By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ LYON: Former Interpol Chief Meng Hongwei has pleaded guilty to charges of accepting bribes, Chinese state media reported. Meng – a Chinese citizen – has been under investigation since October 2018. He is accused of taking 14.5 million yuan ($2.1m) in unlawful payments …
Read More »Saudi Prince liable for Jamal Khashoggi murder: UN
By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ RIYADH/ NEW YORK: An independent UN Human Rights Expert investigating the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has recommended an investigation into the possible role of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, citing “credible evidence”. The 101-page report released by Agnes Callamard into the …
Read More »One of largest drug seizures in US history’
SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/PHILADELPHIA: United States (US) authorities seized 33,000 pounds, or 15,000 kilograms, of cocaine from a ship at Philadelphia’s port in what they described as one of the largest drug busts in American history. They said the haul could have been worth more than $1 billion on …
Read More »One of largest drug seizures in US history’
By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/PHILADELPHIA: United States (US) authorities seized 33,000 pounds, or 15,000 kilograms, of cocaine from a ship at Philadelphia’s port in what they described as one of the largest drug busts in American history. They said the haul could have been worth more than $1 billion …
Read More »NZ man who shared ‘Christchurch Video’ jailed
By SJA Jafri + Agencies CANBERRA/ WELLINGTON: A New Zealand man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for sharing a video of the Christchurch massacre. Philip Arps pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing the video, which was livestreamed on Facebook. 51 people were martyred in the attack at two Christchurch …
Read More »Four injured in shooting at Toronto Raptors’ rally
By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ TORONTO: After four people were injured Monday in a shooting during the Toronto Raptors’ NBA Championship celebration, Canadian officials urged the public to not let it undermine a mostly peaceful commemoration of a historic win. “I hope all those injured in today’s shooting have a speedy …
Read More »Former Egyptian president dies in cour
By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ CAIRO: Egypt’s former president, Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood leader who rose to office in the country’s first free elections in 2012 and was ousted a year later by the military, has collapsed in court during an espionage trial and died, according to state …
Read More »Rocket fire kills 12 civilians in regime-held village in Syria
In Syria, twelve civilians were killed in a rocket fire in a regime-held village in northwestern region. State news agency SANA has blamed former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham for the attack. The news agency said 15 people were also wounded in the attack late yesterday, on Al-Wadihi village south …
Read More »Massive blackout leaves more than 44 million people without electricity in Argentina, Uruguay
A massive blackout left more than 44 million people without electricity in Argentina and Uruguay yesterday after an unexplained failure in the neighboring countries’ interconnected power grid. Authorities were working frantically to restore power but only about a half a million in Argentina had electricity back. Argentina’s power grid is …
Read More »Australia under pressure to resettle refugees on Manus & Nauru
By SJA Jafri + ABC News CANBERRA: Expect to hear more noise from the crossbench when Parliament resumes, as pressure ramps up on the Federal Government to resettle refugees currently on Manus Island and Nauru. Just over 530 people have already been sent to the United States under the resettlement deal, …
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