Days before Grammys, academy shakes up leadership over ‘allegation of misconduct’
The organizers of the Grammy Awards have placed their president and chief executive, Deborah Dugan, on leave because of an “allegation of misconduct” they said in a statement, noting that the Jan. 26 show would go on as planned with an interim head. The Recording Academy, whose members choose the annual winners of the esteemed […]
Rosie Gabrielle to perform Hajj next year after conversion to Islam
Canadian traveler Rosie Gabrielle, who converted to Islam last week has announced that she will perform Hajj/Umra next year. Responding to fan questions pouring in since she publicly announced her conversion, the vlogger said she was not going to change her name and also won’t stop touring on her bike. She added: “I will not […]
U.S. indicts 5 men suspected of aiding Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program
Washington: Five men have been indicted in the United States for allegedly running an international network that purchased US products for Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme. The five, who live outside the United States and have not been apprehended, were indicted by a grand jury in October, the Justice Department said. The indictment was unsealed on […]
Russia to get new prime minister after government resigns
MOSCOW: The Russian government has resigned after President Vladimir Putin’s annual State of the Nation address in which he suggested certain constitutional reforms, Prime Minister Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev announced on Wednesday. Medvedev added that the proposals would lead to significant revisions in the country’s balance of power and, therefore, “the government in its current form has […]
Canada to get access to recorders from downed plane in Iran
OTTAWA: Canadian investigators flying to Tehran on Monday will access the wreckage and black boxes from a Ukranian jetliner downed by a missile strike last week, officials said. “We don´t fully know what the scope of our investigation will be,” Transportation Safety Board (TSB) chair Kathy Fox told a press conference. However, she added, “there […]
Canada wants ´full clarity´ on shootdown: PM Justin Trudeau tells Iran
OTTAWA: A “furious” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau demanded Saturday that Iran provide Canada with “full clarity” on the shootdown near Tehran of a Ukrainian airliner that killed all 176 aboard, including dozens of Canadian citizens. Trudeau said he made the demand in a call with Iran´s President Hassan Rouhani, who admitted earlier Saturday that the […]
Knife attack by inmates wearing fake suicide vests treated as terrorism
LONDON: An assault on prison officers by two inmates wearing fake suicide belts at a maximum security jail is being treated as a terror attack, police said. One officer suffered stab wounds to his head, chest and face after he was attacked from behind by the prisoners armed with improvised bladed weapons. He and four […]
Fiancee systematic murdering of Ravinder Singh, a Pakistani Sikh
Peshawar: The Peshawar police in Pakistan have cracked the mystery of a Sikh youths murder and arrested his fiancee in the case on Friday. The 25-year-old Sikh youth Ravinder Singh from the remote Shangla district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, was found dead in Peshawar on Sunday. Ravinder Singh, said to be the brother of a Sikh journalist Harmeet […]
Canadian traveler Rosie Gabrielle converts to Islam
Canadian traveler Rosie Gabrielle, who spent an ample amount of time in Pakistan last month, announced she had converted to Islam. The solo traveler, who has toured various Muslim countries around the world on a bike, shared her experiences that brought her close to Islam. “This last year was one of the hardest in my […]
French Unions Battle Macron in Make-Or-Break Pension Protest
PARIS: French trade unions disrupted rail services, shut schools and brought demonstrators onto the streets in cities across France on Thursday in a make-or-break push to force President Emmanuel Macron to abandon his planned pension reform. The country’s hard-left unions rallied supporters hoping to regain momentum at a time participation in a 36-day long public […]
