Sedition charges against Indian primary school over a play on contentious citizenship law
NEW DELHI: Indian police have launched a sedition investigation against a primary school over a play that allegedly criticised a contentious citizenship law, officials said on Wednesday. There have been widespread street demonstrations against the law introduced by the Hindu-nationalist government that grants citizenship to religious groups from three neighbouring countries, but excludes Muslims. Police […]
India: Woman throws acid on stalker
A young man sustained burn injuries when a 20-year-old woman threw acid on him in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday morning as he had allegedly been stalking her. Rohit Yadav, 24, got burn injuries on his nape, back, chest and left shoulder during the acid attack in Godamau village under jurisdiction of Morawan […]
China records first virus death in Beijing as toll passes 100
The coronavirus claimed its first victim in Beijing, Chinese officials said on Tuesday, as the death toll from the deadly virus hit 106, while United States warned its citizens against travelling to the country and financial markets recoiled again at the potential impact on the world’s second-biggest economy. Amid mounting concern about the virus on […]
Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake in Puerto Rico
HAVANA: A major earthquake that hit the Caribbean Tuesday rocked the Cuban capital Havana, causing buildings to be evacuated and briefly sending hundreds of people into the streets. The quake rattled several tall buildings in the city, which were immediately evacuated. The earthquake was felt in several provinces including Guantanamo and Santiago de Cuba in […]
Germany Plans to Evacuate Citizens From Wuhan: Der Spiegel
BERLIN: Germany will become the latest country to evacuate its citizens from China’s coronavirus-struck Wuhan region, with the German air force repatriating 90 Germans living in the area, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Monday. The epidemic, which originated in Wuhan city, has claimed 81 lives in China so far and has affected more than 2,800 people globally, […]
Eight killed in factory fire incident in Lahore
At least eight people, including two women and as many minors, were killed and two wounded in Lahore factory conflagration. The blaze broke out at the perfume factory located in Imamia Colony after a gas cylinder burst late Monday. The inferno caused eight deaths and burns injuries to several others. The fire has been brought […]
Kobe Bryant, daughter among 9 dead in helicopter crash in Southern California
NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter were among five people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Sunday, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Bryant was 41. Bryant was on his way to a travel basketball game with his daughter Gianna Bryant, who was 13, when the helicopter crashed, sources told […]
US Embassy vehicle involved in Islamabad traffic crash, leaving one dead
ISLAMABAD: At least one person was killed and four injured when two cars collided Sunday here at the federal capital’s Faisal Avenue Chowk, police said. According to the police, one of the cars involved in the crash belongs to the United States Embassy in Islamabad. The US Embassy car’s driver was arrested and a first […]
Kobe Bryant dead at 41 after helicopter crash, according to report
LOS ANGELES: Basketball legend Kobe Bryant died late Sunday in a helicopter crash in suburban Los Angeles, celebrity website TMZ reported, in an accident confirmed by police that saw five people killed. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officials said there were no survivors from the morning crash on a hillside in Calabasas, west of Los Angeles. […]
Democrats wrap up case against Trump in Senate trial, defense team to take the floor
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s lawyers prepared to deliver the US president’s first full-throated defense on Saturday in the Senate’s historic impeachment trial, after Democratic prosecutors spent three days making their case for the Tump’s removal from office. Capping 24 total hours of arguments, Democrats told the 100 senators that Trump abused the power of the presidency […]
