Suicide car bomb in Afghan capital kills three troops
KABUL: A suicide car bomb exploded at the western entry gate of the Afghan capital on Friday killing at least three government security troops and wounding four others, an Afghan official said. Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said the explosion targeted a government forces checkpoint near the gate. No one immediately claimed responsibility, though suspicion […]
Several wounded in WWI memorial attack at Jeddah cemetery for non-Muslims
Several people were wounded on Wednesday in a bomb attack at a World War I commemoration ceremony attended by European diplomats at a non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, France’s foreign ministry said. “The annual ceremony commemorating the end of World War I at the non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, attended by several consulates, including that […]
Hong Kong disqualifies 4 pro-democracy legislators after Beijing passes resolution
Hong Kong has moved to disqualify four pro-democracy legislators, after Beijing passed a resolution that would allow the local government to remove lawmakers from their positions if they’re deemed to threaten national security. The disqualification came after the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, which held meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday, passed a resolution to disqualify […]
Trump Accuses FDA, Pfizer Of Withholding Covid-19 Vaccine Announcement Before Elections
US President Donald Trump on Monday accused the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Pfizer of withholding the announcement on Covid-19 vaccine before elections to prevent him from getting a “vaccine win”. The US Food and Drug Administration “and the Democrats didn’t want to have me get a Vaccine WIN, prior to the election, so […]
30 people injured in Afghanistan blast
Kabul: The explosion took place near the police headquarters in Maiwand district of the province at around 8 p.m. on Sunday, TOLO News quoted the officials as saying. No group, including the Taliban, has so far claimed responsibility for the attack. The development comes as Kandahar has witnessed intensified clashes between Afghan security forces and […]
Joe Biden beats Trump in election, becomes America’s 46th President
Joe Biden has clinched enough states to win the 270 electoral votes needed to become president, The Associated Press declared on Saturday, a day after Decision Desk HQ also called the race for Biden. The Democratic candidates victory was cemented after Pennsylvania was called for the two-term former vice president under Barack Obama. Various news […]
Bangladesh opens first Islamic school for transgender persons
DHAKA: Bangladesh opened its first Islamic school for transgender Muslims on Friday with clerics calling it a first step towards integrating the discriminated minority into society. The madressah is one of a series of recent steps in Bangladesh to make life easier for the nation’s up to 1.5 million transgender people. The LGBT community faces […]
US sets record for cases amid election battle over coronavirus
New confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the US have climbed to an all-time high of more than 86,000 per day on average, in a glimpse of the worsening crisis that lies ahead for the winner of the presidential election. Cases and hospitalisations are setting records all around the country just as the holidays and […]
Joe Biden Vows To Rejoin Paris Climate Agreement
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has pledged that his administration would rejoin the historic Paris Agreement on climate change. Biden, 77, has not won the presidential elections yet, but is inching closer to be declared the winner by garnering 253 electoral votes out of the required 270. His Republican rival and incumbent US President Donald […]
Trump Accuses Biden Campaign Of Fraud, Says ‘Will Demand Supreme Court To Stop Vote Counting’
US President Donald Trump, addressing a press conference at a little past 2 am on Wednesday local time, accused the Joe Biden campaign of election fraud, and said he would move the US Supreme Court. “We want all voting (read counting) to stop,” he said, in an address from the White House. “We were going […]
