11-04-2023 LOUISVILLE: Five people are dead and eight others, including a police officer, are injured following a mass shooting at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday morning, according to police. The lone gunman opened fire in the Old National Bank’s first-floor conference room at about 8:30 a.m. local time, …
Read More »Dalai Lama regrets asking boy to ‘suck my tongue’
11-04-2023 LHASA: The Dalai Lama has apologized after footage showed him asking a boy if he wanted to suck the Tibetan spiritual leader’s tongue. His office said he wanted to apologize to the child and his family “for the hurt his words may have caused”. The video also shows the …
Read More »Boat carrying 400 migrants adrift between Italy & Malta
11-04-2023 ROME: A vessel with around 400 migrants and refugees onboard is adrift between Italy and Malta as it awaits rescue from Italian coastguard, according to sea rescue support service Alarm Phone. People onboard the vessel told Alarm Phone in a distress call on Sunday that the boat had been …
Read More »Deadly blast hits police vehicle in Pakistan’s Quetta
11-04-2023 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KARACHI/ QUETTA: Four people have been killed after a bomb attack targeted a police vehicle in the western Pakistani city of Quetta. “A police vehicle was targeted in the Qandhari Bazar area of the city. Among the dead, two are police officials whereas …
Read More »Imam stabbed while leading prayers in New Jersey mosque
11-04-2023 NEW JERSEY/ TORONTO: An imam was stabbed on Sunday while he was leading Fajr prayers at a mosque in Paterson, New Jersey by a man who was caught by the worshippers, a spokesperson for the mosque said. According to the local officials, the imam is now in stable condition …
Read More »Jordan warns Israel if Al-Aqsa Mosque stormed again
10-04-2023 AMMAN: Amid brutality carried out by the Israeli forces during the holy month of Ramadan, Jordan has warned Israel of catastrophic consequences if its forces stormed the Al-Aqsa mosque again, CNN reported on Saturday. Videos emerged on social media showing Israeli police firing and ransacking the mosque alongside beating …
Read More »Saudi, Omani envoys land in Yemen for talks with Houthis
10-04-2023 RIYADH: Saudi and Omani delegations arrived in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, Houthi-run media said on Sunday, to negotiate a permanent ceasefire deal with Houthi officials and end Riyadh’s military involvement in the country’s long-running war. The visit indicates progress in the Oman-mediated consultations between Riyadh and Sanaa, which run in …
Read More »US deploys nuclear-powered submarine in Middle East
10-04-2023 WASHINGTON/ DUBAI: The US Navy has said on Saturday that it has deployed a nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine in the Middle East in the wake of heightening tensions with Iran, reported Bloomberg on Saturday. Commander Timothy Hawkins said in a statement that The USS Florida entered the region on Thursday …
Read More »‘Indian trains still kill thousands of cattle every year’
10-04-2023 Bureau Report + BBC NEW DELHI: Indian trains ran over more than 13,000 cattle in 2022 according to data released by the government. This is up 24% from 2019, when 10,609 cattle were hit by trains, according to numbers shared by nine of 17 railway zones in India with …
Read More »Australian Mayor starts legal bid over false bribery claim
10-04-2023 Bureau Report SYDNEY: An Australian mayor said he may take legal action over false information shared by advanced chatbot ChatGPT. Brian Hood, Mayor of Hepburn Shire Council, says the OpenAI-owned tool falsely claimed he was imprisoned for bribery while working for a subsidiary of Australia’s national bank. In fact, …
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