Two dead in shooting at Dutch ‘care farm’

The Hague, May 6 (AFP/APP): Two people were shot dead and two wounded on Friday at a “care farm” in the Netherlands for people with mental or social issues, police and local media said. Dutch police said they arrested a man and recovered a firearm […]

Finnish group scraps nuclear plant deal with Russia’s Rosatom

Helsinki, May 2 (AFP/APP): Finnish-led consortium Fennovoima said on Monday it has terminated a contract with Russian group Rosatom to build Finland’s third nuclear power plant, citing risks linked to the Ukraine war. “The war in Ukraine has worsened the risks for the project,” Fennovoima […]

Revisit of Directory retirement rules welcomed

ISLAMABAD, May 02 (APP):The Federal Government College Teachers Association (FGCTA) has welcomed the move to amend the directory retirement rules by the authorities concerned. According to an official source, a ministerial committee has been constituted of Minister for Law and Justice, Minister for Climate change […]

Trump floated shooting protesters in legs: ex-defense secretary

Washington, May 2 (AFP/APP):Donald Trump vented fury at protesters outside the White House in 2020, saying “Can’t you just shoot them?” according to then defense secretary Mark Esper in book excerpts released Monday. Esper wrote that he sat in the Oval Office with “the president […]

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