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01 August, 2019 AMSTERDAM:  A burqa ban has come into effect in the Netherlands but the police and other institutions say they will not enforce it. After around 14 years of debate, a burqa ban has come into effect in the Netherlands. Clothing that “covers the face” such as burqas …

01 August, 2019 ADEN/ SANAA: Rebels launch medium-range ballistic missile, armed drone at military parade in the southern city of Aden, sources claimed. An explosion in Aden, the seat of Yemen’s internationally recognised government, has killed dozens of people and wounded many others, according to reports. The Houthi rebel movement, …

01 August, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: Hamza Bin Laden, the son of al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden, died in an air strike, sources had not confirmed the claims of US media till the filing of this report (like the killing of OBL, Aiman-az-Zawaheri, Baitullah Mehsud etc …

01 August, 2019 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif appears to be taking the news that the US is levying sanctions against him in stride. Less than five minutes after the news officially broke Wednesday that Zarif would be under a US financial and travel embargo moving forward, the …

31 July, 2019 BEIJING: A three-year-old boy in China survived a fall from a sixth-floor apartment balcony on Monday thanks to a group of quick-thinking onlookers who used a blanket to break his fall. The incident happened around 4 p.m. in a residential community in Chongging, located in the southwest part …

31 July, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies DODOMA/ MELBOURNE: A prominent journalist’s arrest in Tanzania has sparked widespread anger and renewed concerns over press freedom in the country. Police on Tuesday said investigative journalist Erick Kabendera was detained as part of an inquiry into his Tanzanian citizenship. “We are …

31 July, 2019 KABUL/ HEART: A bus in western Afghanistan was hit by a roadside explosion on Wednesday that killed at least 34 passengers, including children, and injured 17, officials said. “The civilians were traveling on a highway when the blast occurred,” a senior official in the province of Farah …

31 July, 2019 MANGALORE: The body of the founder and owner of India’s largest coffee chain, Cafe Coffee Day, has been found near a river on the outskirts of the southern city of Mangalore, police say. VG Siddharta went missing on Monday after apparently walking away from his car and driver. …

31 July, 2019 By Eric Tlosek Courtesy ABC News) MELBOURNE: A global network of terrorist and militia groups ‘a desire to establish an Islamic caliphate and expel non-Muslims from Muslim lands’. A willingness and preparation to execute “spectacular” attacks in Western countries ‘growing strength, capability and influence. No, this not …

31 July, 2019 PYONGYANG: North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, according to South Korea’s military, the second such launch in a week. The two missiles were launched from the Wonsan area early on Wednesday. Last week’s launch was the first such provocation since US …