Trump becomes first ex-president to be criminally charged in US

NEW YORK 01 April (Online): Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury after a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, becoming the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges even as he makes another run for the […]

Pirates kidnap six crew from Danish ship off West Africa

Copenhagen, March 31 (AFP/APP):Pirates who seized a Danish oil tanker off Congo last week have kidnapped six crew and abandoned ship, the French navy said Friday. The Monjasa Reformer had 16 sailors when it was boarded by pirates on March 25. The remaining crew were […]

Romanian, Indian families found dead crossing into US from Canada

Montreal, March 31 (AFP/APP): Six people from two families — one of Romanian descent with Canadian passports, the other from India — were found dead in a marsh near the Canada-US border after trying to cross illegally into the United States, police said Friday. Their […]

Top court rejects Iran bid for bank funds frozen in US

The Hague, March 30 (AFP/APP): The International Court of Justice on Thursday rejected Iran’s bid to unblock nearly $2 billion in central bank assets frozen by the US, but ruled Washington had illegally seized some other funds. The UN’s top court said Washington’s freezing of […]

Ophthalmologist Dr. Birbal Genani shot dead at Lyari Expressway

KARACHI, Mar 30 (APP): Karachi Metropolitan Corporation’s (KMC) former senior director of health and famous eye specialist Dr Birbal Genani was shot dead by unknown suspects here on Thursday. The eye specialist was travelling in his vehicle along with his assistant lady doctor when unknown […]

Swiss signal readiness to return to EU talks

Geneva, March 29 (AFP/APP): Switzerland on Wednesday signalled readiness to resume talks with the EU towards a cooperation agreement, after shocking its largest trading partner in 2021 by suddenly cutting short years of negotiations. The Swiss government said it had given the green light during […]

UN sounds alarm over arrests of Afghan activists speaking up for women, girls

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 29 (APP):The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan must immediately release activists detained for advocating for girls’ and women’s rights, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said Wednesday, expressing alarm over the ongoing arrests. Since the beginning of the year, several civil society activists […]

China vows to ‘fight back’ if Taiwan leader meets US speaker

Taipei, March 29 (AFP/APP): China vowed on Wednesday to “fight back” should Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen meet the US House speaker during a trip to the United States. Tsai left on Wednesday for the United States, from where she will head to Guatemala and Belize […]

Russia envoy summoned after threatening Sweden over NATO bid

Stockholm, March 29 (AFP/APP): Sweden said Wednesday it was summoning the Russian ambassador after he said it and neighbouring Finland would become a “legitimate target” of “retaliatory measures” — including military ones — if they join NATO. The Nordic neighbours ended decades of military non-alignment […]