18-11-2022 AMSTERDAM: Dutch judges on Thursday convicted three men of murder for their role in the 2014 shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine, and sentenced them to life in prison in absentia. A fourth man was acquitted. MH17 was a passenger flight that was shot down over …
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17-11-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Secessionist pro-Khalistan group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has announced that voting in the Australian Phase of the Punjab Independence Referendum will be held on January 29, 2023, in Melbourne. Terming the ongoing global Khalistan Referendum as the last battle to “Kill The …
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17-11-2022 WASHINGTON: Republicans on Wednesday took control of the US House of Representatives from Democrats, networks said, narrowly securing a legislative base to oppose President Joe Biden’s agenda for the final two years of his term and leaving power in Congress split. The slim Republican majority in the lower house …
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17-11-2022 YENAGOA, NIGERIA: A Nigerian court has charged 26 men, including crew members from Pakistan and other countries, with conspiracy to commit a maritime offence and attempt to illegally deal in crude oil. The court charged the men after authorities accused their supertanker of sailing in Nigerian waters without authority. …
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17-11-2022 TEHRAN: Reports that the Iranian state has sentenced approximately 15,000 people to death for participating in the now two months of protests in the country have circulated widely on social media and in news. First reported by Newsweek, they were so widespread that even Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime …
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17-11-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: The first sign that something was amiss was in the bowl of rice. Residents in the town of Plachimada, in India’s state of Kerala, watched the grains swirl in gluey yellow water before taking a spoonful that left a metallic aftertaste. Soon, they noticed that …
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17-11-2022 MASQAT/ DUABI: An oil tanker associated with an Israeli billionaire has been struck by a bomb-carrying drone off the coast of Oman, an official has told the Associated Press. The attack happened on Tuesday night off the coast of Oman, the Middle East-based defence official said. The official spoke …
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17-11-2022 NUSA DUA: Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) nations deplored Russia’s aggression in Ukraine “in the strongest terms” on Wednesday and demanded its unconditional withdrawal in a declaration adopted at the end of a two-day summit. “Most members strongly condemned the war in Ukraine,” the declaration said, signaling …
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16-11-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ LONDON: The next round of talks between India and the UK on a proposed free trade agreement, which aims at boosting trade and investments between the two regions, is proposed to be held in the coming months, the commerce ministry said on Tuesday. …
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16-11-2022 KUALA LUMPUR/ BEIJING: China may not be sending a side to Qatar, but Chinese businesses will have top billing as sponsors at the 2022 World Cup. Chinese brands are the biggest sponsors of this month’s tournament even outspending the slate of American companies that includes iconic names such as …
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