17-10-2021 SHENZHEN/ BEIJING: China’s corporate leaders and government institutions are failing to meaningfully implement or enforce policies to reduce sexual assault, harassment and to increase gender equality, despite a recent surge in women coming forward in China to tell their #MeToo stories, activists say. The failure not only leaves many …

17-10-2021 LONDON: The killing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess is being treated as a terrorist incident by police. Sir David was stabbed multiple times at his constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex on Friday. The Metropolitan Police said there was a potential link to Islamist extremism. A 25-year-old British man …

16-10-2021 NEW YORK/ BEIJING: Apple has taken down one of the world’s most popular Quran apps in China, following a request from officials. Quran Majeed is available across the world on the App Store – and has nearly 150,000 reviews. It is used by millions of Muslims. The BBC understands …

16-10-2021 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Australian authorities say the seizure of 450 kilograms of heroin found inside a shipping container in Melbourne marks the largest-ever onshore detection of the drug. Boxes containing the heroin, which has an estimated street value of $140 million, were found inside a container carrying ceramic tiles that arrived …

16-10-2021 WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has offered unspecified condolence payments to the family of 10 civilians who were killed in a botched US drone attack in Afghanistan in August during the final days before American troops withdrew from the country. The US Department of Defense said it made a commitment that …

16-10-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Police in India’s Mumbai city have put out a message on road safety drawing inspiration from Netflix’s smash hit, Squid Game. The Korean drama tells the story of a group of misfits taking part in a series of children’s games. In the first game, a …

16-10-2021 Sixty years ago, Algerians in Paris were arrested, killed, and drowned in the Seine by French police. They were peacefully demonstrating against a curfew on them months before the end of the Algerian war. Archives estimate that between 100 and 300 people were killed, but there is no exact …

16-10-2021 Bureau Report SYDNEY: Vaccinated Australian citizens and the parents of residents will be able to visit Sydney from 1 November without the need to quarantine. The move announced by the New South Wales (NSW) state government at first indicated that all tourists and foreign travelers could freely enter but …

15-10-2021 LONDON: British MP David Amess, 69, has died after being stabbed several times during a meeting with his constituents at a church in eastern England. A 25-year-old man has been arrested. Reports said a man walked into Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, south Essex, where Amess was holding a …

15-10-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KANDAHAR/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Shia’s blood had not only been declared the “world most cheapest human blood but neither the American, African, European, Asian and Australian regimes could accept this reality yet nor believe that dozens of terrorist organizations including Daesh, ISIS, …