Category: World News

Skywatchers in western North America will see moon turn red in rare eclipse

open view web desk LOS ANGELES- Skywatchers across western North America set their alarms to awaken before dawn on Wednesday to see a rare type of lunar eclipse called a “Super Blue Blood Moon,” with hundreds of expected to view the phenomenon from a Los Angeles mountaintop. As […]

Southeast Asia a ‘hotspot’ for antibiotic abuse, FAO official says

open view web desk BANGKOK – Overuse and misuse of antibiotics in food is rife in Southeast Asia, a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) official said on Wednesday, warning of serious risks for people and animals as bacterial infections become more resistant to treatment. The official from the […]

Trump told McCabe to ask wife ‘how it felt to be a loser’: Report

open view web desk Washington D.C. [U.S], Jan 30: United States President Donald Trump reportedly told then-acting Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Andrew McCabe that he should ask his wife, who had lost a bid for political office in Virginia, how it felt to be a loser. President Trump made the remarks during a phone call […]

Pak SC takes suo motu notice of Kohat medical student murder

open view web desk Kohat [Pakistan], Jan 30: Pakistan‘s Supreme Court on Tuesday took suo motu notice of the murder of a medical student in Kohat city. A third-year medical student was shot dead in Kohat city of Pakistan‘s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province allegedly for refusing a marriage proposal. According to the Dawn, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has ordered […]

U.N. says 100,000 Rohingya in grave danger from monsoon rains

open view web desk GENEVA – More than 100,000 Rohingya refugees huddled in squalid, muddy camps in Bangladesh will be in grave danger from landslides when the mid-year monsoon season begins, a U.N. humanitarian report said. There are now more than 900,000 Rohingyas in the Cox’s Bazar area […]

Kasganj SP shunted out after communal violence

open view web desk Lucknow, Jan 29: Following communal violence in western Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj, the Yogi Adityanath government today transferred the area Superintendent of Police Sunil Kumar Singh to Police Training School in Meerut, officials said. Piyush Srivastava was appointed as the new Kasganj SP, they added. Singh […]

Here’s why you should buy extended warranty solutions

open view web desk New Delhi [India], Jan 27: Extended warranties are a way of offering additional protection for expensive purchases, and come into effect after the expiration of the manufacturer’s warranty. With gadgets and technology products becoming a backbone of our daily life, extended warranties are becoming a […]

Navalny arrested as thousands rally against Putin and ‘pseudo-polls’

open view web desk Russian police on Sunday detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow as thousands rallied across the country against a March election expected to extend Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin term. Surrounded by supporters, the 41-year-old charismatic politician chanted “Swindlers and thieves” before being detained shortly afterwards […]

Ikea’s frugal founder Ingvar Kamprad dies aged 91

open view web desk Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad, a farmer’s son turned multibillionaire who revolutionised kit furniture, has died aged 91, leaving behind a global empire under investigation over its tax practices, the firm said Sunday. Kamprad “passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones” at his home […]

Shock gives way to despair in Kabul after ambulance bomb

open view web desk KABUL- Kabul was in despair on Sunday, a day after a Taliban suicide bomber killed more than 100 people and wounded at least 235 in the worst attack in the Afghan capital in months. A week ago, the Taliban killed more than 20 people […]

Headlines