The nation’s firearms laws are lax compared to neighbouring Australia, which enacted a strict gun control […]
New Zealand PM vows gun law reform after mosque massacre
Christchurch: New Zealand’s prime minister vowed Saturday to toughen the country’s gun laws after revealing the alleged shooter behind Christchurch’s mosque attacks had legally bought the five weapons, including two semi-automatic rifles, used in the massacre. The nation’s firearms laws are lax compared to neighbouring Australia, which enacted a strict gun control regime in the […]
Imam of attacked New Zealand mosque says ‘we still love this country’
Christchurch: An imam who was leading prayers at a Christchurch mosque when a gunman brandishing semi-automatic weapons mowed down his congregation said Saturday that the Muslim community’s love for New Zealand would not be shaken by the massacre. “We still love this country,” said Ibrahim Abdul Halim, imam of Linwood Mosque, vowing that extremists would […]
New Zealand mosque gunman livestreamed shooting, published manifesto
Christchurch, Mar 15 : An Australian gunman whose assaults on two New Zealand mosques Friday left at least 49 people dead, published a racist manifesto on Twitter before livestreaming his rampage. The New Zealand government said it could be illegal to share the video, which showed the gunman repeatedly shooting at worshippers from close range. […]
Switzerland’s Bencic reaches Indian Wells semi-finals
Indian Wells (United States), March 15 : Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic’s resurgence continued Thursday as she reached the Indian Wells WTA semi-finals with a battling 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over fifth-ranked Karolina Pliskova. Bencic, a former world number seven whose ranking slumped as injuries stalled her career, took her current winning streak to 12 matches. Six […]
Bangladesh cricket team escapes New Zealand mosque shooting
Christchurch Mar 15: Bangladesh’s cricket team escaped unscathed after a shooting at a mosque in central Christchurch, an official told AFP on Friday. Bangladesh Cricket Board spokesman Jalal Yunus said most of the team were bussed to the mosque and were about to go inside when the incident happened. “They are safe. But they are […]
Outage hits Facebook, Instagram users worldwide
San Francisco, Mar 14 : Facebook and Instagram users lost access to the social network’s applications in parts of the world Wednesday as a result of an outage of undetermined origin. The California giant which has more than two billion users acknowledged the outage after users noted on Twitter they could not access Facebook or had […]
