10-10-2022 VIENNA: Austrians have started voting in a presidential election expected to return incumbent Alexander Van der Bellen, after a campaign in which he has cast himself as the stable option in uncertain times. Campaigning on a slogan of “clarity”, Van der Bellen is widely tipped to clinch a second …

09-10-2022 MADRID: A shocking video footage of an incident from Spain wherein a group of male university students are seen howling sexist insults at their female counterparts in the neighboring block have drawn massive outrage, with many government figures, including Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, condemning the behaviour. The video clip …

09-10-2022 BERLIN: An act of “sabotage” targeting communication infrastructure was to blame for a major disruption on the German railway network. Federal police are investigating the incident, Minister of the Interior and Community Nancy Faeser said on Saturday, adding the motive for it was unclear. The apparent attack brought train …

09-10-2022 TEHRAN: Highlighting his administration’s push for the termination of the sanctions on Iran, President Ebrahim Raisi said the Islamic Republic would never bow out of the negotiations on the sanctions removal talks and the revival of the JCPOA. Raisi visited Al-Zahra University in Tehran on Saturday to attend a …

09-10-2022 MOSCOW: A key bridge linking the Crimean peninsula with mainland Russia has been partially destroyed in a truck explosion, Russian media reported, putting at risk a key supply route for Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine. The speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament, the Duma, called it “an act …

09-10-2022 MOGADISHU: Somalia’s government has declared a crackdown on media organizations that publish what it deems propaganda for the armed group al-Shabab, warning offenders will be punished. The armed forces, backed by local militias and international allies, have waged an aggressive campaign against the al-Qaeda-linked group. “I want to inform …

08-10-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s government says it has rescued about 130 Indians who were forced to work in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia after they were lured by agents who had offered well-paying job opportunities in the information technology sector that turned out to be fake. Arindam …

08-10-2022 LONDON: After three years of planning, five expeditions and a two-week trek through dense jungle, scientists have reached the tallest tree ever found in the Amazon rainforest, a towering specimen the size of a 25-storey building. The giant tree, whose top juts out high above the canopy in the …

08-10-2022 KUALA LUMPUR/ WASHINGTON: An alleged Malaysian wildlife trafficker has been extradited to the United States on charges of participating in a conspiracy to traffic more than 70kg (154lbs) of rhinoceros horns valued at more than $725,000, the US Department of Justice has said. The suspect, Malaysian national Teo Boon …

08-10-2022 PARIS/ TEHRAN: The French government on Friday advised its nationals visiting Iran to “leave the country as soon as possible”, citing the risk of arbitrary detention. “All French visitors, including dual nationals, are exposed to a high risk of arrest, arbitrary detention and unfair trial,” the foreign ministry said …