Indian Muslim shot after revealing his ‘Muslim name’
A man was shot on Sunday after he revealed his ?Muslim name? to the attacker in Bihar?s Bengusarai district on Sunday, as shown in a video circulating on social media. In the video making rounds, Qasim stated: ?I was stopped by Rajiv Yadav and he asked me my name, when I told him my name he fired at me ...
Two dead, including schoolgirl, after Japan mass stabbing
A knife-wielding attacker killed a 12-year-old schoolgirl and a man before stabbing himself to death in a rampage outside Tokyo Tuesday that also injured more than a dozen, including several children. The mass stabbing in the town of Kawasaki, south of the Japanese capital, was a rare attack in a country with one of the lowest rates of ...
Clashes in four Brazil prisons leave 40 dead
At least 40 inmates were killed in four jails in northern Brazil on Monday over an apparent gang dispute, authorities said, in the latest wave of violence to rock the country?s severely overpopulated and deadly prison system. No guns or knives were used in the killings, which prison officials said appeared to have been sparked by a ?rift ...
Israel moves towards new vote as Netanyahu struggles to form government
?The voters? wishes can be respected, a strong right-wing government can be formed.? In power for the past decade and facing potential corruption indictments, Netanyahu has struggled to seal an agreement with a clutch of right-wing, far-right and ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties that would ensure him a fifth term. US President Donald Trump weighed in on Netanyahu?s political woes in the ...
Britain’s Brexit Party triumphs in EU vote
Anti-EU populist Nigel Farage?s Brexit Party triumphed on Sunday and the ruling Conservatives endured a historic blow in European Parliament elections in which Britain was never meant to vote. Vince Cable?s pro-EU Liberal Democrats surged to 20.3 per cent from 6.7 per cent in 2014 and were well ahead of the 14.1 per cent of the main opposition ...
Nepal on high alert for general strike after explosions
Security forces in Nepal are on high alert amid a general strike called by an outlawed communist group suspected in a series of?explosions?that killed four people and wounded seven more in the capital. ?Four men died and seven were injured on Sunday in three separate explosions in Kathmandu,? Nepali police said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility ...
Strike over staff shortage shuts Louvre in Paris
Staff at the Louvre in Paris went on strike Monday, forcing the museum to close and disappointing tourists hoping to catch a glimpse of the Mona Lisa and other masterworks. ?Due to a strike by reception and security staff linked to high visitor numbers, the Louvre will exceptionally be closed on Monday,? the museum said on Twitter. The ...
French police arrest three over Lyon blast
Police had been hunting for a man seen cycling near the scene of the blast who was wearing a green top and Bermuda shorts, and carrying a dark rucksack. He had been the target of an extensive manhunt since late Friday when an explosive device filled with screws and ball bearings was placed in front of a bakery near ...
Haitians march against rape after students sexually assaulted
But everyone must end this silence: witnesses in the communities, families, no matter where the rape is committed, silence must not be kept.? There has been little study of sexual assault in Haiti, but in 2017, the Ministry of Health released a survey saying one in eight women report experiencing sexual violence at some point in their lives.
Ghosn family seeks UN help against ‘judicial persercution’ in Japan
The family of former Renault and Nissan head Carlos Ghosn has submitted another request for UN intervention against what it says is his “judicial persecution” in Japan, one of their lawyers said Sunday.
Saudi Arabia invites Qatar to talks over Iran tensions
Qatar said on Sunday that it had received an invitation from Saudi Arabia to attend emergency regional talks to discuss mounting tensions between Iran and the United States. It was unclear if Qatar ? subject to a Saudi-led economic and diplomatic boycott over alleged support for Iran and militant movements ? would be invited at all, with Doha ...
Indian shares continue to ride Modi rally; utilities, financials lead
Indian shares inched higher on Monday, boosted by gains in utility and financial stocks, as cheer over Prime Minister Narendra Modi?s return for a second term in office continued to buoy investor sentiment. The broader NSE index was up 0.35 per cent at 11885.75 as of 0500 GMT, while the benchmark BSE index was trading 0.42 per cent ...
French police arrest three suspects over Lyon bomb blast
PARIS: French police have arrested three people, including a 24-year-old computer science student of Algerian nationality, in connection with last week?s bomb blast in Lyon that injured 13 people, authorities said. A police source said the three arrested were the student, who does not have a police record, a minor who studies at a high school in Lyon and ...
Brexit helps New York take top finance spot from London: survey
LONDON: Fallout from Brexit has helped New York overtake London to become the world?s pre-eminent financial center, a survey of financial executives by Duff & Phelps showed on Tuesday. Just over half of respondents now see New York as the world?s top financial center, up 10% from 2018, while 36% see London as the leader, down 17% from last ...
Two killed, 15 schoolgirls injured in Japan stabbing: NHK
TOKYO: A schoolgirl and an adult man were killed and 15 other young girls injured in a stabbing at a bus stop just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, Japanese national broadcaster NHK cited authorities as saying, and another man detained at the scene also later died. The girls, aged between 6 ands 12, were students at a private Catholic school ...
Israel moves towards new vote as Netanyahu struggles to form government
?The voters? wishes can be respected, a strong right-wing government can be formed.? In power for the past decade and facing potential corruption indictments, Netanyahu has struggled to seal an agreement with a clutch of right-wing, far-right and ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties that would ensure him a fifth term. US President Donald Trump weighed in on Netanyahu?s political woes in the ...
American climber dies on descent from summit of Mount Everest
KATHMANDU: An American climber died on the descent from the summit of Mount Everest on Monday, a Nepalese official said, taking the number of dead or missing mountaineers on the world?s highest mountain to nine on the Nepali side during the current climbing season. Christopher John Kulish, 61, scaled the 8,850 meter (29,035 feet) peak from the normal Southeast ...
India chooses not to invite PM Khan for Modi's swearing-in ceremony: official sources
NEW DELHI: India will not invite Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to the swearing-in ceremony Thursday of Narendra Modi, who starts his second term as India?s prime minister, according to two sources in New Delhi's foreign ministry. An Indian government statement on Monday said the leaders of Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Bhutan ? all members of ...
British interior minister Sajid Javid launches leadership bid to replace PM May
LONDON: British interior minister Sajid Javid said on Monday he would stand in a leadership race to replace Prime Minister Theresa May, saying he would strive to deliver Brexit. "I'm standing to be the next leader of (the) Conservatives and Prime Minister of our great country," he said on Twitter, becoming the latest in a long line of Conservatives ...
Saudi Arabia invites Qatar to crisis talks over Iran tensions
DOHA: Qatar said on Sunday that it had received an invitation from Saudi Arabia to attend emergency regional talks to discuss mounting tensions between Iran and the United States. It was unclear if Qatar ? subject to a Saudi-led economic and diplomatic boycott over alleged support for Iran and religious fundamentalist movements ? would be invited at all, with ...
