US attorney general mistakenly addresses slain Indian engineer Kuchibhotla as ‘Sikh’
New York, Aug 12: US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has erroneously referred to Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was shot dead in a hate crime at a suburban Kansas City bar last year, as a Sikh. A US Navy veteran was last week awarded three consecutive life sentences on federal hate crime charges for killing […]
Authors mourn Naipaul’s death; lost a beloved old brother, says Rushdie
New Delhi, Aug 12: Salman Rushdie today mourned the death of V S Naipaul, saying he lost a beloved older brother while fellow authors said he was one of the greatest writers who was very engaging when he turned on the charm. Naipaul’s family today announced he died in London at the age of 85. […]
‘Suicidal’ mechanic steals and crashes empty plane from Seattle airport
San Francisco, Aug 11 : A “suicidal” mechanic stole an empty passenger plane from the Seattle-Tacoma airport, took it for a brief flight that included an aerial loop, then crashed it in an incident officials said was unrelated to terrorism. Two military F-15s were scrambled to chase the stolen plane, but “were not involved in […]
Protests continue against mosque demolition in China
Beijing, Aug 11 : Chinese state media has defended the planned demolition of a mosque in the country’s north west, saying that no religion is bigger than the law even as thousands of ethnic Hui Muslims continued sit-in protests against the plan. Thousands of protesters thwarted attempts by officials in Wuzhong city on Thursday to demolish […]
British Muslim convert admits plotting ISIS attack in London
London, Aug 11 : A British Muslim convert has pleaded guilty to plotting an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack on targets in London, including the city’s shopping hub of Oxford Street and Madame Tussauds wax museum. Lewis Ludlow admitted to swearing allegiance to Islamic State (ISIS) terror group and preparing to drive a van through major […]
Four killed in shooting in Canadian town: Police
Montreal, Aug 10 : A suspect has been arrested after four people were killed today in a shooting in the eastern Canadian city of Fredericton, police said. Authorities urged people in the Brookside neighborhood, where residents reported waking to the sounds of dozens of shots, to remain in their homes, describing it as an “active […]
Yemen in shock after Saudi-led strike on bus kills 29 children
Dahyan, Aug 10 : The remains of victims and children’s clothing were strewn across a market in northern Yemen today, as the US and UN called for an investigation into an air strike the previous day by a Saudi-led coalition that killed 29 children on a bus. Yesterday’s strike on a bus filled with children […]
Washington demands probe into Yemen bus strike
Washington, Aug 10 : The United States called for a “thorough” investigation following the deaths of 29 children in northern Yemen in a strike on a bus carried out by the Saudi-led coalition. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the US was “concerned” by reports of an attack resulting in civilian deaths. “We are calling […]
‘Saudi airstrike kills 20, including children’
Sanaa, Aug 9 (AP) An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels hit a bus in a market in northern Yemen today, killing at least 20 people, including children, and wounding as many as 35, Yemeni tribal leaders said. The Saudi-led coalition, meanwhile, said it targeted the rebels, known as Houthis, who had fired […]
Russia says US sanctions over nerve agent attack ‘unacceptable’
Moscow, Aug 9: The Kremlin today slammed as “unacceptable” US sanctions over Moscow’s alleged involvement in a nerve agent attack in Britain, but said Russia still hopes for constructive relations with Washington. “We consider categorically unacceptable the linking of new restrictions, which we as before consider illegal, to the case in Salisbury,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry […]
