International

05-04-202 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India has reported a record rise in coronavirus infections, becoming only the second country after the United States to register more than 100,000 new cases in a day, as hospitals in its worst affected state are overrun by patients. The country’s daily COVID-19 cases soared …

05-04-202 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies RIYADH/ SANA’A/ WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD/ KABUL: After killing of millions of innocent and unarmed people mostly Shia Muslims including women and children and harsh committed war and other crimes together with slaughtering, kidnapping, abducting, torturing, burring alive and raping thousands of Shia …

05-04-202 Bureau Report SYDNEY: The Sydney Opera House has been evacuated after a gas leak was detected. Emergency services were called at about 2pm today with multiple sections of the iconic building cleared as a precaution. More than 15 firefighters remain at the scene trying to determine the source of the …

05-04-202 TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON/ VIENNA: Iran is not going to hold any talks with US representatives directly or indirectly at an upcoming session of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said. The senior Iranian diplomat told IRINN on Sunday that Iran will not hold any …

05-04-202 LONDON: Police have said that 107 people were arrested in London during Saturday’s demonstrations against government plans to increase police powers. Thousands marched in towns and cities across the country on Saturday to protest the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, defying coronavirus restrictions. Police said the “Kill the …

04-04-202 Bureau Report CHHATTISGARH/ NEW DELHI: At least 22 Indian security personnel were killed and 32 injured in an ambush by Maoist rebels in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, the deadliest incident of its kind in four years. Officials said on Sunday that security personnel belonging to the Central …

04-04-202 HELSINKI: A second Easter under the COVID-19 pandemic has arrived. Instead of celebrating it at home, Shousha, a young Finnish shop owner who runs a dessert shop with a friend in downtown Helsinki, decided to stay open for business, awaiting customers. Battling against a new wave of COVID-19 infections …

04-04-202 AMMAN: The half-brother of Jordan’s King Abdullah II says he has been placed under house arrest and accused the kingdom’s “ruling system” of corruption, incompetence and harassment. Prince Hamzah bin Hussein’s videotaped statement on Saturday came after Jordan’s military denied reports of the former crown prince’s arrest, but said …

04-04-202 CAIRO: A grand parade will see 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies in specially designed capsules transported across the capital Cairo to a new museum home. The convoy will transport 18 kings and four queens on Saturday – mostly from the New Kingdom – from the Egyptian Museum in central …

04-04-202 STUTTGART: Thousands of people rallied on Saturday in Stuttgart to protest against coronavirus restrictions, as the country mulls tightening curbs in the wake of an intensifying third wave of COVID-19. The protesters, few of whom were wearing face masks, marched from the city centre to a main square in …