International

23-01-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ AYODHYA: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the dreaded grand temple to the Hindu god Ram on Monday in Ayodhya, replacing India’s famous Babri Masjid, a 16th-century mosque. The mosque was razed by Hindu mobs in 1992, causing nationwide riots and nearly 2,000 …

23-01-2024 KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban are restricting Afghan women’s access to work, travel and healthcare if they are unmarried or don’t have a male guardian, according to a U.N report published Monday. In one incident, officials from the Vice and Virtue Ministry advised a woman to get married if she …

23-01-2024 SIDON, LEBANON: An Israeli airstrike hit two vehicles near a Lebanese army checkpoint in south Lebanon yesterday, killing a Hezbollah member in one car and a woman in the other and wounding several other people, Lebanese state media and health officials reported. The strike appeared to be part of …

22-01-2024 MISSISSIPPI/ KENTUCKY: Winter storms and biting cold that have gripped much of the United States in recent days with deadly consequences are expected to persist through this weekend, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported on Saturday. Even as frigid temperatures were forecast across two-thirds of the country for the …

22-01-2024 SYDNEY: On his last shift in Wales, Jack Tagg was responsible for 35 patients in a urology department. Two months since moving to Australia, he says his salary has doubled, he has less emotional stress and colleagues apologies if he has to manage 10 patients on his own. Wales’ …

22-01-2024 BERLIN: Tens of thousands of people have gathered across Germany to protest against a far-right political party and its stance against migrants. People protested in several cities and small towns on Saturday, with some mocking the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party with signs saying “Facism is not an alternative”, …

22-01-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ YAVATMAL/ MUMBAI: For a month now, mini-trucks have been snaking their way on labyrinth roads cutting across villages in Yavatmal district in central India. Yavatmal has been in the grip of agrarian distress so deep that more than 5,800 farmers have taken their …

22-01-2024 WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM: While Christmas may be a distant memory for many, the Armenians of Jerusalem only just held their annual celebration on 19 January. This year, the holiday was overshadowed by the war in Gaza and the ongoing threat to the survival of the community from a deeply controversial …

22-01-2024 ADDIS ABABA: Celebrations have been taking place in Ethiopia’s historic holy city of Gondar for the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian festival of Timket. The celebration, which marks the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan, is considered one of the most important religious festivals in the country but this year …

22-01-2024 JERUSALEM/ WASHINGTON/ GAZA CITY: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again rejected the idea of creating a Palestinian state. His comments came hours after a phone call with US President Joe Biden after which the US leader indicated Netanyahu may still accept the idea. Netanyahu’s remarks appeared to deepen …