Australia’s embattled minority government has suffered a further blow after a big loss in a crucial state poll ahead of national elections next year. The Labor government for Victoria, Australia’s second-most populous state, was returned to power in a landslide after elections on Saturday. Provisional results collated by national broadcaster ABC pointed to a 4.8 […]
Brazil’s president-elect to undergo medical procedure after inauguration
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s far-right president-elect, said on Saturday he tentatively plans to undergo a medical procedure to remove a colostomy bag on Jan. 20, nearly three weeks after he takes office. Bolsonaro, who was elected last month on a promise to rid Latin America’s largest economy of graft and crush Brazil’s violent drug gangs, said […]
Nigeria’s Buhari breaks silence on soldier deaths in Islamist attack
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday ended almost a week of silence regarding attacks by Islamists which security sources said killed around 100 soldiers in the northeastern state of Borno. “President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep shock over the killing of military personnel,” the presidency said in an emailed statement issued by Buhari’s spokesman, Garba […]
Police face-off with tribe in missionary killing
Indian officers had a nervous long-distance face-off with the tribe who killed an American missionary, in their latest bid to locate his body on a remote island, police said Sunday. The police team, who took a boat just off Indian-owned North Sentinel island on Saturday, spotted men from the Sentinelese tribe on the beach where […]
Rain breaks, easing search for remains of California wildfire
Teams searching for remains from the deadliest wildfire in California history were able to comb through wreckage in dry weather on Saturday, but rains are expected to return next week and officials warned of a threat of mudslides. The so-called Camp Fire all but obliterated the mountain community of Paradise, 175 miles (280 km) northeast […]
Islamic State claims attack in southern Libya that killed at least nine
Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack on a town in Libya’s southern desert that killed nine people and in which several people were kidnapped, according to a resident. The militant group, which made its claim in a statement on its news agency Amaq, said 29 people had been either killed or wounded […]
Voters to decide on ‘Swiss law, not foreign judges’ proposal
The Swiss vote on Sunday on a proposal to give Switzerland’s laws clear priority over international law – a move supporters say would reinforce its sovereignty but which critics claim would deeply damage its ties with the rest of the world. The “Swiss law, not foreign judges” measure calls for a provision to be added […]
‘Sindh Legal Advisory Call Centre dispenses free legal advice to citizens’
Advisor to Sindh chief minister (CM) for Information Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that the Sindh Legal Advisory Call Centre (SLACC), set up in collaboration with Legal Aid Society, was a gift for the people of Pakistan since it enabled citizens to seek free-of-cost legal assistance from experts. He said this while addressing a ceremony organised […]
Court reserves verdict on plea seeking sedition charges against Rizvi
A sessions court on Saturday reserved its verdict on a petition seeking sedition charges against Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi and others for their tirade against judiciary, armed forces and other state institutions. Filed by advocate Abdullah Malik, the petition states that the station house officer (SHO) of the Civil Lines police station […]
Saudi royal says crown prince is here to stay
A prominent Saudi royal on Saturday said that whether or not heads of state gathered in Argentina next week for the Group of 20 (G20) summit warmly engage with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, he is someone “that they have to deal with”. Prince Turki al-Faisal told The Associated Press that the killing of Saudi […]