19-10-2021 WASHINGTON: Colin Powell, the former United States secretary of state and the first Black person in the country’s history to fill the position, has died due to complications from COVID-19, his family has said. Powell, a four-star general who last held public office in 2005, died on Monday, the …

19-10-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KARACHI/ NEW DELHI: The President Pink Pakistan Trust Dr Zubaida Qazi said that there are many factors that lead to breast cancer around the world and obesity, having a first child after the age of 35 years and late marriages are some most …

19-10-2021 BEIRUT: Hezbollah’s leader has accused the Lebanese Forces party of shooting at their supporters and killing seven people last Thursday near a protest against the judge investigating the Beirut Port explosion. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised address on Monday that the Christian party and its leader Samir …

19-10-2021 PARIS: A leading feminist organization in France said Monday it was suing the promoters of the Miss France beauty contest in a labor court, alleging they used discriminatory criteria to select participants. The “Osez le feminisme” (Dare to be a Feminist) group, along with three failed contestants, said they …

18-10-2021 BEIJING: The flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was lit on Monday in a ceremony as human rights activists protested nearby. Several protesters with banners managed to get into the event being held at Greece’s ancient Olympia before being stopped by security. A number of others were reportedly …

18-10-2021 RIYADH/ BEIRUT/ LONDON: Saudi Arabia has advised its citizens not to travel to Lebanon in light of the latest security events, the foreign ministry wrote on Twitter on Sunday. Lebanon remains on a Saudi travel list where obtaining prior permission to visit is required. On Thursday, seven people were …

18-10-2021 Bureau Report DHAKA/ NEW DELHI: Police in Bangladesh have detained at least 300 suspects after two Hindu men were killed and temples vandalized following unrest triggered by the alleged desecration of the Muslim holy book during a Hindu religious festival last week. Violence erupted across Bangladesh after a photo …

18-10-2021 RIYADH/ SANA’A: The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s government says it has killed 160 Houthi rebels in air raids south of the strategic city of Marib, where loyalists say rebels have made advances. “We carried out 32 strikes … in Abdiya over the past 24 hours,” the coalition said on …

18-10-2021 ANKARA/ WASHINGTON: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the United States proposed selling F-16 fighter jets to Turkey in return for its investment in the F-35 program, from which Ankara was removed after purchasing missile defence systems from Russia. Speaking to reporters on Sunday before departing for a trip to …

18-10-2021 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: The Australian city of Melbourne, which has spent more time under COVID-19 lockdowns than any other city in the world, is set to lift its stay-at-home orders this week. Daniel Andrews, the premier of Victoria State which Melbourne is the capital, announced the easing of curbs …