Daesh claims responsibility for weekend bombing on September 17, 2024Militant group Daesh claimed responsibility for the weekend bombing that killed two police officials in restive southwestern Pakistan, officials said Monday. Analysts say the latest violence is a sign of increasing coordination between militants and separatists who for years have been targeting security forces and civilians in the oil-and gas-rich Balochistan province bordering Iran and […]
First Pakistani woman nominated as int’l cricket umpire on September 16, 2024Saleema Imtiaz became the first Pakistani woman to be nominated to the ICC international panel of development umpires, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Sunday. Imtiaz’s nomination on the panel makes her eligible to officiate in women’s bilateral international matches and ICC women’s events. “This isn’t just a win for me, it’s a win for […]
Gadecki beats Sloane Stephens and next faces second-seeded Collins in Guadalajara on September 11, 2024Olivia Gadecki upset 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-3 on Monday to move into a second-round contest against second-seeded Danielle Collins at the WTA Guadalajara Open. Seventh-seeded Viktoria Kudermetova beat Sachia Vickery 6-4, 6-4 and advanced to meet Camila Osorio, the 22-year-old Colombian who eased past Hailey Baptiste 6-3, 6-2. Local favorite Renata […]
Ukraine’s Paralympics success ‘a win for Ukrainian disabled people’s rights’a on September 10, 2024Ukraine’s Paralympics success “shapes the consciousness” of Ukrainian society and the authorities when it comes to the equal rights and opportunities for disabled people, the president of its Paralympic Committee told AFP. Ukraine has become a powerhouse in the Summer Paralympics — they were third in the medals table in Rio in 2016 — but […]
Pakistan Independence Day parade held in NJ on September 4, 2024Hundreds of Pakistani-Americans gathered in Iselin, in the US state of New Jersey, on Sunday for the Pakistan Independence Day Parade marking 78t anniversary of the establishment of their homeland. Men, women and children — mostly clad in national dresses — chanted vociferous of “Pakistan Zinda Bad” and “Quaid-e-Azam Zinda Bad” slogans as the parade […]
Pakistani religious cleric tried in absentia for allegedly threating Dutch politician on September 3, 2024Prosecutors demanded a 14-year sentence Monday for a Pakistani Muslim leader accused of inciting the murder of anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, the leader of the party that won last year’s general election in the Netherlands. Muhammad Ashraf Asif Jalali did not appear for trial at a closely guarded courtroom near Amsterdam as prosecutors accused him […]
Poland marks the 85th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion at the start of World War II on September 1, 2024Solemn ceremonies started early Sunday in Poland to mark the 85th anniversary of German Nazi forces invading and bombing Polish territory at the start of World War II. President Andrzej Duda attended observances in Wielun, the first civilian town targeted by German bombs in the small hours of Sept. 1, 1939. Meanwhile, at a monument […]
Azerbaijan holds a parliamentary election on September 1, 2024Polls opened Sunday in Azerbaijan for a snap parliamentary election, the first since it regained full control of a former breakaway territory in a lightning offensive last year. Previous elections since independence from the Soviet Union have not been regarded as fully free or fair, and the vote for the Milli Mejlis parliament is not […]
Harris defends policy shifts in first interview as US presidential candidate on August 31, 2024In her first interview with a major news organisation since becoming the Democratic nominee for the November 5 US election, Kamala Harris defended her past policy record and centrist shifts on key issues such as border security and fracking. “My values have not changed,” said the vice president in a primetime CNN interview. Vice President […]
How do you deal with stress? In Nigeria, swinging a sledgehammer in a ‘rage room’ helps on August 26, 2024How do you deal with stress? In Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, people are finding their reset button in a “rage room” where they pay to smash electronics and furniture with a sledgehammer as a break from the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. The Shadow Rage Room, apparently the first of its kind in Nigeria, […]