Bus crash in Turkey claims lives of 12 people, 19 others receive injuries
Ankara: At least 12 people died and 19 others were injured in an accident with a passenger bus in the central Turkish province of Yozgat, Turkish media reported on Monday. The injured were taken by ambulances to the Sorgun State Hospital, the A Haber broadcaster reported. Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said that law enforcement […]
US AG appoints special counsel in Hunter Biden probe
Washington: US Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday appointed a special counsel for the probe into Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, according to an Associated Press report. David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware who had already been probing Hunter Biden’s financial dealings, was named by Garland as special counsel after […]
Hawaii wildfire death toll rises to 53, expected to grow higher
Los Angeles: At least 53 people have been confirmed dead in the devastating hurricane-driven wildfires in Hawaii’s Maui Island, authorities said on Thursday. “As firefighting efforts continue, 17 additional fatalities have been confirmed today amid the active Lahaina fire. This brings the death toll to 53 people,” Maui County wrote on the county’s official website. […]
US fines Twitter $350,000 for delay in providing Trump’s records to Justice Dept.
Washington: The United States is fining the social media company formerly known as Twitter $350,000 for delaying the provision of records pertaining to former US President Donald Trump to the Justice Department, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said in an opinion released Wednesday. A US district court issued a search […]
China’s commercial CERES-1 Y7 rocket launches 7 satellites
Beijing: China on Thursday launched the CERES-1 Y7 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, sending seven satellites into planned orbit. The commercial rocket blasted off at 12:03 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, carrying seven satellites, including the Xiguang-1 01 satellite. The launch was the 7th flight mission using […]
5.1-magnitude quake hits Aru Islands Region, Indonesia
Jakarta:An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Aru Islands Region, Indonesia, at 0658 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 5.78 degrees south latitude and 133.81 degrees east longitude.
ICC warrant for Putin ‘absurd’ threat to head of nuke superpower
Washington: The International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin is “absurd” and is intended to create a dangerous security situation for the head of a nuclear superpower, independent candidate for the US Senate Diane Sare told Sputnik. “It’s clearly absurd,” Sare said. ” It’s designed to create a dangerous security situation for […]
350 flights canceled in Japan due to Typhoon Khanun
Tokyo: About 350 flights operating between the prefectures of Miyazaki and Kagoshima on the Japanese island of Kyushu and other regions have been canceled due to the powerful Typhoon Khanun, Japanese media reported on Wednesday. Currently, the pressure in the center of the cyclone is 970 hectopascals. The wind speed is 30 meters (98 feet) […]
Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan arrested in Toshakhana case
Islamabad: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan has been arrested in Toshakhana case. Media reports suggest that PTI chief, 70, has been detained in the provincial capital Lahore and will be shifted to the country’s federal capital Islamabad for further proceedings. After getting the directions, a large contingent of Lahore police rushed […]
Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan disqualified, sentenced to 3 years in Jail in Toshakhana case
Islamabad: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan has been sentenced to 3 years in prison and disqualified for 5 years in the Toshakhana case. He has also been fined 1 Lac Pakistani Rupees. The landmark verdict was announced by Islamabad District and Sessions Court judge Humayun Dilawar who said a criminal case […]