Russian ‘evil cannot be trusted’, Zelensky tells UN
New York: “Evil cannot be trusted,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the UN General Assembly, as he urged the world to unite to end Russian aggression against his country.In a passionate speech in New York, Mr Zelensky said a nuclear-armed Moscow must be stopped from “pushing the world to the final war”.He also accused […]
Ex-NFL player missing after mother found murdered
Washington: Police are searching for a former NFL player after his mother was found dead at their home in a suburb of Chicago.Investigators believe that Myrtle Brown, 73, was assaulted before she died. Her death has been ruled a homicide.The whereabouts of her son Sergio Brown, 35, remain unknown. Police have not named him as […]
Britain to Continue Trade Talks with India Despite Canada Allegations
London: Britain will continue trade talks with India despite allegations from Ottawa that the Indian government was involved in the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson said.The spokesperson reiterated that Britain was in touch with Canada about the “serious allegations” but said it would not have a bearing […]
Canada PM’s Big Charge Over Khalistani Terrorist’s Killing
Ottawa: Months after Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday accused the Indian government of being behind this fatal shooting, sources reported.Nijjar, who was wanted in India, was gunned down outside a gurdwara, in a parking area in Canada’s Surrey, BC on June 18.Hailing […]
Workers start strike at Motor industry giants
New York: Staff at three of America’s biggest carmakers have started strike action, the United Autoworkers Union says.Work has been stopped at three plants owned by General Motors, Ford and Stellantis.It came after labour contracts expired on Thursday night. The UAW said the companies had not put forward acceptable offers.The fight threatens to trigger higher […]
Libya’s Derna Reels from Catastrophic Impact of Tsunami-Sized Flash Flood, Search on for Missing
Derna: Emergency teams this morning kept up their search for the thousands still posted as missing from the tsunami-sized flash flood that swept the Libyan port city of Derna, killing at least 4,000 people.The enormous surge of water burst two upstream dams late Sunday and reduced Derna to an apocalyptic wasteland where entire city blocks […]
Kuldeep Yadav stars as India defend 213 and storm into Asia Cup 2023 final
Colombo: Twenty-four hours after an emphatic victory over Pakistan, India defeated Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday, September 12, to book a berth in the final of the 2023 Asia Cup.Kuldeep Yadav was once again India’s star with the ball – he had taken a five-wicket haul against […]
Flooded city buries its dead in mass graves
Derna: Bodies recovered from a devastating flood which wiped out parts of the port city of Derna in eastern Libya have been buried in mass graves.At least 2,300 people died when a tsunami-like river of floodwater swept through Derna on Sunday after a dam burst during Storm Daniel.A mechanical digger worked in a cemetery where […]
US explorer freed from one of Turkey’s deepest caves
Turkey: A US citizen trapped in Turkey’s third deepest cave for more than a week has been pulled to safety, rescuers say.More than 150 people were involved in efforts to save caver Mark Dickey after he developed stomach problems in the Morca Cave on 2 September.Organisers say it was one of the largest and most […]
2,000 dead, thousands missing after storm Daniel brings flood, rain
Benghazi: Authorities in eastern Libya said at least 2,000 people were killed and thousands more were missing after a massive flood ripped through the city of Derna following a heavy storm and rain.Ahmed Mismari, the spokesperson for the Libyan National Army (LNA) that controls eastern Libya, said in a televised news conference that the disaster […]