Repudiate India’s claim to territorial integrity, Sikh group asks G20 FMs
NEW YORK: On the heels of G20 Foreign Ministers’ Summit in New Delhi, secessionist group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has called on the G20 nations to “repudiate India’s claim to…
Nigeria ruling party candidate Tinubu wins presidency in disputed election
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu (C-L) and his wife Oluremi Tinubu (C-R) arrive to vote at a polling station in Lagos on February 25, 2023, during Nigeria´s…
UK missing person case highlights rise of TikTok amateur sleuths
Detectives believed Bulley fell into the river and drowned.— AFP/file LONDON: The tragic case of a British woman’s disappearance and death has shone a disturbing light on the rise of…
Trains collide in Greece, at least 36 killed, dozens injured
Two trains collided head-on, leaving over 26 passengers killed and scores others wounded in Greece on March 1, 2023.— Reuters Passenger train, freight train collide at high speed, at night.…
Tinubu is Nigeria’s president-elect after disputed election
Presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrives with his wife Oluremi Tinubu at a polling station before casting his ballot in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria February 25, 2023.— Reuters Disputed election raises…
India leads world in cutting internet access for fifth year in a row, watchdog says
Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel check the bags of a scooterist as part of security checking in Srinagar, October 12, 2021.— Reuters India imposes highest number of internet…
‘Japan’s Barbie’ casts spell over grown-ups
Minami Murayama favours denim, which her husband helps her bleach and tear to achieve the “distressed” look.— AFP/file TOKYO: With her wide eyes and demure smile, Licca-chan is known as…
Dozens of Iranian schoolgirls treated in latest mystery poisoning
Iranian schoolgirls are pictured in the capital Tehran.— AFP/file Hundreds of cases of respiratory distress reported in three months. Poisonings come over five months into protests that spread across Iran.…
FBI director says COVID ‘most likely’ caused by Wuhan lab accident
Christopher Wray on Capitol Hill on July 12, 2017, in Washington, DC. — AFP WASHINGTON: FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday his agency believes the COVID-19 pandemic was “most likely”…
Train accident in Greece kills at least 32
Rescue workers carry a body after a train collision that took place between the Greek cities of Athens and Thessaloniki. — AFP At least 32 people were killed and another…
