Category: World

At least 100 people have died in northern India over the last three days in unusually heavy late monsoon rains which have submerged streets, hospital wards and houses, officials said on Monday. Dozens of boats were pressed into service on streets overflowing with gushing rain water in Patna, the capital of the eastern state of […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office has denied allegations he made unwanted sexual advances towards two women 20 years ago. Journalist Charlotte Edwardes wrote in a column for The Sunday Times that Johnson put his hand on her thigh at a dinner party thrown by the magazine he was editing at the time. “Under the table I feel Johnson’s […]

Starbucks has emerged as the latest brand to fall foul of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters after a family member of the local restaurant chain that owns the local franchise spoke out against demonstrators. Multiple branches were covered with graffiti over the weekend as the city convulsed with some of the most intense clashes between hardcore […]

Fashion retailer Forever 21 Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday as it joined a growing list of brick-and-mortar players who have succumbed to the onslaught of e-commerce. Since the start of 2017, more than 20 US retailers, including Sears Holdings Corp and Toys ‘R’ Us, have filed for bankruptcy as more customers shift […]

Afghans voted in presidential elections amid tight security on Saturday, even as insurgents attacked polling centres in a series of blasts and clashes across the country that left at least two people dead. The first-round vote marks the culmination of a bloody election campaign that despite a large field of candidates is seen as a […]

BRUSSELS: Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney warned on Friday that time was running out for Britain and the European Union to hammer out a divorce deal with the British Brexit minister also saying the moment of truth was approaching. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed that Britain will leave the EU on Oct 31 […]

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s administration is considering the possibility of delisting Chinese companies from US stock exchanges, a source briefed on the matter said on Friday, in what would be a radical escalation of trade tensions between the two countries. The move would be part of a broader effort to limit US investments into China, […]

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said on Friday it was offering tourist visas for the first time, opening up the kingdom to holidaymakers as part of a push to diversify its economy away from oil. The kingdom also eased its strict dress code for foreign women, allowing them to go without the body-shrouding abaya robe that is […]

HEMEIMEEM BASE: The Russian military said on Friday it has downed dozens of drones and rockets launched by militants this year targeting Russia’s air base in Syria. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj Gen Igor Konashenkov said that so far in 2019 the military has shot down 58 drones and 27 rockets that targeted the Hemeimeem […]

JOHANNESBURG: A body armour-wearing Prince Harry on Friday followed in the footsteps of his late mother, Princess Diana, whose walk through an active mine field in Angola years ago helped to lead to a global ban on the deadly weapons. The prince walked through a dusty mine field marked with skull-and-crossbones warning signs, and was […]