- India
Help release prisoners held without trial: MP Aga Ruhullah to Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: Srinagar Member of Parliament Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi Tuesday, October 29 urged Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah to facilitate the release of prisoners “who have been held without trial”…
- Top Stories
Religious groups deplore wacky Paris Olympics opening event
Paris: Revolution ran like a high-voltage wire through the wacky, wonderful and rule-breaking Olympic opening ceremony that the French capital used to astound, bemuse and, at times, poke a finger in the…
- Middle East
4 Palestinians killed, at least 45 injured in Israeli raid in Jenin camp
Jerusalem: Israeli helicopter gunships struck targets Monday in the occupied West Bank as a gunbattle raged in the city of Jenin between Israeli troops and militants, killing four Palestinians, including a 15-year-old…
- Middle East
Arab govts vote for Syria’s return to the Arab League after 12-year absence
Cairo: Arab government representatives in Cairo voted on May 7 to return Syria to the Arab League after a 12-year suspension, according to the organisation. The vote in the Egyptian capital came…
- World
Russia accuses Ukraine of an assassination attempt on Putin
Moscow: Russian authorities accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attempting to attack the Kremlin with two drones overnight in an effort to assassinate President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin decried the alleged attack attempt…
- World
Putin welcomes China’s Xi to Kremlin amid Ukraine war
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the Kremlin on Monday, in a visit that sent a powerful message to Western leaders allied with Ukraine that their efforts…
- World
Scholz voices concern on Israel overhaul as Netanyahu visits
Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced concern about the Israeli government’s planned overhaul of the country’s judicial system as he hosted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, offering praise for efforts by…
- Middle East
US says IS commander killed, troops wounded in NE Syria raid
Beirut: The US military said Friday a helicopter raid led by its forces in northeast Syria left a senior leader with the Islamic State group dead and four American service members wounded.…
- Middle East
Israeli cabinet ministers reject US criticism on West bank settlements
Jerusalem: Israel’s finance minister on Tuesday dismissed Washington’s criticism of new settlement construction in the West Bank, promising to double down and legalise dozens of wildcat outposts in the occupied territory. Bezalel…
- Andhra Pradesh
7 die of asphyxiation while cleaning oil tank in AP factory, FIR registered
Kakinada: Seven workers of an edible oil packaging factory in a village in Kakinada district were asphyxiated on Thursday when they got into an oil tank to clean it, police and district…
- World
Sirens across Ukraine as authorities report Russian attacks
KYIV: Ukrainian officials said Thursday that Russia has launched a wave of missile and self-exploding drone attacks on the country. Air raid sirens wailed nationwide, but there were no immediate reports of…
- Middle East
Italy’s FM meets with Egyptian officials on migration, Libya
Cairo: Italy’s chief diplomat held talks Sunday with Egyptian and Arab League officials in Cairo that focused on regional security and the conflict in neighboring Libya, as well as sensitive bilateral issues.…
- World
South Korea, Iran summon each other’s envoys over Yoon comment
Seoul: South Korea and Iran have summoned each other’s ambassadors in a diplomatic spat triggered by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s comments describing Iran as the “enemy” of the United Arab…
- World
Donald Trump Organisation fined $1.6 million for tax fraud
New York: Donald Trump’s company was fined 1.6 million Friday as punishment for a scheme in which the former president’s top executives dodged personal income taxes on lavish job perks a symbolic,…
- Middle East
Qatar’s World Cup denounced for ‘washing’ country’s image
Doha: Qatar’s decision to launch itself into hosting the 2022 World Cup was a head-scratcher from the start. Why, some wondered, would a Middle Eastern kingdom with fewer than 3 million people…
