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 …

07-10-2022 Bureau Report DUBAI/ KARACHI: Pakistani mechanic, based in Abu Dhabi, bagged AED10,000,000 (Rs607 million) in the 96th Mahzooz weekly draw. Saad has been living in Dubai for the last nine years. He is the second Pakistani national to become Mahzooz’s 29th multi-millionaire. The 32-year-old is currently living in a …

07-10-2022 WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden has warned the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at its highest since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, as Moscow talks openly of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons in its invasion of Ukraine. Speaking to party donors, Biden said Russian President …

07-10-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies LONDON/ NEW DELHI: Human rights group Amnesty International has condemned the flogging of Muslim men by Indian police in the state of Gujarat and called it a “serious human rights violation” showing “utter disrespect towards the law”. The public flogging has sparked outage with some …

07-10-2022 GENEVA: The UN rights council on Thursday voted down a Western-led motion to hold a debate about alleged human rights abuses by China against Uyghurs and other Muslims in Xinjiang in a victory for Beijing as it seeks to avoid further scrutiny. The defeat, 19 against, 17 for, 11 …

07-10-2022 BANGKOK: Grief and anger have engulfed Thailand a day after the mass killing of children and adults at a preschool daycare centre by a former Thai police officer who went on a rampage of stabbing and shooting before he shot his wife, child, and himself. The country reeled as …

07-10-2022 OSLO: Jailed human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights group Center for Civil Liberties have won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to document human rights abuses. The announcement was made on Friday at the Norwegian …

06-10-2022 ATHENS: Dozens of people seeking new lives in Europe by crossing the Mediterranean have died in a pair of unrelated boat accidents, according to Greek officials. One boat sank off the island of Lesbos after encountering strong winds. There were 40 people on board, reportedly all women. By Thursday …

06-10-2022 PYONGYANG/ SEOUL: North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Thursday as it claimed its recent blitz of sanctions-busting tests were necessary countermeasures against joint military drills by the United States and South Korea. As the United Nations Security Council met to discuss Pyongyang’s Tuesday launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile …