Stay Connected. Stay Informed.
World News
Brazilian media reports said there were no survivors of the crash. (Representational) Rio De Janeiro: Fourteen people were killed Saturday when a plane crashed in the Brazilian Amazon in the northern town of Barcelos, a popular tourist stop, the governor of Amazonas state said. Twelve passengers and two crew were killed in the accident, Governor…
Read More “12 Passengers, 2 Crew Killed After Plane Crashes In Brazil” »
The heat is about to be turned up on fossil fuels, the United States and President Joe Biden. As a record-smashing and deadly hot summer draws to a close, the United Nations and the city that hosts it are focusing on climate change and the burning of coal, oil and natural gas that causes it….
Clashes around Khartoum’s military headquarters where Abdel Fattah al-Burhan had been holed up until last month. | Photo Credit: Reuters Sudan’s de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan held talks on September 16 with Uganda’s veteran President Yoweri Museveni on his latest diplomatic foray abroad. The Sudanese general was pictured meeting with Museveni at State House…
Read More “Sudan’s Burhan holds talks in Uganda as battles rage in Khartoum” »
A Pakistani court on September 16 raised an objection on a plea to reopen the case of Independence war hero Bhagat Singh’s sentencing in 1931 and to set it aside by exercising the principles of review and honour him with posthumous state awards. Singh was hanged by the British rulers on March 23, 1931, along…
Read More “Pakistan court objects to reopen case of Bhagat Singh’s sentencing” »
File picture of Russell Brand | Photo Credit: Reuters British comedian and actor Russell Brand has denied any criminal wrongdoing as the Sunday Times newspaper reported four women had accused him of sexual assaults, including rape, during a seven-year period when he was at the height of his fame. Brand, 48, the former husband of…
Read More “British actor-comedian Russell Brand denies media allegations of sex assaults” »
It was no secret that Mohamed Muizzu entered the Maldives’s presidential race only because former President Abdulla Yameen could not. In fact, local media often called him the opposition People’s National Congress- Progressive Party of Maldives combine’s ‘plan C’, after the Supreme Court barred Mr. Yameen from contesting, and party members ruled out Dr. Mohamed…
Jalisco has been shaken by violence linked to one of the largest criminal groups in Mexico. Guadalajara, Mexico: A shooting attack left at least six people dead in a bar in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, a region hard-hit by gang violence, authorities said Saturday. The incident took place late Friday in the town…
Read More “6 Killed In Bar Shooting During Independence Day Celebrations In Mexico” »
As Hong Kong does not recognise same-sex marriages, the two women in the case — who were granted anonymity by the court — were married and underwent RIVF in South Africa. Image for representation purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A Hong Kong court has sided with a lesbian couple who argued that both…
Read More “Lesbian couple win Hong Kong court victory in IVF case” »
The PIA asked for an emergency bailout of Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 22.9 billion Islamabad: Pakistan International Airlines has started partial suspension of both its domestic and international flights amid the ongoing fiscal crunch, The Express Tribune reported on Saturday. According to the Pakistan daily, the PIA has started working on a backup plan — ‘Plan…
Read More “Cash-Strapped Pak Airlines To Reduce Flight Operations By Upto 25%: Report” »
The court ruled that the government’s non-recognition was a form of discrimination. (Representational) Hong Kong: A Hong Kong court has sided with a lesbian couple who argued that both women should have parental status over their child born via “reciprocal IVF”, a ruling hailed as a win for the LGBTQ community. The medical procedure of…
Read More “Hong Kong Lesbian Couple Win Court Victory In IVF Case” »
