08-07-2020 ADDIS ABABA: The death toll from demonstrations and ethnic violence that erupted in Ethiopia last week following the murder of a popular singer from the Oromo ethnic group has risen to 239, according to police. Pop star Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, a hero to many Oromo who saw him as the voice …

08-07-2020 CITY OF VICTORIA/ BEIJING: China has opened an office to “safeguard national security” in Hong Kong, turning a hotel near a hotspot for pro-democracy protests and the annual vigil marking the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown into its new headquarters. Carrie Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong, called the …

08-07-2020 By SJA Jafri (Bureau Chief Australia) MELBOURNE: The Australian state of Victoria has confirmed 134 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, as its borders were closed and it moved to impose a six-week lockdown in Melbourne. Australia’s coronavirus emergency cabinet is to consider limiting the number …

08-07-2020 WASHINGTON: The Director of US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has said that acts of espionage and theft by China’s government pose the “greatest long-term threat” to the future of the America. Speaking to the Hudson Institute in Washington, Christopher Wray described a multi-pronged disruption campaign. He said China …

08-07-2020 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump downplayed the continuing risk of the coronavirus in the United States and pressed his case for reopening schools on Tuesday. “What we want to do is get our schools open,” Trump said at a White House event attended by First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President Mike …

Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that the Government will soon issue Standard Operating Procedures to speed up resumption of film production in the unlock phase. He said, government is also coming up with incentives of production in all sectors, including TV serials, film-making, co-production, animation, and gaming …

By Syed Hussain Ali Sajjad The demise of many poets (Shayer), Nauhakhan, Matamdar, Presidents of Matami Anjuman/Gurohaan and Azadaran-e-Imam Hussainas who have been rendering tremendous services towards Mission of Ahlulbait a.s is a great loss to the Shia Community. Their services and contribution will always be remembered and their presence …

07-07-2020 GENEVA/ BEIJING: An apparent outbreak of bubonic plague in China is being “well managed” and is not considered to represent a high risk, a World Health Organization (WHO) official has said. Local authorities in the city of Bayannur in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia issued a warning on …

07-07-2020 KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ DOHA: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has warned that violence by the Taliban is threatening the country’s peace process, as he briefed the international community on Kabul’s preparations for peace talks with the armed group. Afghan authorities and the Taliban are preparing to engage in the so-called intra-Afghan …

07-07-2020 BAGHDAD: An Iraqi analyst who was a leading expert on the Islamic State and other armed groups was shot dead in Baghdad on Monday after receiving threats from Iran-backed militias. Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on Hisham al-Hashimi, 47, outside his home in the Zeyouneh area of Baghdad, …