Category: World

An Afghan official says at least seven Afghan policemen were killed overnight when the Taliban stormed security checkpoints in western Badghis province. Mohammad Naser Nazari, a provincial councilman, said on Saturday that three other security forces were wounded during the attack in Qadis district. The Taliban did not comment on the attack. The Afghan defence […]

Cyclone Fani, one of the biggest to hit India in years, barrelled into Bangladesh on Saturday after leaving a trail of deadly destruction in India. Thanks to mass evacuations well ahead of time though, a major human disaster of the kind seen in previous cyclones looked to have been averted. Bangladeshi police said nine people […]

A charter plane travelling from Cuba to north Florida with 143 people on board ended up in a river at the end of a runway Friday night, though no critical injuries or deaths were reported, officials said. A Boeing 737 arriving at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with 136 […]

SpaceX has launched a load of supplies to the International Space Station, running at full power following repairs. A Falcon rocket blasted off from Florida early on Saturday, carrying a Dragon capsule with 5,500 pounds of goods. This recycled Dragon which is making its second space trip is due to arrive at the orbiting lab […]

KABUL: An Afghan grand council convened by President Ashraf Ghani ended on Friday with a resounding call for peace with the Taliban and a promise from the president to free 175 Taliban prisoners ahead of Ramazan. The council known as Loya Jirga brought together more than 3,200 politicians, tribal elders, prominent figures and others to […]

North Korea launched unidentified projectiles into the sea Saturday, the South Korean military said, in what could be Pyongyang’s first short-range missile launch for more than a year as it seeks to up pressure on Washington with nuclear talks deadlocked. The United States and North Korea have been at loggerheads since the collapse of a […]

LONDON: Britain’s two main parties suffered a drubbing on Friday in English local elections as voters vented their frustration over the prolonged Brexit deadlock. Prime Minister Theresa May’s ruling Conservatives lost control of several local authorities and hundreds of seats — but the main opposition Labour Party also lost ground, with voters instead turning to […]

KARACHI: The founder of Dubai-based private equity fund Abraaj Capital, Arif Naqvi, was granted conditional bail of $20 million after a London judge dismissed prosecutors’ bid to keep him in custody while he fought extradition to the US, the Bloomberg reported on Friday. According to Mr Naqvi’s filings for the hiring as cited in the […]

PURI: At least three people died on Friday as Cyclone Fani, the biggest in years, slammed into eastern India, sending coconut trees flying and cutting off power, water and telecommunications. The monster weather system made landfall at the temple city of Puri in the morning, with winds gusting at up to 200 kilometres per hour. […]