WorldJun 11, 2024
Chinese police say man under arrest in stabbing of US college instructors
Chinese police say a suspect is in custody in a stabbing attack on four instructors from Iowa’s Cornell College who were teaching at a Chinese university in the northeast city of Jilin.
Jilin city police said a 55-year old man surnamed Cui was walking in a public park when he had bumped into a foreigner. He then stabbed the foreigner and three other foreigners who were with him, and a Chinese person who approached in an attempt to intervene.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
Four instructors from Iowa's Cornell College teaching at Beihua University in northe
WorldMay 31, 2024
Imran Khan attacked General Qamar Javed Bajwa who was the Chief of Army Staff
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has attacked General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who was the Chief of Army Staff, he said in an interview that trusting Bajwa was his biggest mistake.
According to a Pakistani newspaper, Imran Khan recently gave an interview via letter to journalist Mehdi Hasan, in which he said when asked who he believed to be responsible for his imprisonment, Imran said, 'I am sure that All this has been done by General Bajwa, I do not hold anyone else responsible.
In the interview, Imran Khan said that he has been imprisoned in a place where terrorists live and he is bei
WorldMay 28, 2024
Nawaz Sharif re-elected party president after six years
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been re-elected as party president after six years. Only last year he was acquitted in all corruption cases. Nawaz alleged that various forces tried to create a rift in his relationship with his brother and party supporters but Shahbaz Sharif remained loyal.
It is to be noted that Shahbaz Sharif had recently resigned as the party president and said to hand over the reins to his elder brother Nawaz Sharif, who was unanimously elected as the party president on Tuesday. With their direct entry into politics, the political environment is expected
WorldMay 22, 2024
Rishi Sunak to address nation as expectation mounts he will call a summer election
BritishPrime Minister Rishi Sunakwas due to address the nation on Wednesday amid mounting expectations that he will call a summer general election.
Sunak's office confirmed that he would issue a statement statement afterpositive economic figuresset Britain’s political rumor mill alight with speculation that an election might be imminent. Multiple British media outlets said he would name a July 4 date for the election.
Sunak's office declined to quash the rumors and refused "to rule anything in or out” after reports that the prime minister planned to announce the U.K.’s long awaited elect
WorldMay 17, 2024
Israeli military finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza, including Shani Louk
The Israeli military says it found the bodies of three Israeli hostages in Gaza, including German-Israeli Shani Louk.
A photo of Shani’s twisted body in the back of a pickup truck ricocheted around the world and brought to light the scale of the Oct. 7 attack.
WorldMay 15, 2024
Slovakia's prime minister injured in shooting
Media reports say Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured in a shooting and taken to hospital. The incident took place in the town of Handlova, some 150 kilometers northeast of the capital, according to the news television station TA3. A suspect has been detained, it said.
WorldMay 10, 2024
Putin reappoints Mishustin as Russia's prime minister
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister for the lower house’s approval.
Parliament Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said the house, the State Duma, will hold a session later Friday to consider Mishustin’s candidacy.
Mishustin’s approval is a mere proforma in the Kremlin-controlled parliament.
In line with Russian law, Mishustin, 58, who held the job for the past four years, submitted his Cabinet’s resignation on Tuesday when Putin began his fifth presidential term at a glittering Kremlin inauguration.
Mishustin’s reappointment was widely expecte
WorldMay 09, 2024
Boeing 737 skidded off runway in Senegal airport, injuring 10 people
A Boeing 737 plane carrying 85 people skidded off the runway at the airport in Dakar, Senegal's capital, injuring 10 people, a statement from the country’s transport minister said in a statement on Thursday.
El Malick Ndiaye, the transport minister, said the Air Sénégal flight operated by TransAir was headed to Bamako late on Wednesday carrying 79 passengers, two pilots and four cabin crew.
The injured were being treated in hospital, while the other survivors have been taken to a hotel to rest.
WorldMay 07, 2024
Putin begins his fifth term as president, more in control of Russia than ever
Vladimir Putin began his fifth term Tuesday as Russian leader at a glittering Kremlin inauguration, setting out on another six years in office after destroying his political opponents, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and concentrating all power in his hands.
Already in office for nearly a quarter-century and the longest-serving Kremlin leader since Josef Stalin, Putin’s new term doesn’t expire until 2030, when he will be constitutionally eligible to run again.
At the ceremony inside the gilded Grand Kremlin Palace, Putin placed his hand on the Russian Constitution and vowed to defen