30-09-2023 WASHINGTON: The US has offered a $5m (£4.1m) reward for details leading to the arrest of the “masterminds” who orchestrated the assassination of an Ecuadorean presidential candidate. Fernando Villavicencio, who campaigned against corruption, was shot dead at a rally in August. Organized crime was behind the killing, Ecuador’s president …
Read More »Women found in lorry in France face deportation
30-09-2023 PARIS: Four of six women rescued from the back of a lorry in France on Wednesday must leave the country within 30 days, a French public prosecutor said. The four Vietnamese and two Iraqi women were found by police after getting into the lorry, which they believed was heading …
Read More »Over 50 killed, dozens injured in Pakistan blast
29-09-2023 By SJA Jafri QUETTA/ KARACH: Over 52 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a suicide attack in Pakistan, police say. The blast happened near a mosque in the south-western Balochistan province on Friday as people gathered to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. Officials …
Read More »India outrage as raped girl walks around seeking help
29-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A video showing a young girl walking around seeking help after being raped has sparked anger in India. Many people expressed outrage after CCTV footage showed a man appearing to wave the girl away when she approaches him but police told local media …
Read More »Massive explosion rocks Tashkent airport in Uzbekistan
29-09-2023 TASHKENT: A huge explosion has rocked Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan in the early hours of Thursday. The blast, which occurred near the airport, has been reported to have originated from a customs storage facility in Tashkent. Although the specifics surrounding the explosion remain limited, it has raised …
Read More »Swiss glaciers lose 10% of volume in worst two years on record
29-09-2023 BERN: Switzerland has witnessed a staggering loss of 10% of its glaciers within a span of just two years due to a combination of factors, including low snowfall and soaring temperatures, causing unprecedented melting. In 2023 alone, Swiss glaciers lost 4% of their total volume, following the record-breaking 6% …
Read More »Elon Musk wades into US immigration debate at Texas-Mexico border
29-09-2023 NEW YORK: Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk advocated for a significant expansion of the country’s legal immigration system. Speaking from Eagle Pass, Texas on Thursday, Musk shared his belief that the United States should welcome hardworking and honest individuals who can contribute positively to the nation. However, he also voiced …
Read More »FBI warned Sikhs in US about death threats after Hardeep’s murder
29-09-2023 After the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June this year outside a Sikh temple in British Columbia, the FBI agents visited several Sikh people in California this summer with an alarming message: Their lives were also at risk, according to a report by The Intercept. Pritpal …
Read More »Trump begins to fight for his existence amid legal woes
29-09-2023 NEW YORK: Former US President Donald Trump’s commercial enterprise is shaken from its core after Judge Arthur Engoron’s ruling that found the 77-year-old billionaire liable for fraud and showing inflated worth of his assets to secure a better financial posture and the benefits associated with it. The ruling was …
Read More »BJP behind 80% of anti-Muslims incidents reported in India
28-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Anti-Muslim hate speech incidents in India increased by more than one a day in the first half of 2023, with 255 documented incidents reported mostly in states with upcoming elections, according to a report by Hindutva Watch. Hindutva Watch, a Washington-based group monitoring …
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