International

Eminent Indian writer and journalist Kuldip Nayar passed away in New Delhi on Thursday following a brief illness. He was 95.   Nayar is a Punjabi, but was originally born in Sialkot in 1923.  When the Emergency was declared, Mr. Nayar was one of the first journalists to be put in jail.   He was deeply interested in peaceful relations ...

Photo: French hooded police officers guard the area with other police officers after a knife attack Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 in Trappes, west of Paris. Trappes, Aug 23 : A man with severe psychiatric problems killed his mother and sister and seriously injured another woman in a knife attack Thursday in a suburb of Paris. Police shot and killed the ...

Beirut, Aug 23 : The Islamic State group has released a new militant audio recording, purportedly of its shadowy leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, his first in almost a year. In the audio, al-Baghdadi — whose whereabouts and fate remain unknown — urges followers to “persevere” and continue fighting the group’s enemies everywhere. The 54-minute audio entitled “Give Glad Tidings to ...

Photo : Muslims offer Eid al-Azha prayers outside al-Seddik mosque in Cairo Muslims across the world are celebrating the festival of Eid ul-Azha, which coincides with the final rites of the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.   While many will celebrate on Tuesday, millions of others, including in South Asia, will celebrate the start of the religious holiday the day after.  ...

Photo: Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives for a lecture titled “Myanmar’s Democratic Transition: Challenges and Way Forward” at the 43rd Singapore Lecture organized by the ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute on Tuesday. Singapore, Aug 21 : Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says it is difficult to put a time frame on the return to Rakhine state of ethnic ...

A Swedish jet fighter has crashed in southern Sweden, apparently after striking a bird. Sweden’s Armed Forces says Tuesday that the pilot of the Swedish-built JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet ejected safely after the bird strike.   He has been taken to a nearby hospital, likely for checks.   The plane crashed near Karlskrona — 160 kilometers (99 miles) east ...

US President Donald Trump has said he is worried he might face perjury charges if he gives statements under oath to the investigation into Russia’s alleged role in his election victory. He told Reuters news agency he feared any discrepancies between his account and others could be used against him.   Mr Trump also suggested he could take over the ...

Islamic militants launched a series of attacks Monday in Russia’s southern province of Chechnya, leaving five young militants dead and several police officers wounded, officials said. The violence indicated the Islamist insurgency remains active in the mostly Muslim province despite authorities’ claims that it has been eradicated. It follows an attack on a Russian Orthodox church in May that left ...

Rio de Janeiro’s drug war hit a bloody crescendo Monday when at least 11 suspected criminals and two soldiers were reported killed in a huge military sweep through impoverished favelas and during a rush-hour police car chase.   The military command heading security in Brazil’s second biggest city said the two troops killed were the first lost since conservative President ...

At least 19 people have been killed in an Islamist militant attack on a village in north-east Nigeria, a survivor of the attack said. The strike is the latest blow to Nigeria’s efforts to defeat insurgencies by the Nigerian Islamist Boko Haram group and Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA).   In recent months, the military has suffered its heaviest ...