International

03-04-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Dozens Afghans were wounded in an explosion at Sarai Shahzada, a crowded market of money exchangers in Kabul, on Sunday morning, the Ministry of Interior said. The blast was due to a hand grenade thrown into the market by a person who planned …

03-04-2022 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA: At least six people have been killed, and nine wounded, in a shooting in downtown Sacramento, California in the US, local police said. “Please avoid the area as a large police presence will remain and the scene remains active,” the Sacramento Police Department said on Sunday on …

03-04-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: Pakistan’s president has dissolved the National Assembly on the advice of Prime Minister Imran Khan. The deputy speaker declared the motion for a no-confidence vote against Khan unconstitutional and part of a plot by ‘foreign powers’ to interfere in Pakistan’s democracy. …

03-04-2022 COLOMBO: Police and the military patrolled Sri Lanka’s capital city Colombo as shops slowly opened on Saturday, the first day after a state of emergency was declared to tackle growing unrest amid an unprecedented economic crisis. In an order late on Friday, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invoked tough laws that …

03-04-2022 BAMAKO: Mali’s army says it has killed 203 combatants in an operation in the centre of the Sahel state, with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country saying it has heard reports of civilian deaths, raising human rights concerns. The army said on Friday that the military operation …

03-04-2022 KYIV: Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out an air strike against a fuel depot in the Russian city of Belgorod on Friday, an incident the Kremlin said could affect peace talks, but a top Kyiv security official denied responsibility. Russia’s defence ministry said two Ukrainian helicopters struck the facility …

02-04-2022 TELENGANA: A 38-year-old man bitten by rats in the respiratory intensive care unit (ICU) was left bleeding in a hospital in Telangana and passed away after being transferred to a different hospital, NDTV reported. Srinivas reportedly had a history of alcoholism with his liver and pancreas terribly impacted. He …

02-04-2022 LONDON: A highly contagious virus called Norovirus is resurfacing in the UK and experts warn that a hand sanitizer will not be able to stop its spread, The Sun reported. While the virus usually appears in winter, it was avoided due to COVID restrictions. Germs are now appearing with …

02-04-2022 ABU DHABI: The Holy month of Ramadan will begin in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and several other countries on Saturday. According to the official Twitter page of Haramain Sharifain, the crescent moon of Ramadan was witnessed at multiple locations throughout the Kingdom. “The Crescent of #Ramadan …

02-04-2022 COLOMBO: Police imposed an overnight curfew in several parts of Sri Lanka’s main city of Colombo early on Friday after protests over the government’s handling of the country’s worst economic crisis in decades turned violent, an official said. Hundreds of protesters gathered near President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s private residence in …