International

11-07-2019 DUBAI/ WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: The United Kingdom’s government has said three Iranian vessels unsuccessfully tried to impede the passage of a British commercial vessel through the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement on Thursday, the UK government said that the Iranian ships on Wednesday only turned away after receiving “verbal …

11-07-2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies CANBERRA/SYDNEY: Australian Media Chiefs and the Federal Opposition are urging Peter Dutton to abandon any legal action against journalists targeted in recent federal police raids. Two ABC reporters and a News Corp journalist are under police investigation after publishing separate stories based on leaked …

10-07-2019 POM CITY: Children and pregnant women are among those murdered in a tribal massacre in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Highlands’s area. At least 24 people are confirmed to have died in a brutal flare-up of violence between rival tribes over several days in Hela province. Some reports put the …

10-07-2019 WASHINGTON/ KUWAIT CITY: The United States (US) says it is working to form a military coalition to protect commercial shipping off the coast of Iran and Yemen amid heightened tensions in the region following attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf. Under the proposal, a coalition of nations would patrol strategic waters in …

10 July, 2019 MUMBAI/ DUBAI: As it sounds, Kerala Jail DGP Rishiraj Singh says that the unexpected death of legendary Bollywood actress Sridevi was ‘not’ accidental but a murder. The article was published in the lead page of the Kerala Kaumudi newspaper. Quoting his friend, late forensic surgeon Dr Umadathan, …

10 July, 2019 By SJA Jafri MELBOURNE/ KARACHI: Another Shia journalist Mureed Abbas and his friend were murdered in Karachi on Tuesday night. Abbas who was an anchor person working at a private television channel Bol News in Karachi was allegedly shot by Atif Zaman who also tried to commit …

10 July, 2019 NEW YORK/ JEDDAH: A human rights organization had called on the singer to pull out of Jeddah World Fest and “refuse the regime’s money”. Singer Nicki Minaj has pulled out of a music festival in Saudi Arabia to show her support for women’s rights, Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender-‘Questioning’ (LGBTQ) community …

09 July, 2019 “Int’l students are being cheated in Australia” By SJA Jafri + Sydney Morning Herald (Courtesy Messenger) SYDNEY: International Students and migrants especially Indian and Pakistani are being cheated in Australia by some ‘individuals and groups and these criminal activities have become the routine of ‘Local Aussies’ and …

09 July, 2019 JERUSALEM: An ancient 3,500-year-old city linked to King David has been discovered in Israel in a groundbreaking discovery. Archaeologists have claimed to have found the ancient Israeli city of Ziklag, an important Biblical site. Following that discovery, a statement from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and the …

09 July, 2019 WASHINGTON: D.C. was hit by a historic flash flood Monday morning, drenching the city with nearly 3.5 inches of rainfall in just two hours. The inundation stranded drivers, poured into Metro stations and soaked basements, including the White House’s. Water gushed into the press workspace in the …