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Pak Ex-PM Imran Khan’s Jail Custody Extended For 2 Weeks In Cipher Case: Lawyer

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Pak Ex-PM Imran Khan’s Jail Custody Extended For 2 Weeks In Cipher Case: Lawyer

On Tuesday, Imran Khan was released on bail in the grafts case (File) Karachi: A Pakistani court on Wednesday extended the jail custody of former Prime Minister Imran Khan for 14 days to investigate him on charges of leaking state secrets, his lawyer said, a day after another court suspended his prison sentence for graft….

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Japan PM eats ‘safe and delicious’ Fukushima fish

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Japan PM eats ‘safe and delicious’ Fukushima fish

In this photo provided by Cabinet Public Affairs Office, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida eats the seafood from Fukushima prefecture at lunch at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Japan’s prime minister ate what he called “safe and delicious” fish from Fukushima on Wednesday, days after…

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Flightless Bird Takahe, Declared Extinct In 1898, Returns To New Zealand Wild

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Flightless Bird Takahe, Declared Extinct In 1898, Returns To New Zealand Wild

Takahe is a flightless bird of nearly 50 centimetres in size The large flightless bird named Takahe thought to be extinct decades ago, has made a comeback to the forests of New Zealand’s South Island, The Guardian reported. Last week, 18 Takahe were released in the mountains in South Island to try to boost a…

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Indian-American presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy pitches for stronger U.S.-India relationship

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Indian-American presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy pitches for stronger U.S.-India relationship

Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has called for stronger relationships with India, South Korea and Japan to reduce U.S.’ economic dependence on China and Taiwan. Mr. Ramaswamy, 38, whose poll numbers have surged following the maiden Republican presidential primary debate last week, spelt out his plans and foreign policy views on August 29. He…

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Two UK Women Jailed For “Sadistic” Killing Of Pet Parrot

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Two UK Women Jailed For “Sadistic” Killing Of Pet Parrot

The judge at Carlisle Crown Court described their cruelty as “beyond comprehension”. Two women in the UK have been jailed for “sadistic” killing of a friend’s parrot, as per a report in the BBC. Nicola Bradley and Tracy Dixon from Carlisle killed the female African grey parrot during a lengthy drinking session. The BBC said…

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Cipher case | Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s judicial remand extended till September 13

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Cipher case | Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s judicial remand extended till September 13

File photo of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. A special court on August 30, 2023 extended the judicial remand of Mr. Khan till September 13. | Photo Credit: PTI A special court on Wednesday (August 30) extended till September 13 the judicial remand of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case related to the…

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Gabon military officers seize power days after presidential election

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Gabon military officers seize power days after presidential election

Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba casts his vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Libreville, on August 26, 2023 | Photo Credit: via Reuters Mutinous soldiers in Gabon said Wednesday they were overturning the results of a presidential election that was to extend the Bongo family’s 55-year hold on power. The central…

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Elon Musk Criticised At Video Game Competition: “Bring Back Twitter”

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Elon Musk Criticised At Video Game Competition: “Bring Back Twitter”

Elon Musk attended the video game event with one of his sons. Elon Musk faced a lot of criticism when he took over social media platform Twitter (now known as X) last year. He rebranded the platform in pursuit of the “everything app” for which he received mixed reviews from social media users. But on…

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Student Charged In Fatal Shooting Of North Carolina Professor

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Student Charged In Fatal Shooting Of North Carolina Professor

Public schools nearby also were locked down. A University of North Carolina graduate student has been charged in the fatal shooting on Monday of a professor at the school’s Chapel Hill campus, the university said on Tuesday. Court records show Tailei Qi, age 34 according to media reports, was charged with first-degree murder and carrying…

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As Hurricane Idalia Heads Towards Florida, Rare Blue Supermoon Could Worsen Tides

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As Hurricane Idalia Heads Towards Florida, Rare Blue Supermoon Could Worsen Tides

A woman walks on a flooded street as Storm Idalia makes landfall in Cuba on Monday. Hurricane Idalia is crawling towards the Florida Gulf Coast, forcing mass evacuations in low-lying areas that are expected to be swamped once the Category 3 storm makes landfall on Wednesday morning (local time). It is expected to intensify into…

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