CHRISTCHURCH: When the gunman advanced toward the mosque, killing those in his path, Abdul Aziz didn’t hide. Instead, he picked up the first thing he could find, a credit card machine, and ran outside screaming “Come here!“Aziz, 48, is being hailed as a hero for preventing more deaths during Friday prayers at the Linwood mosque…
CHRISTCHURCH: When the gunman advanced toward the mosque, killing those in his path, Abdul Aziz didn’t hide. Instead, he picked up the first thing he could find, a credit card machine, and ran outside screaming “Come here!“Aziz, 48, is being hailed as a hero for preventing more deaths during Friday prayers at the Linwood mosque…
CHRISTCHURCH: When the gunman advanced toward the mosque, killing those in his path, Abdul Aziz didn’t hide. Instead, he picked up the first thing he could find, a credit card machine, and ran outside screaming “Come here!“Aziz, 48, is being hailed as a hero for preventing more deaths during Friday prayers at the Linwood mosque…
MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday slammed the “hypocrisy” of new Western sanctions against its officials over their role in a naval confrontation with Ukraine last year, and vowed to respond to the “unfriendly” move.The United States, Canada and the European Union Friday slapped new sanctions on more than a dozen Russian officials and businesses in response…
When gunman Brenton Tarrant attacked New Zealand mosque Abdul Aziz ran at him Updated 4 min 27 sec ago March 16, 2019 15:16 CHRISTCHURCH: When the gunman advanced toward the mosque, killing those in his path, Abdul Aziz didn’t hide. Instead, he picked up the first thing he could find, a credit card machine, and…
PARIS: Demonstrators looted and torched shops and businesses on the famed Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on Saturday, on the 18th straight weekend of "yellow vest" protests, characterised by an uptick in violence after weeks of dwindling turnout.A Boss menswear store and the upscale Fouquet's restaurant - a brasserie popular with politicians and film stars - were…
MANILA: The Philippine military believes it may have “neutralized” the remnants of an alliance of pro-Daesh extremists, after the suspected death of the group’s de facto leader during clashes last week.Forensic tests were being carried out to determine if one of four rebels killed on Thursday was Abu Dar, who security forces believe has led…
KUALA LUMPUR: The lawyer of one of the nine suspects who were deported by Malaysia for alleged links with a North African terror group voiced concern on Friday over their well-being. She said that their families were unaware of their whereabouts. The nine Middle Eastern men — eight Egyptians and one Tunisian — were deported…
PARIS: After weeks of declining participation, France’s “yellow vest” protest movement attempted to rebound on Saturday with a major rally in Paris which quickly turned violent.A large crowd gathered on the Champs-Elysees avenue for the 18th straight week of anti-government protests which initially rocked President Emmanuel Macron’s administration, forcing him to adopt more anti-poverty measures,…
Extremist Brenton Tarrant appears in New Zealand court charged in mosques terror attack, enters no plea CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: Brenton Tarrant, 28, entered no plea when he appeared on Saturday morning in a Christchurch court charged with murder after a terrorist attack on two mosques in the city. Dressed in a white prison tunic, handcuffed…
Extremist Brenton Tarrant appears in New Zealand court charged in mosques terror attack CHRISTCHURCH: The man accused of killing 49 people in an attack on two New Zealand mosques has appeared in court in Christchurch. Wearing handcuffs and a white prison shirt, Brenton Tarrant, 28, sat impassively as the judge read the murder charge against him. He…
DUBAI: New Zealand Muslims expressed shock and disbelief at terrorist attacks on two Christchurch mosques on Friday that left at least 49 worshippers dead and 50 others critically injured. “We’ve never seen anything like this in New Zealand. It’s not what we are about,” Shamim Kassibawi, a publicist from New Zealand and UAE resident, told…
Australia senator Fraser Anning sparks anger after blaming mosque attacks on 'Muslim immigration' LONDON: An Australia senator has sparked fury for blaming “Muslim immigration” for the terrorist attack that killed 49 people in mosques in New Zealand.The attacks, which involved a white supremacist gunman, drew global condemnation. But Fraser Anning, a senator from Queensland, tweeted…
SYDNEY: The gunman behind at least one of the mosque shootings in New Zealand that left 49 people dead on Friday tried to make a few things clear in the manifesto he left behind: He is a 28-year-old Australian white nationalist who hates immigrants. He was set off by attacks in Europe that were perpetrated…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Analysis of the flight recorders of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane has begun, the airline said Friday, and The New York Times reported that the pilot requested permission “in a panicky voice” to return to the airport shortly after takeoff as the plane dipped up and down sharply and appeared to gain…
Political and Islamic leaders across Asia expressed their disgust at the deadly shooting at the two mosques in New Zealand on Friday as some revealed their citizens had been caught up in the bloodshed.The timing of the shootings in the city of Christchurch, during Friday prayers, and the posting on social media of what appeared…
SEOUL: North Korea is considering suspending denuclearization talks with Washington after the Hanoi summit between leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump ended without agreement, one of its top diplomats said Friday.The warning came amid concerns over the North’s satellite rocket launch site, where some rebuilding activity has been observed in recent weeks,…
SEOUL: North Korea is considering suspending denuclearization talks with Washington after the Hanoi summit between leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump ended without agreement, one of its top diplomats said Friday.The warning came amid concerns over the North’s satellite rocket launch site, where some rebuilding activity has been observed in recent weeks,…
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: New Zealand police detained three men and a woman on Friday after mass shootings at two mosques in the city of Christchurch. Many people were belived to be killed and others injured when at least one gunman opened fire on worshippers. New Zealand media reported that between nine and 27 people were killed, but…
NEW YORK: Aviation regulators worldwide laid down a stark challenge for Boeing to prove that its grounded 737 Max jets are safe to fly amid suspicions that faulty software might have contributed to two crashes that killed 346 people in less than six months.In a key step toward unearthing the cause of the Ethiopian Airlines…
