Teenage Australian cricketer dies after being hit by ball
MELBOURNE, Australia:(Web News) A promising 17-year-old Australian cricketer died on Thursday after being struck by a ball, with his family saying they were “utterly devastated.” Ben Austin was in the nets with a helmet on before a Twenty20 game in Melbourne on Tuesday
German foreign minister to make first visit to Syria
BERLIN:(Web News) German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul will on Thursday make his first visit to Syria to meet representatives of the new government including President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, his ministry said.“With the overthrow of the Assad dictatorship, the people of Syria have entered a
Turkish disaster relief teams still awaiting Israeli go-ahead to enter Gaza
ANKARA:(Web News) A Turkish disaster response team is still waiting by the Gaza border for Israeli approval to enter the Palestinian territory to help with search and rescue operations, a defense ministry source said Thursday.The 81-member team from the AFAD disaster management left
German-Russian jailed for six years in Munich sabotage trial
MUNICH:(Web News) A Munich court on Thursday sentenced a German-Russian national to six years jail for spying for Moscow and plotting sabotage acts to undermine Germany’s support for Ukraine.The suspect, named as Dieter Schmidt, was found guilty of helping to plan attacks on
France arrests five new suspects over Louvre heist: prosecutor
PARIS:9Web News) French police have arrested five more people, including a prime suspect, over this month’s daring Louvre museum robbery, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday.Dozens of detectives have been hunting for four thieves who used a truck with a moving lift and
Spanish PM faces grilling by lawmakers over graft scandal
MADRID:(Web news) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will on Thursday attempt to offer explanations to hostile lawmakers investigating a corruption scandal that has threatened to topple his minority left-wing government.Corruption probes targeting former Socialist heavyweights and Sanchez’s wife have embarrassed a leader who
Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction
SANTIAGO DE CUBA: People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed.The rumble of large machinery, whine of chainsaws and chopping of machetes echoed throughout southeast Jamaica as government
Climate change, poor planning drive Vietnam flooding
HANOI:(Web News) Dozens of people dead, thousands evacuated and millions of dollars in damage. Vietnam is once again battling widespread flooding driven by climate change and poor infrastructure decisions, experts say.The Southeast Asian nation’s location and topography make it naturally vulnerable to frequent
Global Polio Eradication Initiative names Pakistan’s Ayesha Raza as country’s first ‘Gender Champion’
KARACHI: (Web News)The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has named Ayesha Raza Farooq, the prime minister’s focal person on polio, as the country’s first “Gender Champion” for promoting gender equality and women empowerment in public health, Pakistan’s national polio program said on Wednesday.
Trial over whether Trump legally deployed troops to Portland begins
(Web News) – A trial began on Wednesday in Portland, Oregon to determine whether President Donald Trump lawfully ordered the National Guard to the city to quell protests, a test of his controversial use of military force in U.S. cities. A federal judge
