Huge power outage plunges Manhattan into darkness
New York: A power outage gripped New York’s Manhattan on Saturday, sending Broadway theaters plunging into darkness, subways grinding to a halt and flicking off billboards in Times Square. About 42,000 customers lost electricity in the early evening, according to the Con Edison utility. Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Twitter that the outage was […]
New migrants brought to Libya centre hit by deadly air strike
CAIRO: More migrants have been moved to a detention center in Libya’s capital where an air strike killed more than 50 last week, despite a risk it could be hit again which led to survivors being evacuated, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Friday. Around 95 migrants were moved to the Tajoura center in Tripoli […]
IRAN JUDICIARY CONFIRMS ARREST OF FRENCH-IRANIAN SCHOLAR, GIVES NO DETAILS
IRAN JUDICIARY CONFIRMS ARREST OF FRENCH-IRANIAN SCHOLAR, GIVES NO DETAILS “She is among suspects that have been recently arrested,” judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said, without specifying the accusations against her. “Now is not an appropriate time to give more information on this case,” Esmaili told reporters at a news conference broadcast by the judiciary’s news […]
Donald Trump says he wants review of Google’s ties to China
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants his administration to “take a look” into whether Google has been working with the Chinese government — an allegation swiftly denied by the US internet giant. Trump echoed an unsubstantiated remark from tech billionaire Peter Thiel that Google had been working with China’s government or military establishment. […]
Omar Responds to Trump’s Racist Rally Chants: ‘He Is a Fascist
Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar branded Donald Trump a “fascist” on Thursday as the president sought to distance himself from mocking chants of “Send her back!” directed at the Somali-born lawmaker by his supporters. “We have said this president is racist, we have condemned his racist remarks,” said Omar, one of two Muslim women in Congress. […]
At least 11 killed in Taliban attack on Afghan police HQ
At least 11 people were killed and scores more wounded Thursday when the Taliban attacked a police headquarters in the southern city of Kandahar, officials and the insurgents said. The assault comes amid a series of peace talks between Washington and the Taliban that both sides say are making progress but which, so far, ave […]
Trump wishes PM Imran tours White House, says FM Qureshi
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump wishes that Prime Minister Imran Khan would tour the White House, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Friday, and that he would welcome his Pakistani counterpart. While speaking to media here, Qureshi said Trump and Khan would have two meetings in the US capital, with the first one scheduled to be […]
India introduces new trans rights bill in parliament after backlash
NEW DELHI: India’s government on Friday presented a revised version of its transgender rights bill to parliament after criticism from the country’s vibrant transgender community, who said sections of an earlier version would violate their rights. India’s Supreme Court officially recognised trans people as a third gender with equal rights under the law in 2014 […]
Mohsin Abbas accused of domestic violence on Wife
Fatema recently took to Facebook to accuse Mohsin Abbas Haider of beating and cheating on her . The power of social media cannot be denied by any individual. In terms of the entertainment industry, it has made stars out of ordinary people and also exposed the ugly truth beneath the glamorous image that these stars […]
Mohsin Abbas Haider Responds to Abuse Allegations
A few months after the wedding, we both had realised that this marriage should not have happened. Haider asserted that Sohail’s father was a witness to her lies. “When his daughter’s lies were caught, he told me, ‘Son, even God forgives one sin.’” Haider went on to respond to allegations of cheating and abuse against […]
