Palestinians say boy dies of heart failure during chase by Israeli troops

JERUSALEM 30 Sep (Online): A Palestinian boy died of heart failure while being chased by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, his father said, an account disputed by the army while Washington voiced sorrow at the incident and encouraged an investigation. Seven-year-old […]

G7 rejects Russia’s ‘purported annexations’

Berlin, Sept 30 (AFP/APP): Group of Seven foreign ministers said on Friday they would “never recognise” Russia’s annexation of four more regions in Ukraine and pledged further sanctions against Moscow. President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to annex the Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions “constitute a […]

UK’s Truss faces tense first Tory conference as leader

London, Sept 30 (AFP/APP): Less than a month into the job, British Prime Minister Liz Truss is already deep in a financial crisis that has left some Conservatives in mutinous mood heading into the party’s annual conference. Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng is due […]

Bolsonaro, Lula in attack mode in last Brazil presidential debate

Rio de Janeiro, Sept 30 (AFP/APP):Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traded heated attacks Thursday in a final debate three days from Brazil’s presidential election, accusing each other of corruption, nepotism and lying. Trailing in the polls ahead of […]

Int’l Translation Day observed

ISLAMABAD, Sep 30 (Online): International Translation Day was observed across the world Friday. Theme for the day this year is “A World without Barriers.” Aim of observing the day is to honour the work of language professionals who play an important role in bringing nations […]

Indian top court gives abortion right to all women

NEW DEHLI 29 Sep (Online): India’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a woman’s lack of marital status could not deny her the choice to abort a pregnancy at any time up to 24 weeks, a decision hailed by women’s rights activists. The right to […]

Iranian govt clarifies about death of Mahsa Amini

Tehran, 29 Sep (Online): “No signs of injury on the head and face, bruises around the eyes and fracture of the cranial base were found in the physical examination and autopsy conducted on the deceased, Director General of the Tehran Province Legal Medicine Organization clarified, […]

Ambassador Munir Akram discusses situation in Afghanistan with new UN envoy

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 29 (APP): Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations Munir Akram met Roza Otunbayeva of Kyrgyzstan, the new Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Afghanistan and the Head of UN Assistance Mission (UNAMA) in the country on Thursday. Ms. Otunbayeva succeeded Deborah […]