NORTH KOREA Trump: ‘Very disappointed’ if North Korea is rebuilding long-range missile site
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’d be “very, very disappointed” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un if reports that work is underway to rebuild a missile site are confirmed. Speaking to reporters, Trump said “it’s too early to see” if the information about work at the North Korean site is true. Trump […]
Blackout Hits Parts of Venezuela Capital, Government Blames ‘Sabotage’
CARACAS: A major power outage hit crisis-stricken Venezuela on Thursday, according to Reuters witnesses, a problem the government of President Nicolas Maduro quickly blamed on “sabotage” at a hydroelectric dam that provides much of the country’s power. Electricity outages are frequent in Venezuela, where the economy is collapsing under hyperinflation, with chronic shortages of food […]
Cohen Sues Trump Organization for Unpaid Legal Fees
NEW YORK: Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump, on Thursday sued the Trump Organization, saying it reneged on its obligation to reimburse him for millions of dollars of legal fees and costs related to his work. In a complaint filed in the New York state supreme court in Manhattan, Cohen […]
Turkey: Riot police fire tear gas at banned women’s day rally
ISTANBUL: Police fired tear gas at thousands of women who took to the city’s central avenue on International Women’s Day on Friday in defiance of a protest ban to demand greater rights and denounce violence. Security forces in riot gear pushed the crowds of women — some wearing colourful wigs and masks — at the […]
US grand jury indicts actor for alleged hate attack hoax
Chicago grand jury on Friday indicted American actor Jussie Smollett on 16 felony counts after allegedly lying to police about being the victim of a racist, homophobic hate crime. Police say Smollett — who gained fame on Fox musical drama “Empire” — staged the attack in a bid to gain publicity and a bigger paycheck. […]
MMA fighter McGregor arrested in Florida after fan’s phone smashed
Conor McGregor was arrested in Miami Beach on Monday after a fan said the Irish mixed martial arts fighter smashed his phone and then walked off with the shattered remains, police records show. McGregor, 30, was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami on suspicion of robbery and criminal mischief, according to […]
EU suspending Boeing 737 Max planes after Ethiopian Airlines crash
The European Union (EU) closed its airspace to Boeing 737 MAX planes on Tuesday, joining similar action by nations across the globe following a second deadly accident in just five months. Fleets of the best-selling workhorse plane were also grounded by airlines as safety concerns swirled, sending Boeing shares tumbling another seven per cent in […]
1.5 metric tons of cocaine seized in New York
NEW YORK: The US authorities have seized nearly 1.5 metric tons of cocaine with a street value of $77 million. Sixty bundles of the white powder weighing 3,200 pounds were found in a container at the port on February 28, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said. No arrests have been made in the case, which […]
Brextension: UK lawmakers vote to seek delay of EU departure
Britain’s Parliament voted on Thursday to seek a delay of the country’s departure from the European Union, a move that will likely avert a chaotic withdrawal on the scheduled exit date of March 29. With Brexit due in 15 days and no divorce deal yet approved, the House of Commons voted 412-202 to ask the […]
Saudi Arabia rejects international Khashoggi killing probe
Saudi Arabia on Thursday reiterated its rejection of calls for an international, independent investigation into the murder of journalist, insisting it was well equipped to bring the perpetrators to justice. The head of a Saudi delegation speaking before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva insisted that his country was taking all the “measures required […]
