18-11-2022 PYONGYANG/ EOUL/ TOKYO: North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Friday that Japanese officials said had sufficient range to reach the mainland of the United States and that landed just 200 kilometres (130 miles) off Japan. The launch, reported by both South Korean and Japanese officials, …
Read More »LPG cylinders laden truck collide with van in Adilabad
Adilabad‘Nov’18; A truck carrying empty LPG cylinders collided with a van resulting in bursting of a drinking water pipeline forcing vehicular traffic to come to a halt for a while on national highway 44 at Mavala bypass on the outskirts of the town on Friday. The LPG cylinder laden truck dashed against a …
Read More »Gaza residential building fire kills 21 Palestinians
18-11-2022 GAZA: At least 21 people have been killed and several others injured after a fire ripped through a residential building in the densely-populated Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, according to local sources. Ambulances rushed several injured people to local hospitals, and Israel, which together with Egypt …
Read More »World Cup 2022 buzz builds as Qatar welcomes footballers
18-11-2022 DOHA: The moment Qatar has been waiting for since 2010, the 2022 FIFA World Cup is ready for kickoff but ahead of Sunday’s opening game, the excitement is palpable across the Gulf nation. Fans are dancing on the streets, replica football jerseys are selling out like sugary karak (milk …
Read More »Dutch court sentences 3 for 2014 downing of MH17
18-11-2022 AMSTERDAM: Dutch judges on Thursday convicted three men of murder for their role in the 2014 shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine, and sentenced them to life in prison in absentia. A fourth man was acquitted. MH17 was a passenger flight that was shot down over …
Read More »Fake arms licence racket busted in city, seven held
Hyderabad, Nov.17 (PMI): Seven men have been arrested by the Commissioner’s task force team for allegedly running a fake arms licence racket. The perpetrators used fake seals of licence issuing officials and forged the signatures to prepare the fake arm licences and procured real weapons. This is a great danger to the …
Read More »Australians Sikhs to vote in Khalistan Referendum on Jan 29
17-11-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Secessionist pro-Khalistan group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has announced that voting in the Australian Phase of the Punjab Independence Referendum will be held on January 29, 2023, in Melbourne. Terming the ongoing global Khalistan Referendum as the last battle to “Kill The …
Read More »Republicans take control of US House
17-11-2022 WASHINGTON: Republicans on Wednesday took control of the US House of Representatives from Democrats, networks said, narrowly securing a legislative base to oppose President Joe Biden’s agenda for the final two years of his term and leaving power in Congress split. The slim Republican majority in the lower house …
Read More »Nigeria charges Pakistani crew members over crude oil theft
17-11-2022 YENAGOA, NIGERIA: A Nigerian court has charged 26 men, including crew members from Pakistan and other countries, with conspiracy to commit a maritime offence and attempt to illegally deal in crude oil. The court charged the men after authorities accused their supertanker of sailing in Nigerian waters without authority. …
Read More »‘Iran sentences 15,000 protesters to death’
17-11-2022 TEHRAN: Reports that the Iranian state has sentenced approximately 15,000 people to death for participating in the now two months of protests in the country have circulated widely on social media and in news. First reported by Newsweek, they were so widespread that even Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime …
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