Google server trouble snarls YouTube, Snapchat
Congested Google servers in the eastern United States caused problems for users of Snapchat and YouTube on Sunday, with complaints on social media that the popular apps weren?t accessible. Google acknowledged the issue, writing in a statement on its Cloud Platform status page that it was dealing with ?high levels of network congestion in the eastern USA, affecting multiple ...
Trump lashes London mayor, brings Brexit advice on UK state visit
US President Donald Trump arrived on his state visit to Britain on Monday in combative mood, following up his weekend interventions over Brexit with a broadside against London?s ?loser? mayor. The president?s plane had not even touched down when he tweeted that Sadiq Khan, who has been highly critical of the red-carpet welcome laid on for Trump, had done ...
Five dead as Sudan military rulers try to disperse sit-in
At least five protesters were shot dead Monday as Sudan?s military rulers tried to break up a sit-in outside Khartoum?s army headquarters, a doctors? committee said as gunfire was heard from the site. Heavily armed security forces in pick-up trucks mounted with machine guns were deployed in large numbers all around the capital, while protesters put up makeshift barricades ...
Crisis talks as Merkel’s coalition suffers new blow
BERLIN: Parties in German Chancellor Angela Merkel?s government are set to hold separate crisis talks on Monday, after her fragile coalition suffered a fresh body blow as the leader of junior partner SPD quit. In a shock announcement on Sunday, Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Andrea Nahles said she was stepping down from her party?s top jobs following late ...
Indian rescuers narrow search for missing climbers
NEW DELHI: Indian authorities Monday narrowed down the search for eight climbers missing on India?s second-highest mountain for several days after an avalanche, saying they have a ?rough idea? of their location thanks to information from another rescued group. The missing climbers, led by Briton Martin Moran ? who has two previous successful ascents of the mountain ? had ...
Mexico president announces start of work on $8bn refinery
MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has officially launched the $8 billion construction of a controversial oil refinery that experts say is likely to blowout in cost. The huge project, inaugurated Sunday, aims to boost Mexico?s struggling state oil company Pemex and provide economic stimulus to the country?s impoverished south. They also say it is a mistake ...
Car bombing kills 19 in Syria’s Azaz: monitor
AZAZ: At least 19 people were killed Sunday in a car bomb near a bustling market and mosque in a rebel-held city in northwestern Syria, a war monitor said. Four children were among those killed in the explosion in Azaz, in the heart of a Turkish zone of influence in Aleppo province, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. ...
Five dead as Sudan military rulers try to disperse sit-in
KHARTOUM: At least five protesters were shot dead Monday as Sudan?s military rulers tried to break up a sit-in outside Khartoum?s army headquarters, a doctors? committee said as gunfire was heard from the site. Heavily armed security forces in pick-up trucks mounted with machine guns were deployed in large numbers all around the capital, while protesters put up makeshift ...
Chinese warships cause surprise in Sydney Harbour
?It may have been a surprise to others, but it certainly wasn?t a surprise to the government,? Morrison told reporters in the Solomons capital Honiara when asked about the Chinese naval visit. ?We have known about that for some time.? Morrison described the port call as a ?reciprocal visit, because Australian naval vessels have visited China?. ?They were returning after ...
Sudan: five months of anti-government protests
Here is a timeline: ? ? Bread prices ? ================ ? Protests erupted in various cities on December 19, 2018 against a government decision to triple bread prices. On April 6, thousands gather for the first time outside military headquarters in Khartoum, chanting ?one army, one people? in a plea for the military?s support. ? Bashir ousted ? ================= ? On April 11, authorities announce Bashir has ...
Saudi, UAE slam Doha for ‘backtracking’ on Mecca talks
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia criticised Qatar on Monday for rejecting the outcome of recent Mecca talks on regional tensions with Iran, while the UAE accused Doha of ?backtracking? on the summits? conclusions. ?Qatar has reservations on the Arab and Gulf summits because some of their terms are contrary to Doha?s foreign policy,? Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani told the Al-Araby broadcaster. ...
Trump lashes London mayor, brings Brexit advice on UK state visit
LONDON: US President Donald Trump arrived on his state visit to Britain on Monday in combative mood, following up his weekend interventions over Brexit with a broadside against London?s ?loser? mayor. The president?s plane had not even touched down when he tweeted that Sadiq Khan, who has been highly critical of the red-carpet welcome laid on for Trump, had ...
Trump hits back at old foe Khan on UK state visit
Khan, a Muslim whose parents arrived in London from Pakistan, lashed out at Trump?s ?deliberate use of xenophobia, racism and ?otherness? as an electoral tactic? and his travel ban efforts on mostly Muslim countries. In a second tweet, Trump compared Khan to New York York?s liberal Mayor Bill de Blasio, with whom he has also clashed, writing that the ...
As UN budget dries up, Palestinian classrooms swell in size
His disciplined social studies class at the Hebron Boys? School had become a crowded, unruly scene: Four children squeezed at desks made for two, dozens of hands shooting in the air at the same time, noise snowballing when he paused for questions. ?You spend most of the class time restraining student interactions or fights and have no time left ...
Donald Trump tells Britain to ‘walk away’ if EU does not yield on Brexit
Once Britain leaves the EU, which Trump said must happen this year, then he would go ?all out? to agree a trade deal. ?They have got to get the deal closed.? British Prime Minister Theresa May will step down shortly after this week?s Trump visit, having failed to win backing for the Brexit divorce deal she negotiated with the EU. ...
More than 3.24 million held for residency, labor violations in Saudi Arabia
Since the joint field security campaign began in November 2017, there have been 3,245,652 offenders, including 2,530,232 for violating residency regulations, 500,454 for labor violations and 214,966 for border violations, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.
Swedish Assange hearing to decide on extradition request
A Swedish court will hear arguments on Monday to decide whether prosecutors can proceed to request Julian Assange?s extradition from the UK, after a 2010 rape probe was re-opened in May. However, in 2010, when Sweden?s then director of public prosecutions Marianne Ny requested Assange?s detention from Stockholm?s district court, a detention order was issued. If the Uppsala court ...
US envoy hails Taliban leader’s remarks on talks
US envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, arrived in Pakistan on Sunday to restart the elusive peace process, a day after the Taliban?s supreme leader Mullah Hebatullah spoke about his readiness for talks. In a message issued on the occasion of Eid, Hebatullah said that the Taliban keeps ?open the doors of understanding and negotiations? while vowing to fight until ...
Trump lashes out at ‘loser’ Sadiq Khan as he lands in UK for state visit
US President Donald Trump arrived on his state visit to Britain on Monday in combative mood, following up his weekend interventions over Brexit with a broadside against London?s ?loser? mayor. The president?s plane had not even touched down when he tweeted that Sadiq Khan, who has been highly critical of the red-carpet welcome laid on for Trump, had ...
‘STOP!’ bombing, killing in Syria’s Idlib: Trump
US President Donald Trump on Sunday told Syria and Russia to stop ?bombing the hell? out of Syria?s last jihadist stronghold Idlib. ?Hearing word that Russia, Syria and, to a lesser extent, Iran, are bombing the hell out of Idlib Province in Syria, and indiscriminately killing many innocent civilians. As well as killing dozens of civilians, the recent bombardments ...
