Month: September 2019

Mugabe’s body heading home to Zimbabwe for mourning, burial

SINGAPORE — The body of Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe was being returned to his homeland Wednesday to lie in state before his burial in the African nation he ruled for decades. Mugabe died Friday in a Singapore hospital at age 95. The ex-guerrilla leader took power when […]

US to commemorate 9/11 as its aftermath extends and evolves

NEW YORK — Americans are commemorating 9/11 with mournful ceremonies, volunteering, appeals to “never forget” and rising attention to the terror attacks’ extended toll on responders. A crowd of victims’ relatives is expected at ground zero Wednesday, while President Donald Trump is scheduled to join an observance at […]

Trump ousts hawkish Bolton, dissenter on foreign policy

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly forced out John Bolton, his hawkish national security adviser with whom he had strong disagreements on Iran, Afghanistan and a cascade of other global challenges. The sudden shake-up marked the latest departure of a prominent voice of dissent from the president’s inner […]

Pakistan warns of ‘genocide’ in Kashmir, sees no talks with India

GENEVA – Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told the top United Nations human rights forum on Tuesday that India’s “illegal military occupation” of the Muslim-majority territory of Kashmir raises the spectre of “genocide”. India revoked the autonomy of the disputed Himalayan region, home to 8 million people […]

World must adapt to ‘inevitable’ climate change, warns report

Nations rich and poor must invest now to protect against the effects of climate change or pay an even heavier price later, a global commission warned Tuesday. Spending $1.8 trillion across five key areas over the next decade would not only help buffer the worst impacts of global […]

N. Korea fires ‘projectiles’ after offering talks with US

North Korea on Tuesday fired projectiles into the sea, South Korea’s military said, hours after Pyongyang said it was willing to hold working-level talks this month with the United States. Negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington have been gridlocked since a second summit between the North’s leader Kim Jong […]

Two boys drowned in Rohini river in Maharajganj

Maharajganj (UP), Sep 10: Two boys drowned while taking bath in Rohni river in Parsamalik area here, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place on Monday near Shishmahal Tola Kalyanpur village, they said. The deceased were identified as Ankit (9) and Mukesh (10). Their bodies were later fished […]

BCCI seeks performance analyst for Indian women’s team

New Delhi, Sep 10:  The BCCI has invited applications for the position of performance analyst with the Indian women’s cricket team. The team management has expressed the need for a performance analyst who should not be more than 60 years of age. The deadline to apply is September […]

One America News sues Rachel Maddow for $10 million

SAN DIEGO — A conservative television network sued Rachel Maddow for more than $10 million on Monday for calling it “paid Russian propaganda.” One America News filed the federal defamation suit in San Diego. The small, family-owned network based in San Diego is challenging Fox News for conservative […]

Kashmiris allege beatings, abuse in raids by Indian troops

HEFF SHIRMAL, India — The Indian soldiers descended on Bashir Ahmed Dar’s house in southern Kashmir on Aug. 10, a few days after the government in New Delhi stripped the disputed Himalayan region of its statehood and launched a crackdown. Over the next 48 hours, the 50-year-old plumber […]

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