29 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has said he will submit his resignation to the country’s parliament after a day of intense bloodshed amid mass anti-government demonstrations. Abdul Mahdi’s decision, announced in a statement on Friday, came in response to a …

29 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies KABUL/ WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump made an unannounced visit to US troops in Afghanistan – his first time in the country – for the Thanksgiving holiday. During the brief appearance at Bagram Airfield, Trump served turkey to soldiers, posed for photographs, …

28 November, 2019 NOVOSIBIRSK: Researchers are trying to determine whether an 18,000-year-old puppy found in Siberia is a dog or a wolf. The canine – which was two months old when it died – has been remarkably preserved in the permafrost of the Russian region, with its fur, nose and …

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has condemned BJP MP Pragya Thakur’s reported remarks terming Nathuram Godse as a patriot. As soon as the House met for the day, Congress led opposition raised the issue and demanded action against the MP. Responding to it, Mr Singh said Mahatma Gandhi is an ideal …

27 November, 2019 WASHINGTON: Congress has invited US President Donald Trump to its first impeachment hearing on 4 December. Jerrold Nadler, the Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said Trump could either attend or “stop complaining about the process”. If he does attend, the president would be able to …

26 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + BBC MARYLAND/ BALTIMORE: Billions of people across the world have cursed over this type of American judiciary and justice system where innocent people first declared accused and later on convicted by judiciary just because the accused are black person while the real terrorists …

26 November, 2019 TIRANA: A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck Albania, bringing down buildings and leaving people trapped under rubble. At least 13 people have died. One man was killed after jumping from a window in panic, a defence ministry spokeswoman said. The quake hit 34km (21 miles) north-west of …

26 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri BEIJING/ MELBOURNE: China Cables is an investigation into one of the 21st century’s most chilling situations: the surveillance and mass detention of ethnic minorities in western China. Secret documents leaked to ICIJ confirm the truth behind the detention and religious repression of more than …

25 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri RIYADH/ MELBOURNE: On specific directions of the ruler of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Muhammad Bin Salman (MBS), the security forces have detained at least eight people, mostly intellectuals and writers, London-based Saudi rights group ALQST said, amid a two-year crackdown on free expression in …

24 November, 2019 CAIRO: Egyptian news outlet ‘Mada Masr’ said on Sunday security forces raided their Cairo office a day after one of its editors was arrested. “Plain-clothes security forces have raided Mada Masr’s office in Cairo. Staff are currently being held inside, and their phones have been switched off,” the …