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In an unfortunate mix-up, British Airways plane lands in Scotland, not Germany
The flight on Monday seemed to go perfectly well, until passengers realized that their plane had landed in both the wrong city and the wrong country. The British Airways flight from London City Airport was supposed to head to Duesseldorf,
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Trump declares ‘complete exoneration’ after Mueller report finds no collusion
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump declared yesterday that he had been completely exonerated after his campaign was cleared of colluding with Russia in the 2016 election, in a major boost for his re-election hopes. The long-awaited final report of Special
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Pakistan sends subtle messages to India
ISLAMABAD — The annual Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad, held on a rainy March 23, showcased the country’s military arsenal in a big way to allies, while sending clear but distinct messages to India and the United States. The
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Prayut Chan-o-cha to win Thai polls
BANGKOK: Thailand would hold its national polls on Sunday for the first time since a military coup in 2014. In all likelihood, the military coup leader and current Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha would return to power. Prayut is a retired
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US warns Pakistan: Another terror attack on India will be extremely problematic
WASHINGTON: The United States has asked Pakistan to take sustained, verifiable and irreversible action against the perpetrators of terrorism while warning the country that another terror attack on India will prove to be “extremely problematic”. “We need to see Pakistan
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New Zealand bans sale of assault, semi-automatic rifles
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced an immediate ban on the sale of assault rifles and semi-automatics Thursday in a muscular response to the Christchurch terror attack that killed 50 people. “Today I am announcing that New Zealand will
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Govt assures no job cuts with civil service privatisation
KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the privatisation of civil service will not result in civil servants losing their jobs. “Referring to the privatisation done in the eighties, where for example Telekom Malaysia (TM), which under the government
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Nurasmah bags Malaysia’s first gold at Abu Dhabi 2019
ABU DHABI: Nurasmah Mohd Shah bagged Malaysia’s first gold medal at the Special Olympics World Games 2019 here, through women’s bocce singles event on Monday. The 22-year-old clinched the gold in the F22 division with three wins and one draw
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Israeli rabbi, wounded in Palestinian attack, dies
JERUSALEM: An Israeli rabbi died on Monday of wounds from a Palestinian attack a day earlier in the occupied West Bank in which a soldier was killed – an incident that played into Israeli politics three weeks before a national
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Cyclone Idai: Mozambique president estimates 1,000 may have died
MAPUTO: The number of people killed in a powerful storm and preceding floods in Mozambique could exceed 1,000, the president said on Monday, putting the potential death toll greatly more than current figures. Eighty-four deaths have been confirmed so far
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