12-03-2021 DAMASCUS/ ALEPPO/IDLIB: Attacks on rural Aleppo that caused severe damage to oil facilities have been described as “state terrorism” by the Syrian opposition, in what is a possible message to Turkish-backed forces in the region. The deadly attacks last Friday, reportedly launched by Russia from warships and by forces …

12-03-2021 MINNEAPOLIS: In the latest development over the George Floyd case, a judge in Minnesota on Thursday added a new murder charge against Derek Chauvin, the police officer on trial for the racially-motivated death. Chauvin, 44, already faces charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter in connection with Floyd’s May 25, 2020, death …

11-03-2021 By SJA Jafri LONDON/ NEW DELHI/ KARACHI: Once again, another claim of Press Media of India (PMI) regarding the world’s worst British policing system has been proved while the reporting in this connection is not only being acknowledged across the globe but also the entire British judiciary as well …

11-03-2021 UNITED NATIONS/ LONDON: One year on from the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, the People’s Vaccine Alliance is warning that developing countries are facing critical shortages of oxygen and medical supplies to cope with COVID-19 cases. Yet, the majority has been unable to administer a single dose of a …

11-03-2021 NAYPYITAW/ MYANMAR (BURMA): 10 more people have been killed and injured in Myanmar after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters, according to witnesses and local media, as Myanmar’s military government accused deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi of accepting illegal payments. The violence comes after the United Nations …

11-03-2021 WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives has given final approval to a $1.9 trillion emergency spending measure designed to mitigate the financial toll of the coronavirus pandemic, putting the United States economy on a path to recovery. The House voted largely along party lines, 220-211, to send the legislation, …

11-03-2021 MANAMA: Sheikh Isa Qassim, the spiritual leader of Bahrain’s Shiite majority, warned about the death of political dissidents in the Al Khalifa regime’s prisons and demanded their immediate release. Sheikh Qassim was quoted by the Arabic-language Bahrain Mirror news website as making the remarks in a series of tweets …

10-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Agencies BEIJING/ ISLAMABAD: A US think-tank has accused the Chinese government of committing genocide against Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang, saying it has found “clear and convincing proof” that Beijing violated “each and every act” banned by the United Nations convention against genocide. In its Tuesday …

10-03-2021 WASHINGTON:  The US State Department on Monday announced that people whose US visa applications were rejected due to former president Donald Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ can now reapply for it. Donald Trump had imposed a travel ban on 13 mostly Muslim-majority and African countries in 2017. President Joe Biden had …

10-03-2021 By SJA Jafri UNITED NATIONS/ KARACHI: One in three women worldwide have been subject to sexual or physical violence during their lifetime, according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO). The UN agency released the study on Tuesday urging governments to prevent violence, improve services for …