Day: October 18, 2018

U.S. opposed to Koreas’ plan for no-fly zone over border: sources

SEOUL- The United States opposes a plan by South and North Korea to set up a no-fly zone over their heavily fortified border, the latest sign of a rift between Seoul and its top ally, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Washington and Seoul both publicly […]

Hindu groups return to Sabarimala temple to block women from entering

NILAKKAL, India- Conservative Hindu groups including youth members of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party returned to the Sabarimala temple on Thursday to block women from entering for a second day, in defiance of a court ruling that says banning them is illegal. For centuries, the Sabarimala temple in […]

India looks to tighten sexual harassment laws – government officials

NEW DELHI – India is considering tightening sexual harassment laws, government officials said on Thursday, after an avalanche of complaints of abuse lodged by women in recent weeks thrust the issue to the forefront of politics. Changes to the laws are being considered as the government weighs different […]

China orders evacuations after landslide blocks Tibet river

BEIJING: Around 6,000 people have been evacuated following a landslide in Tibet that blocked the flow of one of the region’s key rivers, China’s emergency services said Thursday. A barrier lake was formed on the Yarlung Tsangpo, the headwater of India’s Brahmaputra River, following the Wednesday morning collapse […]

#MeToo being used for character assassination: Anu Malik’s lawyer

Mumbai, Oct 18: A day after singer Shweta Pandit accused Anu Malik of harassment, a lawyer for the music composer said Thursday that the #MeToo movement, which is having its India moment, is being used for his client’s “character assassination”. Pandit took to Twitter to accuse Malik of being […]

N D Tiwari dies at Delhi hospital

New Delhi, Oct 18: Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Narayan Dutt Tiwari died at a private hospital here Thursday after prolonged illness, doctors said.  He was 93. Tiwari was admitted at the Max Super Speciality Hospital and died at 2.50 pm, the doctors said. The politician was shifted to […]

Analysis: With ‘America First,’ where do human rights rank?

WASHINGTON— If it’s an “America First” presidency, where does that rank human rights? President Donald Trump’s refusal to put public pressure on Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is raising a question that has dogged his foreign policy. In dealing with Russia, across Asia and, […]

‘Horseface’: Does it matter that Trump ridicules women?

    WASHINGTON— Suffice it to say that “Horseface” and porn actress Stormy Daniels aren’t what Republicans want to talk about three weeks from the midterm elections — or ever. A record number of women are running, most of them Democrats, in the first balloting of the #MeToo […]

Trump attacks porn actress Stormy Daniels as ‘Horseface’

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is insulting the physical appearance of porn actress Stormy Daniels, calling her “Horseface” in a tweet about a recent legal ruling. A federal judge dismissed Daniels’ defamation lawsuit against Trump. Daniels alleges she had an affair with Trump in 2006 and sued him […]

Indian gov’t minister resigns, denies sex harassment claims

NEW DELHI — M.J. Akbar, India’s junior external affairs minister, resigned Wednesday amid accusations by 20 women of sexual harassment during his previous career as one of the country’s most prominent news editors, becoming the most powerful man to fall in India’s burgeoning #MeToo movement. Akbar said in […]

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