26-11-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies SANA’A/ UNITED NATIONS/ KARACHI: A new United Nations report has projected that the death toll from Yemen’s war will reach 377,000 by the end of 2021, including those killed as a result of indirect and direct causes. In a report published …

26-11-2021 BRUSSELS: The European Union’s (EU) drug regulator has paved the way for administering the first shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to the children between the ages of five and 11, announcing its approval for the vaccine’s use on children of the said age group while Europe struggles to contain …

The sleuths of Commissioner’s Task Force, West Zone team apprehended one illegal staying foreign National in the limits of West Zone even after expiry of his passport and VISA. Deported the Somalia national to his native place on suspicious circumstances having contacts with drug suppliers in Hyderabad. The following are …

Hyderabad: The Chandrayangutta police have arrested two persons allegedly indulging in black magic and sexually exploiting two women from old city. Syed Hasan Askari, a faith healer and his son Syed Afroz allegedly trapped two women from Bandlaguda area of old city in the pretext of curing certain illness and …

25-11-2021 BRUNSWICK, SOUTH GEORGIA: Three white men have been found guilty of killing a black jogger last year in a case that became a rallying cry to racial justice protesters. Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was shot on 23 February 2020 in a confrontation with Travis and Gregory Mc-Michael and their neighbor, …

25-11-2021 Bureau Report ALLAHABAD/ NEW DELHI: Just days after India’s Supreme Court struck down a controversial order that cleared a man of sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl because “there was no skin-to-skin contact” with the victim, another judgement that reduced the jail term of a man convicted of forcing …

25-11-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Australia has designated Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed, Lebanon-based Shia group, as a “terrorist” organisation. The designation covers the entirety of the group, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported. Hezbollah’s military wing has been on the list since 2003. Humanitarian assistance: US says …

24-11-2021 ISTANBUL/ RIYADH: A Turkish court has asked authorities to check if defendants on trial in absentia for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi already face charges in Saudi Arabia. The judge asked the Turkish Ministry of Justice to contact counterparts in Saudi Arabia and check if an investigation, …

24-11-2021 Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Australia has said a La Niña event has developed for a second consecutive year, meaning there is a greater risk locally of floods and cyclones. Last time the weather phenomenon contributed to “once in a century” rains battering parts of Australia but La Niña can …

24-11-2021 ABUDAHABI/ ISTANBUL: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE’s de facto ruler, will visit Turkey for talks with President Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish Presidency said, as the regional rivals try to repair frayed ties. The meeting on Wednesday will mark the highest-level interaction in …