International

17-04-2023 Bureau Report DUBAI/ ISLAMABAD: Sixteen (16) people including three (3) Pakistanis were dead while nine (9) others sustained injuries after a massive fire broke out in Dubai’s residential building on Saturday, Gulf News reported. An Indian social worker Naseer Vatanappally said that they have managed to identify four Indians, …

16-04-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ ALLAHABAD: A former Indian politician convicted of kidnapping has been shot dead live on TV along with his brother. Atiq Ahmed, who was under police escort, was talking to reporters when a gun was pulled close to his head in Prayagraj, also known as Allahabad. …

16-04-2023 Bureau Report QUEENSLAND/ MELBOURNE: Australia, has seen record-breaking flooding, with residents of some areas warned against traveling because of large crocodiles sighted in the floodwaters. The flooding, caused by heavy rain, has been particularly severe in Burketown, a small community in the north of the state about 1,300 miles …

16-04-2023 TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed after what appeared to be a smoke bomb was thrown at him while he was on the campaign trail in Wakayama prefecture in western Japan. Footage on Japanese television showed a disturbance in a crowd gathered at the Saikazaki fishing …

16-04-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies DUBAI: Nearly 12 hours have passed after a massive fire in an apartment in Dubai’s Al Ras left 16 dead and nine injured. All that remains of the tragedy is the blackened exterior of a fourth-floor apartment Authorities have sealed the building for safety reasons. …

16-04-2023 KINSHASA: Dozens of civilians have been killed as suspected armed groups raided villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to local advocates and news reports. The attacks took place on Friday in the province of Ituri, an area along the country’s northeast border with Uganda that …

16-04-2023 JERUSALAM/ TEL AVIV: Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Israel to protest against the government’s plan to overhaul the judiciary, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to pause the contentious proposals. More than 100,000 people participated in the main demonstration in Tel Aviv on …

16-04-2023 HONG KONG SAR: Hong Kong Bishop Stephen Chow will embark on his first official visit to China on Monday, but is “unlikely” to meet representatives from the mainland’s “underground” churches, a spokesperson said, amid continuing strains between Beijing and the Vatican over the governance of the country’s Catholics. Chow …

16-04-2023 RIYADH/ SANA’A: Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni Houthi rebels have freed hundreds of prisoners of war as part of a multi-day exchange amid concerted efforts to end Yemen’s eight-year-old war, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Saturday’s first flight left the southern Saudi city of …

16-04-2023 KHARTOUM: Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force have engaged in fierce fighting in the capital and elsewhere in the country, dealing a new blow to hopes for a transition to democracy and raising fears of a wider conflict. The fighting killed at least 27 people and wounded more …