SYDNEY: The United States commissioned a warship in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday, the first time a US Navy vessel joined active service at a foreign port, as the two close allies step up their military ties in response to China’s expanding regional reach.The Independence-class littoral combat ship — named after a Royal Australian Navy cruiser…
Customs Department officials at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport foiled a smuggling attempt and apprehended a man who had arrived from a Gulf country. The officials found and seized a significant amount of gold paste during the search, which was estimated to be valued at Rs200,000. Customs officials seized 331gm of the smuggled gold paste,…
While nationwide numbers suggested an overall decline in tension across the country, police still recorded a number of incidents The French government said Sunday that hundreds more had been arrested in a fifth night of rioting sparked by the police killing of a 17-year-old, as police deployed reinforcements to flashpoint cities around the country. Protesters,…
Kabul: Women who became unemployed after the Taliban’s decree banning women from working in non-governmental organisations (NGO) have called on the Taliban to remove the restrictions at the earliest, Afghanistan-based Tolo News reported . These women stressed that providing work opportunities for women is the responsibility of the Taliban. Mashhoda, who worked to support her family…
Missouri: At least three people including a woman were killed and five others sustained injuries in a shooting in Kansas City, Missouri on Sunday, CNN reported. Police were called to the area near 57th St. and Prospect Ave. around 4:30 am local time on Sunday because initial reports suggested there was a sizable crowd of individuals…
Cairo : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Egypt’s Cairo. Meanwhile, PM Modi on Sunday visited the Heliopolis War Cemetery in Egypt’s Cairo and paid tribute to the Indian soldiers who made supreme sacrifices during the First World War. PM Modi on Sunday also visited…
Abu Dhabi: Tom Cruise arrived on Sunday to Abu Dhabi International Airport’s Midfield Terminal, where key parts of the movie “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” were shot, ahead of the film’s Middle East premiere at the Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental on Monday night. The star of the highly anticipated seventh instalment of the Mission:…
At least 31 people are believed to have died in a methane explosion at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa last month, officials said on Friday. The incident occurred on May 18 in a ventilation shaft at the Virginia gold mine outside Welkom, some 260 kilometers (160 miles) from Johannesburg. But the details of…
All five passengers on board the Titanic sub — including Dubai-based billionaire Hamish Harding – are believed to be dead, according to the US Coast Guard and a statement that the the vessel’s operator OceanGate released on Thursday. “We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding,…
The team dove into the depths of the ocean with oxygen supply for for days – which runs out in a few hours Former US Navy nuclear submarine commander David Marquet has warned that the sounds heard in the recent few hours, which signalled hope for many that the missing Titanic expedition submersible could be…
