YEHUD, Israel: Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashed onto the moon on Thursday after a series of technical failures during its final descent, shattering hopes of a historic controlled landing on the lunar surface.The unmanned robotic lander suffered periodic engine and communications failures during the landing sequence, which lasted around 21 minutes, the support team said.Beresheet, whose…
KABUL: The Afghan government has announced the creation of a new army corps for the north of the country where Taliban insurgents have made recent gains. The additional troop presence is aimed at beefing up military support against increased Taliban attacks on security forces and infrastructure projects. President Ashraf Ghani has previously said that more…
DUBAI: For the first time this year, Mukesh Kalvaniya will not be able to vote in India’s general election, which starts on Wednesday. That’s because he moved to the UAE from his hometown in Rajasthan three years ago, joining millions of Indians in the Gulf who cannot cast a ballot outside of their country. “I am…
EU gives PM May ‘flexible’ Brexit recess to Oct. 31 BRUSSELS: European Union leaders gave Theresa May a new Brexit deadline of Oct. 31, four months longer than the prime minister asked for, in a move the EU summit chair said would let Britain resolve its domestic deadlock on the issue.“EU27/UK have agreed a flexible…
NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to review its earlier decision on a controversial fighter jet deal, dealing a blow to the government on the eve of a general election. The opposition Congress Party has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration of graft following a deal to buy 36 Rafale planes and the decision…
Not looking to reinstate family separation policy: Trump People familiar with the immigration discussions within the administration said family separation was one of several ideas Trump had revived in recent weeks Updated 9 min 43 sec ago AP April 10, 2019 00:30 WASHINGTON: Facing bipartisan pushback to his immigration shake-up, President Donald Trump said Tuesday…
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday mocked US special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Kremlin interference in the 2016 presidential election, saying “a mountain gave birth to a mouse.”In his first comments since Mueller finished his probe, Putin sought to cast the 22-month investigation as a failure and disregarded the special counsel’s…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Singapore on Tuesday vowed to work together to resolve their differences, particularly a long-running dispute over air and sea borders.“We agree that the fundamental principle is to resolve issues of concern in a friendly and constructive manner and work toward amicable solutions,” said Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad during a joint…
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida: A Chinese woman recently arrested at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club lied repeatedly to Secret Service agents while carrying computer malware unlike anything a government analyst had ever seen and had more than $8,000 in cash at her hotel room, along with an electronic device that detects hidden cameras, federal authorities…
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida: A Chinese woman recently arrested at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club lied repeatedly to Secret Service agents while carrying computer malware unlike anything a government analyst had ever seen and had more than $8,000 in cash at her hotel room, along with an electronic device that detects hidden cameras, federal authorities…
NEW YORK: Actress Felicity Huffman and a dozen other parents agreed on Monday to plead guilty to using bribery to get their children into prestigious universities.Huffman, 56, best known for her role in the “Desperate Housewives” series, agreed to plead guilty to paying $15,000 to help her eldest daughter get better scores on the SAT…
NEW DELHI: Did Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi break election rules by addressing the nation on an anti-satellite test recently? Is it right to have a channel dedicated to the leader? Can the country’s armed forces be called “Modi’s soldiers“?Ahead of a general election that starts next week, the Election Commission of India (ECI) says…
KAMPALA, Uganda: Ugandan police said on Sunday they had rescued an American woman and her driver who had been kidnapped by gunmen in a national park.The two “are in good health” and “in the safe hands” of security officials, police said in a Twitter update.Although authorities provided no details about how the rescue operation was…
NEW DELHI: Did Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi break election rules by addressing the nation on an anti-satellite test recently? Is it right to have a channel dedicated to the leader? Can the country’s armed forces be called “Modi’s soldiers“?Ahead of a general election that starts next week, the Election Commission of India (ECI) says…
KAMONYI, Rwanda: Edith, a 51-year-old housewife, finds it difficult to listen to the radio or watch television in April, the month marking Rwanda’s annual reminder of its 1994 genocide.Songs and programs broadcast in the east African nation remember the 800,000 people brutally slaughtered over a 100 day period — but also share the pain of…
KAMONYI, Rwanda: Edith, a 51-year-old housewife, finds it difficult to listen to the radio or watch television in April, the month marking Rwanda’s annual reminder of its 1994 genocide.Songs and programs broadcast in the east African nation remember the 800,000 people brutally slaughtered over a 100 day period — but also share the pain of…
KAMONYI, Rwanda: Edith, a 51-year-old housewife, finds it difficult to listen to the radio or watch television in April, the month marking Rwanda’s annual reminder of its 1994 genocide.Songs and programs broadcast in the east African nation remember the 800,000 people brutally slaughtered over a 100 day period — but also share the pain of…
BEIJING: The Chinese chemical industry park where an explosion last month killed 78 people and left hundreds injured will be closed, authorities have said.The blast in Yancheng city, eastern Jiangsu province, was one of the worst industrial accidents in the country in recent years, razing buildings nearby and blowing out the windows of surrounding homes.…
NEW YORK: A woman who pushed a commuter to her death in front of a New York City subway train just days after being released from a psychiatric facility was sentenced Friday to 20 years to life in prison.Melanie Liverpool, 33, admitted shoving 49-year-old Connie Watton off a subway platform at the Times Square station…
NEW YORK: A woman who pushed a commuter to her death in front of a New York City subway train just days after being released from a psychiatric facility was sentenced Friday to 20 years to life in prison.Melanie Liverpool, 33, admitted shoving 49-year-old Connie Watton off a subway platform at the Times Square station…
