International

20-12-2021 MOSCOW: Russia, after a decade-long hiatus, is re-launching an ambitious bid for supremacy over the world’s budding space tourism industry, jostling with zealous billionaires, the United States, and rising China. Russia flaunted its comeback this month dispatching two cosmic adventurer’s Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant to the …

20-12-2021 BAGHDAD: Two Katyusha rockets have struck Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses several Western embassies, the Iraqi military has said. One rocket was destroyed in the air by the C-RAM defence system and the other landed near a national monument and damaged two cars, the military said in …

20-12-2021 ATLANTA, GEORGIA: Cable News Network (CNN), in an internal memo issued to its staff on Saturday, said it is closing its offices in the United States to all nonessential employees as COVID-19 cases increase. CNN, part of AT&T Inc.’s (T.N) Warner-Media division, will close its offices to all employees …

20-12-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday issued a clear warning to the global community, stating that Afghanistan could potentially become the biggest “man-made crisis in the world” if it did not act now. The premier expressed the views while delivering the …

19-12-2021 By SJA Jafri KARACHI: An explosion at bank in the Pakistani city of Karachi killed multiple people and injured several others, officials said. The explosion was caused by a build-up of gas in the sewage line located under a private bank near Paracha Chowk in Karachi’s Shershah area, according …

19-12-2021 Bureau Report AMRITSAR/ NEW DELHI: Police in the Indian city of Amritsar say a man suspected of trying to commit a sacrilegious act at Sikhism’s holiest shrine has been beaten to death. The incident took place during a prayer service at the city’s Golden Temple on Saturday, according to …

19-12-2021 LONDON: A “major incident” has been declared in London amid “huge concern” over the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant across the capital. It comes after London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Saturday he was “incredibly worried” about staff absences in vital public services including the NHS, fire service …

19-12-2021 MADINAH/ RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is planning to revive the hajj and Umrah sectors of the Kingdom through greater cooperation between private and public entities. According to a report published by Arab News, the move will allow the kingdom to expand services to pilgrims visiting the two holiest sites for …

19-12-2021 WASHINGTON: Newly obtained Pentagon documents show that the US air wars in the Middle East have been marked by “deeply flawed intelligence” and resulted in thousands of civilian deaths, including many children, the New York Times reported Saturday. It said a trove of confidential documents covering more than 1,300 …

18-12-2021 OSAKA/ TOKYO: At least 27 people are feared to have died after a fire broke out in a building in downtown Osaka, Japan. Police are investigating whether the blaze was started deliberately, public broadcaster NHK said. They are investigating reports that a man spilled liquid that started the fire. …