Category: World

SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON: More than 127,000 American Sikhs voted for the Khalistan Referendum for the first time on American soil — just weeks after the US government announced it had prevented the Indian state from assassinating on the US soil the prominent pro-Khalistan leader and India’s most wanted man, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. In a huge turnout, […]

Convicted love-triangle killer Kaitlin Armstrong, who escaped to Central America after undergoing plastic surgery to alter her face, was caught by authorities after they lured her back to the United States with an ad for a yoga instructor. US Marshalls recently revealed that Armstrong who fled the US after she shot professional cyclist Anna Moriah […]

Alabama has executed convicted murderer Kenneth Smith through nitrogen asphyxiation, marking the state’s inaugural use of this method.  Governor Kay Ivey confirmed the execution on Thursday evening, emphasising the state’s adoption of this approach as a purportedly simpler alternative to lethal injections. The new protocol, hailed by Alabama as “the most painless and humane method […]

Under a long-term loan agreement, two British museums are giving gold and silver artefacts back to Ghana, 150 years after the treasures were taken from the Asante people during Britain’s colonial conflicts in West Africa, NBC reported. The Manhyia Palace Museum in Ghana, the British Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London announced the […]

China’s State Council Information Office on Tuesday released a white paper titled “China’s Legal Framework and Measures for Counterterrorism”, Xinhua reported. Besides the preface and conclusion, the white paper consists of five parts: “An Improving Legal Framework for Counterterrorism,” “Clear Provisions for the Determination and Punishment of Terrorist Activities,” “Standardised Exercise of Power in Fighting […]

The United States and the United Kingdom conducted a fresh series of precision strikes on Houthi targets, reaffirming their commitment to safeguarding maritime security.  The joint military operation, supported by Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands, aimed to disrupt the rebels’ capabilities, particularly their underground storage sites, missiles, and surveillance infrastructure utilized in attacks against […]

Authorities said Monday that the suspect involved in the shootings that killed seven people in two different Joliet, Illinois residences has been found dead, ABC News reported. Earlier, the police said they were looking for a suspect they identified as Romeo Nance, 23 after they discovered the bodies of five victims in one home and another two […]

The first votes of the New Hampshire GOP primary have been cast, with all six voters backing former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley in the tiny town of Dixville Notch which became the first place to declare primary results. “A great start to a great day in New Hampshire,” Haley said in a statement reacting […]

A Virgin Atlantic flight set for departure from the United Kingdom’s Manchester Airport to New York City’s John F Kennedy International Airport was recently cancelled after a passenger spotted missing screws on the plane’s wing, ABC7 reported Monday. British traveller Phil Hardy, 41, was aboard Flight VS127 on January 15 when he identified four missing fasteners during […]

Sanjay Shah, the CEO of Illinois-based tech firm, Vistex, died after sustaining severe injuries in a freak accident during his company’s silver jubilee celebrations. Last week, Shah, 56, and his company president Raju Datla, 52, were involved in a horrifying fall while attempting to make a special aerial entrance in front of 700 employees at Ramoji […]