International

22 February, 2020 SANA’A/ RIYADH/ TEHRAN: Yemeni missiles and combat drones targeted energy facilities in addition to sensitive sites in the Saudi port city of Yanbu, situated about 165 kilometers west of Medina. The spokesman for Yemeni armed forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said in a press conference in the …

22 February, 2020 PHNOM PENH: Two Cambodian sisters – aged 98 and 101 – have been reunited for the first time in 47 years after each-thinking the other had died during the Khmer Rouge’s 1970s reign of terror. Bun Sen, 98, was also reunited with her 92-year-old brother, who she …

20 February, 2020 TEHRAN: Iran’s president described a big turnout in the upcoming parliamentary election as a key factor contributing to the country’s unity and power, saying an expression of solidarity would force the US to once again come to the negotiating table and regret its mistakes. Addressing a weekly …

20 February, 2020 FRANKFURT/ BERLIN: Eight people are dead following two shootings at shisha bars in the western German city of Hanau. At least five people were injured after gunmen opened fire at about 22:00 local time (21:00 GMT), police told media. Police added that they are searching for the …

19 February, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies NEW DELHI/ WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: The US President Donald Trump will inaugurate the world’s largest cricket stadium when he arrives in Ahmedabad in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, at the start of a two-day visit aimed at smoothing ties strained …

19 February, 2020 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Four people have been killed after two planes collided midair in the Australian state of Victoria, police have confirmed. The incident involving the two twin-engine light aircraft took place near Mangalore airport north of Melbourne. A police spokesman said it was possible that the …

19 February, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies BEIJING/ WUHAN: The number of deaths from the coronavirus outbreak in mainland China rose by 136, pushing the nationwide death toll to 2,004, the country’s National Health Commission reported on Wednesday. At least 132 of the fatalities were from Hubei province, the epicentre …

18 February, 2020 By SJA Jafri (Bureau Chief Australia) BRISBANE/ MELBOURNE: Four people, including three children, have died after a car was allegedly set alight in the Australian city of Brisbane, police said. The children, all under the age of 10, were found dead in the car by emergency responders, …

17 February, 2020 By SJA Jafri (Bureau Chief Australia) CANBERRA/ SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE: Australia’s national broadcaster has lost its legal challenge to controversial police raids on its Sydney newsroom last year. In June, police searched the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the home of a newspaper journalist over articles which relied …

16 February, 2020 Bureau Report SYDNEY: Thousands of Australians are attending a huge benefit concert in Sydney aiming to raise A$10m (£5.15m; $6.71m) to help communities devastated by bushfires. Global acts like Queen and Alice Cooper have joined local stars like 5 Seconds of Summer, Tina Arena and Delta Goodrem …