India’s ‘patriotism pop’ songs urge Hindus to claim Kashmir The songs delivered a message to India’s 250 million YouTube users about moving to the Muslim-majority region, buying land there and marrying Kashmiri women. Updated 3 min 38 sec ago AP August 23, 2019 05:39 SHEIKH SAALIQ | APNEW DELHI: The music videos began appearing on…
LAMPEDUSA, Italy: The mayor of Italy’s Lampedusa island on Thursday denounced the collapsing government for its failure to deal with migrant rescue boats, as a ship carrying 356 people remained stranded in the Mediterranean.Mayor Salvatore Martello said the reception center on the tiny isle was already over capacity and would struggle to house migrants currently…
DOHA: The US and the Taliban met in Doha on Thursday, an American source close to the talks said, for potentially decisive dialogue to allow Washington to drawdown militarily in Afghanistan.The source said the talks started around 1300 GMT — the ninth time the two foes have met face-to-face.The disclosure came in a context of…
MOSCOW: Russia was set to launch on Thursday an unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot that will spend 10 days learning to assist astronauts on the International Space Station. Named Fedor, for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research with identification number Skybot F850, the robot is the first ever sent up by Russia. Fedor was…
Plastic particles in drinking water present ‘low’ risk — World Health Organization WHO issues first report on microplastics in drinking water Reassures consumers that risk is low, but says more study needed Updated 15 sec ago Stephanie Nebehay | Reuters August 22, 2019 05:01 GENEVA: Microplastics contained in drinking water pose a “low” risk to…
WASHINGTON: Amazon, Microsoft and Intel are among leading tech companies putting the world at risk through killer robot development, according to a report that surveyed major players from the sector about their stance on lethal autonomous weapons.Dutch NGO Pax ranked 50 companies by three criteria: whether they were developing technology that could be relevant to…
Venezuela’s Maduro says there has been contact with US officials ‘for months’ CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday he had authorized contact with the administration of US President Donald Trump “for months,” in an effort to repair relations with Washington.In January, Maduro broke diplomatic relations with the United States. Washington imposed sanctions on high-level…
UNITED NATIONS: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says anyone who “touches,” supports or allows an Iranian tanker carrying crude oil to dock risks US sanctions.He told reporters Tuesday that if an Iranian supertanker that left Gibraltar on Sunday again heads to Syria, “we’ll take every action we can consistent with those sanctions to prevent…
Homeless children in England living in shipping containers, hostels — Commissioner’s report LONDON: Children in England are sleeping in converted shipping containers and rooming houses, environments that are often dangerous and far from their schools, a report by the Children’s Commissioner for England found on Wednesday.Homelessness has been increasing in England for nearly a decade…
CIUDAD DELGADO, El Salvador: A young rape victim who was suspected of having an abortion and charged with homicide was acquitted by a judge at a retrial Monday in a case that attracted international attention to El Salvador’s strict abortion laws.Evelyn Beatriz Hernández, now 21, had served 33 months of a 30-year prison sentence when…
ST. PAUL, Minnesota: Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib sharply criticized Israel on Monday for denying them entry to the Jewish state and called on fellow members of Congress to visit while they cannot.Omar, of Minnesota, suggested President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were suppressing the lawmakers’ ability to carry out their…
ST. PAUL, Minnesota: Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib sharply criticized Israel on Monday for denying them entry to the Jewish state and called on fellow members of Congress to visit while they cannot.Omar, of Minnesota, suggested President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were suppressing the lawmakers’ ability to carry out their…
GIBRALTAR: An Iranian supertanker hauling $130 million worth of light crude oil that the US suspects to be tied to a sanctioned organization lifted its anchor and begun moving away from Gibraltar late on Sunday.The trail left by GPS data on Marinetraffic.com, a vessel tracking service, showed the Iran-flagged Adrian Darya 1, previously known as…
Daesh claims bombing at Kabul wedding that killed 63; Afghan PM says Taliban also to blame KABUL: The suicide bomber stood in the middle of the dancing, clapping crowd as hundreds of Afghan children and adults celebrated a wedding in a joyous release from Kabul’s strain of war. Then, in a flash, he detonated his…
KABUL: The suicide bomber stood in the middle of the dancing, clapping crowd as hundreds of Afghan children and adults celebrated a wedding in a joyous release from Kabul’s strain of war. Then, in a flash, he detonated his explosives-filled vest, killing dozens — and Afghanistan grieved again. The local Daesh affiliate claimed responsibility for…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi warned that India might resort to a “false flag operation” to divert attention from Jammu and Kashmir following a UN Security Council meeting on Friday to discuss the issue. “To divert international attention, most probably India will resort to some false flag operation. We want to tell the international…
SRINAGAR: Indian authorities eased restrictions on movement and restored landline telephone links in some parts of Kashmir on Saturday, the biggest relaxation in a crippling lockdown since New Delhi announced it was removing the region’s special status on Aug. 5. The moves came even as there were celebrations and protests by Kashmiris opposed to the Indian…
JAKARTA: Dozens of former terrorists took part in ceremonies to mark Indonesia’s 74th anniversary of independence as the country raised its red-and-white national flag and celebrated its vast diversity.In the nation’s capital, President Joko Widodo presided over a flag-hoisting ceremony at the presidential palace with Vice President Jusuf Kalla, former presidents and vice presidents, Cabinet…
JAKARTA: Indonesians always find new ideas for celebrating the Aug. 17 Independence Day. While the most common celebration is a simple raising of the national flag, it has become a tradition for people to do it in extreme places, such as the top of a mountain. In a vast archipelago that stretches 5,245 kilometers along…
JAKARTA: Indonesians always find new ideas for celebrating the Aug. 17 Independence Day. While the most common celebration is a simple raising of the national flag, it has become a tradition for people to do it in extreme places, such as the top of a mountain. In a vast archipelago that stretches 5,245 kilometers along…
