54 die after truck smuggling migrants crashes in Mexico
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ: Fifty-four migrants, mostly from Guatemala, were killed on Thursday when the truck they were in flipped over in southern Mexico, in one of the worst accidents involving Central Americans who risk their lives to reach the United States. The trailer broke open, spilling out people, when the truck crashed on a sharp curve […]
Biden orders ‘preparations’ in case Iran nuclear-talks fail
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has ordered his staff to prepare “additional measures” if troubled talks over Iran’s nuclear programme, which resumed on Thursday in Vienna, fail to reach a resolution. “The president has asked his team to be prepared in the event that diplomacy fails and we must turn to other options,” White House Press Secretary […]
China says Australia, Britain, U.S. to ‘pay price’ for wrong acts
Australia, Britain and the United States will pay the price for their “mistaken acts”, after deciding not to send government delegations to February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing, China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. -Reuters
UN court tells Armenia and Azerbaijan to cool feud
THE HAGUE: The UN’s top court ordered rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan on Tuesday to prevent racial hatred and avoid aggravating their feud following last year’s war between the Caucasus arch-foes. Azerbaijan was also told to protect Armenian prisoners from the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and to stop the desecration of Armenian cultural heritage, including churches. The […]
Court jails Suu Kyi for four years; junta chief halves term
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta chief reduced the prison sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to two years on Monday, soon after she was jailed for four years for incitement against the military and breaching Covid-19 rules. Suu Kyi, 76, has been detained since the generals staged a coup and ousted her government on February […]
Threat of US sanctions may persuade states to attend democracy summit
WASHINGTON: The US democracy summit, being held in Washington this week, will lead to imposition of sanctions on undemocratic forces, adding another reason for the invitees to attend. Pakistan is among 110 countries invited to the Dec 9-10 summit but has not yet confirmed its participation. Various US media outlets reported on Sunday that the […]
3 students shot dead, 8 people wounded at Michigan high school; 15-year-old arrested
A 15-year-old boy opened fire in a high school in the US state of Michigan on Tuesday with a semi-automatic pistol his father had purchased days earlier, killing three fellow students and wounding eight other people before he was arrested, authorities said. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard told a news briefing hours after the rampage […]
WHO flags global risk from Omicron as states tighten restrictions
GENEVA: The WHO said on Monday the Omicron coronavirus variant carried a very high risk of infection surges as more countries closed their borders and reported cases of the new strain. The emergence of Omicron has also revived worries about the economic recovery from the two-year pandemic. Battered stocks and oil prices recovered somewhat after […]
Protest paralyses Dhaka after student’s death
DHAKA: Huge crowds blockaded busy streets and harassed drivers in the Bangladeshi capital on Thursday to protest the death of a high school student in a road accident. Thousands of uniformed students brought traffic to a standstill around Dhaka’s main commercial district and near the national parliament. Others marched to the city mayor’s office, demanding […]
Vaccinating adults more urgent than children: WHO
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan vaccinates over six million children, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it is less urgent to vaccinate youngsters than the elderly. According to a statement, the WHO, with the support of Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunisation and its Covid-19 Vaccines Working Group, is reviewing the emerging evidence on […]
