26-08-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban have not found the body of Ayman al-Zawahiri and are continuing investigations, group spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Thursday, after the United States said they killed the al Qaeda leader in an airstrike in Kabul last month. The United …

26-08-2022 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: An Australian woman got arrested on her 100th birthday to make her dream come true, according to The Victoria Police. Jean Bicketon always wanted to get arrested. On her 100th birthday, it was finally crossed off her bucket list. The Victoria Police fulfilled her wish and …

26-08-2022 TOKYO: Japan will spend $1.83 million on a state funeral for slain former leader Shinzo Abe, the government said on Friday, despite growing opposition from a public angered by revelations of the ruling party’s ties to the Unification Church. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving but divisive premier, was shot and killed …

26-08-2022 HELSINKI: Three journalists from Finland’s largest daily went on trial on Thursday charged with publishing classified defence intelligence, with the prosecutor demanding at least 18-month suspended sentences if found guilty. In an unprecedented case in a country renowned for its press freedom, the prosecutor claims the two Helsingin Sanomat …

25-08-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India’s New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) on Thursday sought to block Gautam Adani’s attempt to acquire a majority stake in the news network, saying regulatory restrictions meant the bid from the billionaire tycoon’s group could not proceed. NDTV is regarded by some as one …

25-08-2022 VIENNA: Oil prices rose on Thursday on mounting supply tightness concerns amid disruptions to Russian exports, the potential for major producers to cut output, and the partial shutdown of a US refinery. Brent crude rose 45 cents, or 0.4%, to $101.67 a barrel by 0630 GMT, while US West …

25-08-2022 NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar’s military authorities have detained the United Kingdom’s former ambassador to the country, according to anonymous sources quoted by news agencies. Vicky Bowman, who currently runs the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB), and her husband, Htein Lin, a Burmese artist and former political prisoner, were reportedly detained …

25-08-2022 WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the US government will forgive $10,000 in student loans for millions of debt-saddled former college students, keeping a pledge he made in the 2020 campaign for the White House. The move could boost support for his fellow Democrats in the November congressional …

24-08-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court will hold a hearing on a petition challenging the release last week of 11 men convicted of gang-raping a pregnant Muslim woman during Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002 in the western state of Gujarat. Last Monday, authorities in the Panchmahals district of Gujarat …

24-08-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report LONDON/ DUBAI/ ISLAMABAD: The general secretariat of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) on Tuesday confirmed that it had received requests from the Government of Pakistan to issue yellow warrants against minor daughters of actor Sophia Mirza and businessman Umar Farooq Zahoor. The …