International

29 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies At least five people have been stabbed at the house of a rabbi in New York state, police say. The house in Monsey, north of New York City, was hosting a religious celebration when the attacker burst in, according to the Orthodox …

29 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies WASHINGTON/ MELBOURNE: The US suffered more mass killings in 2019 than any year on record, according to researchers. A database compiled by the Associated Press (AP), USA Today and Northeastern University recorded 41 incidents and a total of 211 deaths. Mass killings …

28 December, 2019 MOGADISHU: As many as 69 people have been killed and many wounded in a car bomb attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, police and witnesses said. Police officer Mohamed Hussein said the blast targeted a tax collection centre during the morning rush hour. Close to …

28 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies NEW YORK/ NAYPYITAW: The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution condemning human rights abuses against Muslim Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar. The resolution also calls on Myanmar to stop the incitement of hatred against the Rohingya and other minorities. Thousands …

28 December, 2019 ISTANBUL/ DAMASCUS: More than 235,000 people have fled the Idlib region over the past two weeks, the UN has said, amid air raids by Russian and Syrian government forces targeting Syria’s last major opposition bastion. The mass displacement between December 12- 25 has left the Maaret al-Numan region …

28 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies DOHA/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban has freed 27 members of an activist group urging peace, two days after abducting them and taking them to an undisclosed location. The Taliban has released 27 members of a peace group a day after they were …

27 December, 2019 MOSCOW/ BEIJING/ TEHRAN/ DUBAI: Russia, Iran and China began their joint naval drills in the northern waters of the Indian Ocean on Friday, the deputy commander of the Iranian Navy announced. Speaking to reporters at a press conference, Admiral Gholamreza Tahani said the northern part of the Indian Ocean …

Dec 27’2019 China’s Defence Ministry has said the military relationship between India and China is improving due to the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping. Addressing the media in Beijing yesterday, Defence spokesperson Col. Wu Qian (Chian) said two countries maintain strategic dialogues and conduct practical …

27 December, 2019 ALMATY: A plane carrying 95 passengers and five crew members crashed near Almaty in southeastern Kazakhstan. Initial reports indicate there are survivors and emergency services have responded at the crash site. An airplane crashed with 100 people on board on Friday morning in southeastern Kazakhstan, according to …

26 December, 2019 COLOMBO/ NEW DELHI/ RIYADH: People across Asia are witnessing an annular solar eclipse, which is also known as a “ring of fire”. Crowds have gathered to watch the natural phenomenon in a number of countries, including Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India and Saudi Arabia. In an annular eclipse, …