An Iraqi man was sentenced to life in jail by a German court on Wednesday for the rape and murder of a teenage girl that fuelled far-right protests against a mass influx of mostly Muslim migrants. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and other far-right groups have seized […]
French President Emmanuel Macron’s top diplomatic advisor on Wednesday held high-level talks in Tehran aimed at saving the 2015 nuclear deal and easing tensions between Iran and the United States. Emmanuel Bonne met Rear-Admiral Ali Shamkhani, THE secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and Foreign Minister Mohammad […]
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga — The days unfold at a leisurely pace in Tonga, a South Pacific archipelago with no traffic lights or fast-food chains. Snuffling pigs roam dusty roads that wind through villages dotted with churches. Yet even in this far-flung island kingdom there are signs that a battle […]
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president said Wednesday that Britain will face “repercussions” over the seizure of an Iranian supertanker last week that authorities in Gibraltar suspect was breaching European sanctions on oil shipments to Syria. Hassan Rouhani was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as calling the […]
LONDON — Britain’s ambassador to the United States resigned Wednesday, just days after diplomatic cables criticizing President Donald Trump caused embarrassment to two countries that often celebrate having a “special relationship.” The resignation of Kim Darroch came after Trump lashed out at him on Twitter, describing the ambassador […]
Jammu, Jul 10: Traditional watermills in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir will soon be revived to tap their multi-purpose utility, officials said Wednesday. District Development Commissioner (DDC) Mohammad Aijaz Asad Tuesday held a meeting of the officers of the Food Supplies Department and the Irrigation and Flood Control […]
New Delhi, Jul 10: The Ministry of External Affairs revoked the passport of diamantaire Nirav Modi, the main accused in the USD 2-billion PNB fraud case, and it has no means to verify his travels, if any, the government told the Lok Sabha Wednesday. In a written reply to […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would be looking “very closely” at Labor Secretary Alex Acosta’s handling of a sex trafficking case involving now-jailed billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein. But he also seemed to stand by his Cabinet official, praising Acosta’s performance on the job and saying […]
Chennai, Jul 9: Founder of popular South Indian food chain ‘Saravana Bhavan’, P Rajagopal surrendered before a sessions court here Tuesday to serve a life term in a murder case, hours after the Supreme Court rejected his plea seeking more time. Fourth Additional Sessions Judge G Thanendran accepted the […]
New Delhi, Jul 10: The CBI is carrying out searches at various locations in three districts of Uttar Pradesh in connection with an illegal mining scam, officials said Wednesday. The searches started this morning in Hamirpur, Fatehpur and Bulandshahr, they said. Further details are awaited as the operation is […]
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