North Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’ but launch fails on March 16, 2022Seoul: North Korea fired an “unidentified projectile” Wednesday but the launch appears to have immediately failed, South Korea’s military said. “North Korea fired an unknown projectile from the Sunan area around 09:30 today, but it is presumed that it failed immediately after launch,” Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. Japanese media reported […]
Former C. Africa militia head handed over to ICC on March 15, 2022The Hague: Chadian authorities on Monday handed over to the International Criminal Court a former Central African Republic militia leader accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the Hague-based court said. Maxime Geoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka is suspected of crimes committed in 2013 and 2014 “in Bangui and other locations in the Central African […]
Center-right Colombian presidential candidate calls for pact on March 15, 2022Bogota: Colombian center-right candidate Federico Gutierrez on Monday proposed a pact among rivals of leftist presidential hopeful Gustavo Petro following historic gains by the left on Sunday’s legislative elections. Former guerrilla Petro emerged as a leading candidate for the May 29 presidential election after winning the left’s primary that ran alongside the legislative elections on […]
Bids to select consultant firm for the handover of Rani Bagh on March 14, 2022HYDERABAD: The bids to select a consultant firm for preparing a feasibility report for the handover of Hyderabad’s biggest recreational facility, Rani Bagh, will be opened at Sindh Secretariat on March 14. An official informed here Sunday that a Karachi-based chartered accountant firm was likely to be selected at the bid opening event which would […]
Digital art in spotlight as Dubai makes crypto hub bid on March 14, 2022Dubai: Art Dubai, the Middle East’s largest annual contemporary art fair, has featured for the first time digital works, as the wealthy Gulf emirate seeks to position itself as a crypto-assets hub. This year, in its 15th edition, the four-day fair is hosting more than 100 local and foreign art dealers, with an entire wing […]
Europe new ‘hotspot’ for arms imports: report on March 14, 2022Stockholm: Europe saw the world’s biggest rise in arms imports in the past five years, a trend set to accelerate following recent rearmament commitments amid the threat posed by Russia, researchers said Monday. While arms exports declined globally by 4.6 percent in 2017-2021 compared to the preceding five years, Europe posted a 19-percent increase, according […]
Agriculture giant Brazil nervously eyes Ukraine war on March 14, 2022Rio de Janeiro: Agricultural powerhouse Brazil is nervously watching the impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine, uncertain whether the upside — an expected boost to Brazil’s corn exports — will outweigh the hit to its crucial fertilizer imports. Brazil, a top exporter of agricultural products including beef, chicken, soy, and corn, stands to gain a […]
Indian troops martyr four more youth in IIOJK on March 12, 2022ISLAMABAD: Indian troops in their fresh acts of state terrorism martyred four more Kashmiri youth in Pulwama, Ganderbal, and Kupwara districts in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). According to Kashmir Media Service (KMS), the troops martyred two youth during a cordon and search operation at Chewa Kalan in Pulwama district, late last night. […]
In Greece, Russia sympathies die hard despite Ukraine war on March 12, 2022Athens: When Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took the floor in a parliament debate on Ukraine this month, there was no doubt which side his government was taking in the conflict. “There can be no equal distances. You are either with peace and international law or against them,” he told lawmakers, after announcing a shipment […]
Queen Elizabeth II to miss Commonwealth Day service Monday on March 12, 2022London: Queen Elizabeth II’s return to major public duties next week will not now take place as planned after Buckingham Palace said she would not be at the annual Commonwealth Day service. The 95-year-old monarch had been scheduled to attend the annual event at Westminster Abbey in central London on Monday afternoon, joined by some […]