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Deal on new Bulgaria govt ends political crisis

Posted on December 11, 2021 by News Desk

Sofia, Dec 10 (AFP/APP):A newly formed Bulgarian anti-corruption party which won last month’s parliamentary elections struck a deal on forming a government with three other parties Friday, ending the country’s prolonged political crisis. “The coalition agreement was signed by all our coalition partners just now,” […]

Palestinian killed by Israel army in West Bank: ministry

Posted on December 11, 2021 by News Desk

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories, Dec 10 (AFP/APP):A Palestinian was killed by Israeli troops during a clash in the northern occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestinian health ministry said. The man sustained a gunshot wound to the head during clashes with Israeli forces in the village […]

Benin opposition leader goes on trial

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

PortoNovo, Benin, Dec 10 (AFP/APP):A Benin opposition leader went on trial on terrorism charges on Friday, nine months after she was arrested just before President Patrice Talon’s re-election in April. Reckya Madougou, one of the opposition leaders banned from running in the election, was arrested […]

Non Hindu groups target of BJP suppression in India

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

BEIJING, Dec 10 (APP)::The ruling foundation of the current Bharatiya Janata Party BJP government is Hindu extremism, which mainly depends on the Indian main ethnic groups who speak Hindi and believe in Hinduism. Under the cruel rule of the current administration, ethnic minorities and non-Hindu […]

UK denies Friday deadline in EU fishing row

Posted on December 10, 2021 by News Desk

London, Dec 9 (AFP/APP):The UK government on Thursday said it was not working to a Friday deadline given to it last month by the European Union to resolve a row with France over fishing rights. “We’ve never set a deadline. I recognise they themselves have […]

India defence chief’s body arrives in Delhi after helicopter crash

Posted on December 10, 2021 by News Desk

New Delhi, Dec 9 (AFP/APP):The body of Indian defence chief General Bipin Rawat arrived in New Delhi on Thursday, one day after he and 12 others were killed in a helicopter crash near a military academy. Rawat, 63, was travelling with his wife and other […]

Father, son charged with starting huge California forest fire

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Los Angeles, Dec 9 (AFP/APP):A father and son have been arrested on charges of starting a huge forest fire that burned more than 200,000 acres in northern California this summer, local officials said. David Smith, 66, and Travis Smith, 32, were charged with starting a […]

Australian lawmakers call for inquiry into Murdoch media

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Sydney, Dec 9 (AFP/APP):Australian lawmakers Thursday backed calls for a full judicial inquiry into media ownership, at the end of their own year-long investigation sparked by a record-breaking petition demanding a probe into Rupert Murdoch’s dominance of the sector. The Senate committee recommended the establishment […]

Libya upper house calls for election delay

Posted on December 9, 2021 by News Desk

Tripoli, Dec 8 (AFP/APP):Libya’s upper house on Wednesday proposed delaying December presidential elections by two months, the latest dispute over the vote intended to help end 10 years of violence. A United Nations-led political process targeting December 24 polls has been undermined by bitter divisions […]

Cavendish ‘distressed’ by armed robbery at his home