Twitter, Amazon, other top websites shut in cyber attack on October 22, 2016WASHINGTON: Major Internet services including Twitter, Spotify and Amazon suffered service interruptions and outages on Friday as a US Internet provider came under a cyber attack. The Internet service company Dyn, which routes and manages Internet traffic, said that it had suffered a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on its domain name service shortly […]
Muslims protest over freedom to worship in Italy on October 21, 2016ROME: Several hundred Muslims staged a protest prayer outside the Colosseum in Rome on Friday over what they see as unfair restrictions on their freedom to practise their faith in Italy. Organisers said that they had called the demonstration following the recent closure on administrative grounds of five makeshift mosques. Many Italian Muslims suspect local […]
Two-time champion Moscow Flyer dies on October 21, 2016DUBLIN: Irish steeplechasing great Moscow Flyer died on Friday aged 22 of colic, his former trainer Jessica Harrington said. The Harrington star won 26 of his 44 starts, including 10 Grade One events between 1999 and 2006 with the highlights two Champion Chase – the top race for two-mile chasers – victories. “He was the […]
Sri Lanka arrests police over Tamil student deaths on October 21, 2016COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities arrested and suspended five police officers on Friday over the death of two Tamil students under suspicious circumstances in the former war-zone of Jaffna, the government said. Police initially said that the pair died in a motorbike accident just before midnight on Thursday in the Jaffna peninsula which saw some of […]
European leagues open hostilities over Champions League changes on October 21, 2016ZURICH: European football leagues on Friday suspended an accord with UEFA in protest at reforms to the Champions League which gives greater power to major clubs. By freezing the memorandum of understanding the 25 championships can now organise their own league games on the same day as Champions League matches. The European Professional Football Leagues […]
Canadas Bombardier says to cut 7,500 jobs by end-2018 on October 21, 2016PARIS: Canada’s Bombardier said on Friday it was cutting around 7,500 jobs by the end of 2018 as the aircraft and train manufacturer tries to cut costs and boost productivity as part of a turnaround plan. “The actions announced today will ensure we have the right cost structure, workforce and organisation to compete and win […]
Bangladesh group head blamed for cafe siege dead on October 21, 2016DHAKA: The head of a Bangladeshi group accused of staging a deadly siege at a cafe and the killing of several foreigners died while trying to evade arrest earlier this month, security officials said on Friday. Abdur Rahman died in hospital on October 8 after jumping from the fifth floor of a building on the […]
Women’s World Cup ‘once in a generation’ chance: Connor on October 20, 2016LONDON: Next year’s Women’s World Cup in England is a “once in a generation” chance to help boost the profile of the female game in its birthplace, according to a top official. For Clare Connor, the England and Wales Cricket Board’s head of women’s cricket, a home win at the 2017 tournament would help take […]
Osako signs new deal at Cologne until 2020 on October 20, 2016BERLIN: Japanese striker Yuya Osako has signed a new deal at Cologne until 2020, the Bundesliga club announced on Thursday. “We are playing successful football and I have found my place in the team,” said the 26-year-old who moved to Cologne from 1860 Munich in 2014. “(Cologne) is a big club in Germany that is […]
Eight killed in blast at Indian fireworks factory on October 20, 2016NEW DELHI: At least eight workers were killed on Thursday in a huge explosion set off by a blaze at a fireworks factory in southern Indian, police said. Another 15 people were wounded in the blast in Tamil Nadu state, which came days before the Hindu festival of Diwali, which many celebrate by letting off […]