California: The estranged son of a northern California city police chief was formally charged on Friday with attempted robbery and abuse of a 71-year-old Sikh man who was beaten and spat upon in an unprovoked attack caught on video, prosecutors said. Tyrone McAllister, 18, whose parents assisted police in tracking him down following Monday’s attack […]
GAZA: Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip, agreed on a truce on Thursday to end a flare-up in cross-border fighting, two Palestinian officials said. There was no immediate comment from Israeli officials. A Palestinian official with knowledge of the ceasefire talks, which were mediated by Egypt, said the truce would […]
GHAZNI, Afghanistan, Aug 10 (Reuters) Heavily armed Taliban fighters attacked Ghazni city in central Afghanistan early on Friday, shelling houses and business areas and gaining control of parts of the city centre, officials said. The attack on a strategic city straddling the main route between the capital Kabul and southern Afghanistan demonstrated the Taliban’s strength […]
Bangsal (Indonesia): The death toll in the Indonesia’s devastating earthquake has reached to 319, countries top security minister, Wiranto said. The earthquake hit the island of Lombok, media reports said. Lombok was hit by another earthquake on Thursday, the third in a little over a week, causing panic, injuries and damage to buildings. A strong aftershock […]
Bagota: In a major diplomatic decision Colombia has recognized Palestine as a sovereign state. The announcement was made by the Palestinian embassy in Bogota Wednesday night. Palestinian news agency WAFA said that the Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, whose term is slated to end in several days, handed an official letter from the country’s foreign […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s prime minister in waiting Imran Khan has said that he wants to build relationship with the United States based on trust and mutual respect. According to Dawn.com US acting Ambassador to Pakistan John F. Hoover and Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf chief met at latters Banigala residence on Wednesday. Khan told Hoover that his […]
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN: Jordan warned on Wednesday that a severe financial shortfall facing a United Nations agency that helps Palestinian refugees could have a “catastrophic” impact on the lives of millions of refugees in the region. Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said after meeting visiting U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl the […]
LONDON: Samsung’s Galaxy S7 smartphones contain a microchip security flaw, uncovered earlier this year, that put tens of millions of devices at risk to hackers looking to spy on their users, researchers told Reuters. The Galaxy 7 and other smartphones made by Samsung Electronics were previously thought to be immune to a security vulnerability known […]
BEIRUT: The United States will not be able to prevent Iran from exporting oil, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was cited as saying by an Iranian newspaper on Wednesday. U.S. officials have said in recent weeks that they aim to reduce Iran’s oil exports to zero as a means of pressuring Tehran to halt […]
SINGAPORE: Oil prices held steady on Wednesday, supported by a report of rising U.S. crude inventories as well as the introduction of sanctions against Iran. Front-month U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $69.28 per barrel at 0408 GMT, up 11 cents from their last settlement. Brent crude oil futures were at $74.61 […]
