Queen’s daughter scraps Africa trip on September 16, 2016LONDON: Britain’s Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, has a bad chest infection and has cancelled a visit to Botswana and Mozambique at the end of this month, royal officials said on Friday. The news comes a week after Buckingham Palace first announced shortly after her return from the Rio Olympics that Anne, 66, […]
Apple launches iPhone 7 in a bid to revive fortunes on September 16, 2016LONDON: Apple’s iPhone 7 launch generated trademark queues and brisk sales in stores around the world on Friday, but excitement mixed with frustration due to supply shortages that left many fans empty-handed. Buyers queued up outside stores in Australia early on Friday to become some of the first consumers worldwide to get their hands on […]
Ceferin to make UCL body transparent on September 16, 2016KRANJ: Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) President Aleksander Ceferin said that he would examine the current system making sure that Champions League does not become an exclusive club for the wealthy. “The Champions League cannot continue in this direction because that would lead us towards an exclusive club,” Ceferin told journalists on Wednesday at […]
Nepal PM pledges inclusiveness on first India visit on September 16, 2016NEW DELHI: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said on Friday during a visit to New Delhi he was trying to “bring everyone on board” with a divisive new national constitution that has caused tensions with his country’s closest ally India. The prime minister said that his government wanted the constitution to work for all […]
Haftars forces take over key Libyan oil terminals on September 11, 2016TRIPOLI: Forces loyal to a Libyan general on Sunday said they had seized two key oil export terminals as the UN-backed government struggled to assert its authority over the oil-rich country. The seizure of the ports – if confirmed – would deal a major blow to the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) that had […]
Hezbollah supports Syrias truce deal on September 11, 2016BEIRUT: Hezbollah has announced its support for a US-Russia truce deal for Syria, where the Lebanese movement has intervened militarily on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad. In a statement published on Saturday on its official media arm – Al-Manar – the group’s unnamed ‘field commander for Syria operations’ said, “Hezbollah stands with the ceasefire. Syria’s […]
Iran calls US claims of navy harassment exaggerated on September 11, 2016TEHRAN: A senior Iranian military commander on Sunday dismissed claims from Washington – that US patrol ships have been harassed by Iranian boats in the Persian Gulf – by saying that Tehran acted according to international law. “Iranian boats continue to act based on defined standards and are well aware of the international laws and […]
Pedrosa stuns Rossi, Lorenzo in San Marino on September 11, 2016SPAIN: Spain’s Dani Pedrosa, on a Honda, secured an impressive victory in the San Marino Moto GP on Sunday after a superb overtaking move on Valentino Rossi ended the Italian’s hopes at his home track. Pedrosa started eighth on the grid, several places behind compatriot and defending world champion Jorge Lorenzo, with Rossi in second […]
15th anniversary of 9/11 victims observed at Ground Zero on September 11, 2016NEW YORK: The United States on Sunday commemorated the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a moment of silence observed in a sombre remembrance service at Ground Zero in New York – where nearly 3,000 people were killed. US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump temporarily ‘paused’ their bitter election campaign to attend […]
Earthquake in Tanzania leaves 14 dead, 200 injured on September 11, 2016DAR ES SALAAM: An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Tanzania – close to Lake Victoria and the border with Uganda – and killed at least 14 people and injured 200, local authorities said on Sunday. Bukoba (the town close to the epicentre of the quake) District Commissioner Deodatus Kinawilo said that 14 people had been […]