16-10-2022 ISTANBUL/ AMASRA: Rescuers on Saturday found the body of the last missing miner at a coal mine in northern Turkey, bringing the death toll to 41 from a methane blast the previous day. The blast ripped through the mine near the small coal mining town of Amasra on Turkey’s …
Read More »India’s opposition stages rally to mark 1,000km protest march
16-10-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition Congress party held a huge public rally in the southern Indian state of Karnataka on Saturday, accusing the government of not doing enough to contain inflation and create promised jobs for young people. Tens of thousands of people came to the public …
Read More »Arizona cryonics facility preserves bodies to revive later
16-10-2022 PHOENIX: Time and death are “on pause” for some people in Scottsdale, Arizona. Inside tanks filled with liquid nitrogen are the bodies and heads of 199 humans who opted to be cryopreserved in hopes of being revived in the future when science has advanced beyond what it is capable …
Read More »Communist Party Congress-2022 begins in China
16-10-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies BEIJING/ KARACHI/ NEW DELHI: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is holding the most important event on its political calendar. On Sunday, some 2,300 delegates from across China will gather at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People for a week-long congress to …
Read More »11 killed in shooting at Russia’s military base
16-10-2022 MOSCOW: Gunmen have opened fire at a Russian military training ground near Ukraine, killing at least 11 people and wounding 15 others, according to Russia’s Defence Ministry. The ministry said the “terrorist” attack took place on Saturday in the southwestern Belgorod region that borders Ukraine. It said the two …
Read More »Hindutva activists call for assassination of Khalistan leader
15-10-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ TORONTO: Frustrated over Interpol’s denial of India’s request to issue Red Notice against pro-Khalistan Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the Hindutva followers of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi openly called for the assassination of Khalistani leader. On Twitter, several high-profile accounts linked …
Read More »Biden alleges Pakistan’s nuclear program lack cohesion
15-10-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: United States President Joe Biden has alleged that Pakistan’s nuclear program lacks “cohesion” while he was speaking about the aggressive attitude of Russia and China. The remark came during the US president’s address at a democratic congressional campaign committee …
Read More »High stakes gamble: Putin’s tactical nuclear options
15-10-2022 MOSCOW: Since February’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces have suffered setback after setback on the battlefield, leaving President Vladimir Putin fewer choices if Russia wants to extract itself from what increasingly looks like defeat. Every major Russian setback triggers heated global discussion on whether Putin will resort to using …
Read More »US announces $725m new military assistance for Ukraine
15-10-2022 WASHINGTON: The United States will send Ukraine an additional $725m package of weapons and other military assistance, the White House has said, as Washington added to a flurry of aid announcements from European allies this week amid Russia’s renewed missile attacks on Kyiv and other targets. US Secretary of …
Read More »London New Year fireworks to open to crowds again
15-10-2022 LONDON: Crowds can attend London’s New Year fireworks on December 31 for the first time since 2019, the mayor announced Friday, after Covid-19 restricted the spectacle to television for two years. More than 100,000 people will be able to watch the annual display in the British capital on the …
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