International

18-01-2022 BAGHDAD: Two explosions rocked the commercial district of Karrada in the center of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The explosive attacks happened at around 10:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, according to local media that said at least two people were injured in the attacks. Two Kurdish-owned banks were reportedly …

18-01-2022 NUKU’ALOFA/ TOKYO: Tongans living overseas are facing an anxious wait for news of loved ones after a volcano triggered a tsunami. The underwater volcano erupted on Saturday, about 65km (40 miles) north of the capital Nuku’alofa. The eruption, which was heard as far away as the US, caused waves …

18-01-2022 Bureau Report HERAT/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: At least 12 people were killed after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Monday, an official said. The victims died when roofs of their residential houses collapsed in Qadis district in the western province of Badghis, district governor Mohammad Saleh Purdel told media. The …

17-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + BBC ELGRADE/ MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic has arrived in Serbia after being deported from Australia. The top men’s tennis player was deported after losing a visa battle that centred on the fact he is unvaccinated. Supporters gathered at the airport in Belgrade, waving the national flag …

  17-01-2022 SANA’A/ DUBAI: A suspected drone attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeting a key oil facility in Abu Dhabi killed three people and started a separate fire at Abu Dhabi’s international airport, police said. Police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) identified the dead as two Indian nationals and …

17-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies COLLEYVILLE/ TEXAS: United States authorities have identified a 44-year-old British national as the man who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue for 10 hours before an FBI SWAT team stormed the building, ending a tense standoff that President Joe …

17-01-2022 PYONGYANG/ TOKYO: North Korea carried out what appeared to be a test of a ballistic missile on Monday morning, Japan’s coast guard said, as Pyongyang continues a wave of weapons tests that have triggered condemnation at the United Nations. South Korea’s military said the launch involved an ‘unidentified projectile’ …

16-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Tennis star Novak Djokovic has lost his chance to defend his Australian Open title after an Australian court upheld a government deportation order. Three Federal Court judges on Sunday sided with Immigration Minister Alex Hawke’s decision made on Friday …

16-01-2022 Bureau Report + BBC NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli has stepped down as captain of India men’s Test team. The 33-year-old, who stopped leading India’s limited-overs sides last year, had led the Test side since 2015. He captained India in a record-breaking 68 Tests, winning 40 matches – the fourth …

6-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies COLLEYVILLE/ TEXAS: Police were negotiating with a man believed to have taken people hostage at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, during a religious service on Saturday that was being broadcast online. The Colleyville Police Department said Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) …