10-06-2022 MARYLAND: A gunman has opened fire on his co-workers at a manufacturing facility in northern Maryland, United States, killing at least three people and critically wounding a fourth before being taken into custody after a shoot-out with police. Washington County Sheriff Doug Mullendore said police responded to reports of …
Read More »France proposes plan to unblock EU’s asylum seeker pact
10-06-2022 PARIS: France has sought to push the European Union towards a long-stalled asylum pact with a plan to relocate about 10,000 asylum seekers a year to willing member states – and for unwilling ones to pay up instead. Presented on Friday to an EU interior ministers’ meeting in Luxembourg, …
Read More »‘White American’ charged with murdering ‘Black African’ in Michigan
10-06-2022 MICHIGAN: A white police officer was charged with second-degree murder on Thursday for the fatal shooting of a Black man during an altercation after a traffic stop two months ago in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in a case that sparked racial justice protests in the city. The criminal case against …
Read More »China, Russia defend N Korea vetoes at UN General Assembly
09-06-2022 UNITED NATIONS/ BEIJING/ MOSCOW: China and Russia have accused the United States of stoking tensions on the Korean Peninsula during a landmark meeting held to explain their decisions to veto new global sanctions over Pyongyang’s renewed ballistic missile launches. Zhang Jun, China’s ambassador to the United Nations, told the …
Read More »Pink ‘soul refresher’ unites wilting Pakistanis and Indians
09-06-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Pakistan and India have fought three wars and countless skirmishes, but as summers get hotter with climate change, their peoples are united by love for a cooling 115-year-old pink libation with a secret recipe. The ultra-sweet concoction of herbs and fruits, Rooh Afza which translates …
Read More »Afghan Taliban unveil new uniforms for reconstituted police force
09-06-2022 Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Taliban authorities on Wednesday introduced new uniforms for its reconstituted Afghan police force, as the de facto government attempts to shift away from using its insurgent military forces to handle law and order. After the withdrawal of foreign forces ended a 20-year war last year, …
Read More »Israeli PM Naftali makes surprise visit to UAE
09-06-2022 DUBAI/ JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has conducted a surprise visit to the United Arab Emirates as efforts to salvage a deal over Iran’s nuclear program remain stalled amid a deepening standoff with Tehran. Bennett’s visit on Thursday was his second public trip to Abu Dhabi since Israel …
Read More »India on high alert after Al Qaeda suicide attacks threat
09-06-2022 Bureau Report MUMBAI/ NEW DELHI: India tightened public security on Wednesday after the circulation of a letter warning of militant attacks to avenge derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) by an official of the ruling Hindu nationalist party. Several Indian media groups shared the June 6 letter attributed …
Read More »15 Muslim nations unite against India over blasphemy
08-06-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAY: 15 Muslim nations joined hands to stand against Indian politicians’ derogatory remarks about the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), reported NDTV. The countries include Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Jordan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bahrain, Maldives, Libya, Turkiye, Indonesia, and now the UAE, …
Read More »‘Israel mainly to blame for conflict’
08-06-2022 GENEVA: Israel’s occupation and discrimination against Palestinians are the main causes of the endless cycles of violence, UN investigators said Tuesday, prompting angry Israeli protests. A high-level team of investigators, appointed last year by the United Nations Human Rights Council to probe “all underlying root causes” in the decades-long …
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