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Father of molested girls lunges at disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor in court

open view web desk CHARLOTTE, Mich. – The enraged father of three daughters who were sexually abused by Larry Nassar lunged at the former USA Gymnastics national team doctor and tried to attack him during a sentencing hearing in a Michigan courtroom on Friday. The father, Randall Margraves, […]

Malaysia bans Bollywood film ‘Padmaavat’ over negative portrayal of Muslim ruler

open view web desk KUALA LUMPUR- Malaysia has barred controversial Bollywood film “Padmaavat” from being screened in theatres, the home ministry said on Friday, citing the movie’s negative portrayal of a Muslim ruler. The film has already attracted protests in India, after groups critical of the project accused […]

Xi wants ‘new level’ of China-Britain ties as May visits

open view web desk Beijing, Feb 1: Chinese President Xi Jinping told British Prime Minister Theresa May today that their countries should take trade ties to “a new level” as London scouts the globe for fresh partnerships after its contentious EU exit. Hounded by Brexit rows at home, May […]

Breakingviews – Zuckerberg’s persistent warnings bear heeding

    open view web desk NEW YORK – When Mark Zuckerberg worries, investors should listen. The Facebook founder and chief executive has been flagging for months that ad revenue was set to slow. Now, tweaks designed to make the social network less divisive are hindering engagement and […]

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 […]

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