Category: World News

The man in the wheelchair

Gaza-based Mahmud Hams received top honors in the photo category at the 25th Bayeux-Calvados War Correspondents Prize for his image of a wheelchair-bound demonstrator during the “Great March of Return” protests earlier this year. A 38-year-old resident of the Gaza Strip, Hams has covered numerous conflicts, from demonstrations to incursions […]

Woman found dead over dowry dispute; husband arrested

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Oct 22 : The body of a woman was found hanging from the ceiling of her house in Jaroda village here in a suspected case of dowry death, police said Monday. Rama (25), wife of Sonu, was found dead Sunday, they said. Sonu has been arrested following […]

Speaker Legislative Assembly meets Governor

open view web desk SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 21: Dr Nirmal Kumar Singh, Speaker Legislative Assembly, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at Raj Bhavan today. He congratulated the Governor for peaceful elections. The Governor and DrSingh discussed the overall situation obtaining in Jammu & Kashmir and the steps required to […]

Saudi writer saw Turkey as base for a new Middle East

ISTANBUL — Friends say Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was a proud Arab who wanted to set up a base in his ancestral homeland of Turkey, contributing to the growing community of exiled Arabs who have taken refuge there. For Khashoggi, a history lover, the growing Arab community and […]

Hetmyer stars with 106 as WI set India stiff 323-run target in 1st ODI

Guwahati, Oct 21: Shimron Hetmyer (106) produced a sensational century as the West Indies bounced back from their Test series debacle to post a challenging 322 for eight in the first one-day International against India, here Sunday. The 21-year-old left-hander, who led West Indies to their first Under-19 World […]

Actress Selma Blair say she has been diagnosed with MS

LOS ANGELES — Film and TV actress Selma Blair announced she is dealing with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. In a post Saturday on her Instagram account, Blair, 46, says she was diagnosed with the disease of the central nervous system on Aug. 16. Blair says she is […]

Afghan vote enters 2nd day after attacks, technical issues

KABUL, Afghanistan— Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections entered a second day after delays caused by violence and technical issues, as a roadside bomb killed nearly a dozen civilians on Sunday, including several children. Independent Elections Commission Chairman Abdul Badi Sayat said more than 3 million people out of 8.8 million […]

Migrant caravan re-forms in Mexico, members vow to reach US

CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico — Despite Mexican efforts to stop them at the border, about 2,000 Central American migrants swam or rafted across a river separating that country from Guatemala, re-formed their mass caravan in Mexico and vowed to resume their journey toward the United States. The migrants, who […]

Trump says he needs to learn more on slain Saudi writer

ISTANBUL— President Donald Trump says he needs to learn more about the killing of a Saudi journalist and will be working with Congress on the U.S. response. Speaking late Saturday after a campaign rally in Nevada, he said he will be talking to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin […]

Mercury mission to explore origin of Solar System

Is Mercury’s core liquid or solid, and why — on the smallest planet in our solar system — is it so big? What can the planet closest to the Sun tell us about how our solar system came into being? An unmanned European-Japanese space mission, dubbed BepiColombo, blasted […]

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