WASHINGTON: Differences between the US and Afghan governments over the peace talks became public this week after a senior Afghan official criticised Washington for talking to the Taliban while the Trump administration summoned him to the State Department to convey its displeasure. “Under Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale summoned Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah […]
Srinagar: US President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed concerns that the massacre by a white supremacist in New Zealand indicates a dangerous trend. Trump was asked if the killing of at least 49 people in a terror attack in two mosques in Christchurch by a man claiming that white people are being overwhelmed in their […]
Srinagar: The death toll in twin terrorist attacks in two mosques in New Zealand’s Christchurch on Friday has reached 49 while dozens others are injured, New Zealand Herald reported. Seven died at Linwood, 41 at mosque near Hagley Park, the report said. NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealand had been placed on its highest […]
Beirut: Eight years of war in Syria have left more than 370,000 people dead including 112,000 civilians, a monitor said Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has a network of sources across the country, said more than 21,000 children and 13,000 women were among the dead. The conflict flared after unprecedented anti-government protests […]
Christchurch: A horrific shooting at a Christchurch mosque was livestreamed for 17 minutes by the gunman. The shooter identified himself as “Brenton Tarrant” – a white, 28-year-old Australian-born man. Twitter has shut down a user account in that name. Police Commissioner Mike Bush said he was aware the footage was on social media and police […]
Christchurch: The Bangladeshi Test cricket team has been caught up in a mass shooting in Christchurch, fleeing from outside a mosque where they had gone for prayers. The attacks began around 1:40pm local time when witnesses say an armed shooter entered the Masjid Al Noor mosque on Deans Avenue and started firing. Police said a […]
Srinagar: Police in Christchurch, New Zealand confirmed on Friday afternoon local time that multiple people have been killed during an attack on a pair of mosques in New Zealand’s third-largest city, news5cleveland reported. Police wouldn’t get an exact number of dead, but confirmed it does have at least one suspect in custody. Police are still […]
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has inaugurated capital’s Bilkent City Hospital, Europe’s biggest hospital. The hospital has a bed capacity of 3,633 with 131 operation rooms and 904 outpatient clinics. The Bilkent City Hospital will receive 30,000 patients and treat 8,000 emergency patients daily when in full capacity. The hospital also houses Turkey’s biggest […]
Srinagar: Relief efforts are underway in southern Africa after recent rains caused at least 60 deaths and affected nearly 843,000 people in Mozambique and Malawi, a UN spokesman said on Wednesday. “Our humanitarian colleagues report that flooding in Malawi and Mozambique has affected nearly 843,000 people and caused at least 60 deaths, according to preliminary reports […]
It’s not the first time something like this has happened. We have seen Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram suffer global outage several times in past and the same happened again. On Wednesday all three social media platforms suffered service outage for hours. In fact, several users are still complaining that they are unable to use Facebook […]
