Seven killed in attack in C.Africa
BSS :Seven civilian were killed by rebels in eastern Central African Republic (CAR), wheregovernment forces are battling armed groups, the region’s senior official said on...
International
US jury orders Tesla to pay ex-employee $137 m over racism
BSS :A California verdict ordering Tesla to pay a Black former employee $137 million in damages for turning a blind eye to racism the man...
Ethiopian new cabinet approved
Al Jazeera :Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed the former head of war-hit Tigray’s interim administration as defence minister, one of several shake-ups in...
Australia, PNG to end asylum seeker
BSS :A longstanding deal that saw Australia to detain asylum seekers in an offshore camp in Papua New Guinea will be scrapped, the two countries...
Iran ‘concerned’ by Israeli ‘presence’ in Caucasus
Al Jazeera :Iran has “serious concerns” about Israel’s presence in the Caucasus, as tensions mount between Iran and Azerbaijan over Baku’s ties with Israel, a...
Mali summons French envoy
Al Jazeera :Mali has summoned France’s ambassador to the country to register its “indignation” at French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent criticism of the country’s government,...
US hopes to restart Iran talks but cites ‘alarming’ nuke progress
BSS :The United States hopes to restart nuclear talks with Iran soon, a senior US official said Monday, while noting “alarming” progress by Tehran on...
Facebook restored after hours-long blackout
Al Jazeera :Facebook, Instagram and the widely-used WhatsApp messaging service are gradually returning to normal after an hours-long global outage that disabled the Facebook-owned social...
EU leaders seek unity to face China, US
BSS :EU leaders will have a hard discussion on Europe’s place in the world on Tuesday as they seek unity on how toapproach ties with...
14 rescued at sea, correcting earlier report of deaths
BSS :Fourteen people were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea off the Balearic Islands on Monday, Spanish authorities said, correcting an earlier report that 11 dead...
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi arrested
Hindustan Times :Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was arrested in Hargaon on Monday while on her way to Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district to visit...
Controversial Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks killed in car crash
Reuters :Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who stirred worldwide controversy in 2007 with caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, was killed in a car crash near the...