International

By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ SAN DIEGO: When she was born, the baby girl weighed about the same as an apple. A San Diego hospital Wednesday revealed the birth of the girl and said she is believed to be the world’s tiniest surviving micro-preemie, who weighed just 8.6 ounces …

By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ DUBAI: US National Security Adviser John Bolton has said “naval mines almost certainly from Iran” were to blame for the damage to oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman earlier this month. Mr Bolton provided no evidence to support the allegation, which Iran said …

By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ BANNU: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of Gohar Wazir, a Khyber News TV reporter who was arrested yesterday after covering a meeting convened by Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM/ a tribal defence movement) to denounce army abuses in the former Tribal Areas …

By SJA Jafri (Courtesy Messenger) MELBOURNE: The Australian teenager who smashed an egg onto the head of former far-right senator Fraser Anning says he has donated close to $100,000 to the survivors of the Christchurch terrorist attack. Will Connolly, whose act gained him the nickname ‘Egg Boy’ on social media, said …

By SJA Jafri + Monitoring Desk MELBOURNE/ WASHINGTON: At a glance, you would never suspect Jerry Givens was once a state-sanctioned killer. He is a deeply religious family man, who loves to laugh and sings in his church’s choir but for 17 years he was the US state of Virginia’s …

By SJA Jafri (Bureau Chief Australia) CANBERRA: The High Commission of India to Canberra has issued an alert through an official notice placed at its website too regarding the fake websites and fraudulent calls. The alert explains that it has been brought to our notice that many third-party websites offering …

By SJA Jafri (Courtesy Messenger) MELBOURNE: The crime ratio is becoming high in Australia day by day while neither the Law Enforcing Authorities (LEAs) nor the government seems to serious to control crimes accept to focus on non-issues just to get money and both are harassing to foreigners and migrants especially …

By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ ISLAMABAD: Pashtoon Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) mounted an armed attack on a security check-post in Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan. Sources said a clash between PTM workers and security personnel ensued following the attack on the Boyya check-post near Datta Khel area. The sources said several workers of the PTM have …

By SJA Jafri (Courtesy Messenger) MELBOURNE/ OSLO/ KARACHI: The nomination first came to light on Friday, when during an elementary result of survey conducted by dozens of international organizations and experts’ group also eminent as IOWP that has finalized to recommend JDC for the Nobel Peace Prize 2019-20 out of …

y SJA Jafri + Agencies QUETTA: At least two people were killed and several injured in an explosion in a mosque in Quetta’s Pashtoon Abad area on Friday. Rescue sources said, 15 people were injured in the blast with three said to be in critical condition at Quetta’s Civil hospital. …