International
UK vets euthanise Geronimo the alpaca despite outcry
International Desk : British government veterinarians on Tuesday killed Geronimo, an alpaca whose sentence of death for carrying bovine tuberculosis made international headlines and pitted animal activists against the state.Veterinary staff in blue overalls,...
Biden says will address nation Tuesday on Afghanistan exit
AFP, Washington : President Joe Biden announced he will address the nation Tuesday on the final US exit from Afghanistan after 20 years of war against the Taliban.“Tomorrow afternoon, I will address the American...
Turkey, UAE leaders hold phone call in sign of improving ties
Agency : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken by phone with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) de facto ruler, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in a new sign of...
Monsoon floods eastern India, thousands marooned
Agency : The Brahmaputra and other rivers across Assam and Bihar burst their banks after incessant downpours.They have accused the government of meddling in the case and want the court to dismiss the charges....
India’s Covid vaccine supply jumps, raising export hopes
Reuters :India’s rising output of Covid-19 vaccines and the inoculation of more than half its adult population with at least one dose are raising hopes the country will resume being an exporter within months,...
NZ woman dies after receiving Pfizer vaccine
BBC News :New Zealand has reported what it believes to be its first death linked to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.An independent vaccine safety monitoring board said the woman’s death was “probably” due to myocarditis,...
Thousands protest in Berlin against Covid curbs, vaccines
Reuters :Several thousand people marched through the streets of Berlin on Sunday for a second day of unauthorised protest against coronavirus vaccinations and restrictions aimed at curbing a fourth wave of the pandemic.Shouting “Hands...
North Korea appears to restart nuclear reactor
BBC News :North Korea appears to have restarted its Yongbyon nuclear reactor, the UN atomic agency has said in a report.Plutonium, which is used for nuclear weapons, is believed to be produced at the...
Hurricane Ida kills one, knocks out power across New Orleans
International Desk :Hurricane Ida has made landfall as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States, lashing the country’s southwestern coast with fierce winds, torrential downpours and pounding surf that...
Pakistani soldiers killed in cross border fire
Reuters :Gunfire from across the Afghan border have killed two Pakistani soldiers, the army said, in the first such attack since the Taliban took over Kabul 10 days ago.The army said it retaliated and...
Mother of disappeared Muslim student in India refuses to give up
Al Jazeera and News Agencies :As the world marks the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, a mother in India is waiting for her son’s return, nearly five years after he disappeared.Najeeb...