TEHRAN, Iran – July 2 (ONLINE) At least five people were killed and 49 injured by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran early on Saturday, state media reported, with the area also hit soon after by two strong quakes of up to 6.3 magnitude. […]
Maputo, July 1 (AFP/APP): A new wave of violence in militant-hit northern Mozambique uprooted nearly 33,000 children last month, the UN reported Friday. June saw a surge in attacks in Cabo Delgado province, where militants launched a bloody insurgency in 2017, sparking a regional military […]
Paris, July 1 (AFP/APP): Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a “new start” in relations with France as he met President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday, after an acrimonious row between the countries over a submarine contract last year. “My presence here represents a […]
Washington, June 30 (AFP/APP): The United States made history on Thursday as Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. The 51-year-old’s appointment by Democratic President Joe Biden means white men are not in the majority […]
Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, June 29 (AFP/APP): A Mexican reporter was shot dead on Wednesday in the violence-plagued northeastern state of Tamaulipas, according to the newspaper Expreso where he worked. Antonio de la Cruz was the 12th journalist killed so far this year in Mexico, which […]
NEW YORK, Jun 29 (APP):The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent watchdog body, has called on Indian authorities to “immediately and unconditionally” release journalist Mohammad Zubair, who was arrested by security officials on Monday, and to cease harassing him in retaliation for his work, […]
NEW YORK, June 24 (Xinhua/APP):–: Oil prices fell on Wednesday, weighed by rising fears about a recession. The West Texas Intermediate for August delivery lost 1.92 U.S. dollars, or 1.8 percent, to settle at 104.27 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent […]
Texas, USA – June 28 (ONLINE) Dead bodies of 46 migrants were recovered Monday from a tractor trolley in San Antonio, Texas, Reuters News Agency reported Tuesday. According to reports, incident is in one of the most deadly recent incidents of human smuggling along the […]
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 28 (APP):A U.N. spokesman, asked about the arrest of prominent Indian journalist Mohammad Zubair, said Tuesday, “Journalists should not be jailed for what they write, what they tweet and what they say.” “And that goes for anywhere in the world,” Spokesman Stephane […]
WASHINGTON, June 28 (Online): US Supreme Court (SC) has allowed the Muslim employees to offer prayers in congregation in schools and government buildings. The court has declared the restriction on offering congregational prayer in schools and state buildings in US alien to the first constitutional […]
