WorldJun 09, 2022
Pakistan's popular TV host Amir Liaquat dies at 49 under mysterious circumstances
Pakistan's former Member of the National Assembly (MNA) and popular television host Amir Liaquat, 49, passed away in Karachi under mysterious circumstances, local media reported on Thursday.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader was found unconscious at his home in Khudad Colony and shifted to a private hospital in a critical condition.
According to reports, Liaquat felt discomfort on Wednesday night, however, he refused to go to the hospital, reported Pakistan's local media outlet Geo TV. Javed, Liaquat's employee said a scream was heard from Liaquat's room Thursday morning. The room was
WorldJun 09, 2022
4 dead, 1 unaccounted for in Marine aircraft crash
Four Marines were killed and another is missing after an Osprey aircraft crashed in the Southern California desert, a military official said Thursday, a day after the accident.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is still ongoing. No additional details were available.
The MV-22B Osprey belonged to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing based at Camp Pendleton, north of San Diego. It was carrying five Marines when it went down at 12:25 p.m. Wednesday during training.
Military officials on Thursday had yet to release official word on the fate of five Marines. Most recent
WorldJun 08, 2022
Russia, Turkey back plan to export grains; Ukraine doubtful
Russia and Turkey say they support a safecorridor in the Black Sea to export Ukrainian grain to global markets.
Turkey's foreign minister hosted his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Ankara on Wednesday.
A Turkish minister also said that Western sanctions should be lifted against Russia for allowing the grain to be exported.
Ukraine was not invited to the talks, and has expressed concern that acceding to Russia's request to remove mines from its ports could allow Moscow to attack its southern coast. The European Union accused Moscow of ``weaponizing'' food supplies to gain an advantage i
WorldJun 08, 2022
Armed man arrested near Justice Kavanaugh's house
WASHINGTON- The Supreme Court says an armed man who made threats against Justice Brett Kavanaugh was arrested near the justice's house in Maryland.
The man was arrested around 1:50 a.m. Wednesday, court spokeswoman Patricia McCabe said in an email.
The Washington Post initially reported the arrest, quoting sources who said the man is from California and was upset by a leaked draft opinion suggesting the court is about to overrule Roe v. Wade, the court's landmark abortion case. He was also said to be upset over recent mass shootings, the Post reported.
Kavanaugh lives in a Maryland suburb just
WorldJun 07, 2022
5 killed, 5 hurt when van collides with truck in Arkansas
Five people were killed and five others injured after a large truck collided with a van belonging to school serving disabled adults in southeast Arkansas, authorities said.
The crash happened Monday afternoon on U.S. 65 when the 15-passenger van failed to yield when crossing U.S. 65 in rural Chicot County and collided with a truck that was hauling cooking oil, Arkansas State Police spokesman Bill Sadler said Tuesday.
Sadler said the van belonged to C.B. King Memorial School, a nonprofit that provides services in several southeastern Arkansas counties to people with developmental delays or dis
WorldJun 07, 2022
China: Former Communist party official sentenced to death over bribery, insider trading
Tong Daochi, a former Communist party official of south China's Hainan Province, was recently sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve by a Chinese court for bribery and insider trading.
The Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court in Guangdong Province on June 2 deprived the former senior official of political rights and also confiscated all the personal property, adding that the illegal gains he obtained through the crimes, as well as the benefits generated from them, should be confiscated and turned over to the state treasury, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported.
The court stated, "The
WorldJun 06, 2022
Dominican Republic cabinet minister killed in office
The Dominican Republic’s minister of the environment and natural resources was shot and killed in his office on Monday, according to officials.
Authorities said Orlando Jorge Mera was shot by an unknown person. No further details were immediately available.
“We are troubled by the situation,” Mera's ministry said in a brief statement.
Bartolomé Pujals, executive director of the government’s Cabinet of Innovation, wrote that he lamented the killing.
“His death is a tragedy,” he said. “We Dominican have to come together to achieve a pact for peace and peaceful coexistence. No more
WorldJun 06, 2022
Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote with narrow margin
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a cliff-hanger vote of no confidence but a rebellion by 148 of his 359 Conservative Party lawmakers signifies that his job security remains in peril.
The vote saw 211 votes in favour and 148 votes against him, according to the chairman of the party committee, Graham Brady.
The opposition and the members of his own party demanded his resignation over the "Partygate" scandal as they raised concerns over his regime and termed Johnson a liability.
Johnson has been facing accusations over lockdown parties at his home and offices. He broke his own govern
WorldJun 03, 2022
EU targets additional 65 individuals, 18 entities of Russia
The European Council on Friday imposed restrictive measures on an additional 65 individuals and 18 entities in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The European Council said in a statement this decision is an integral element of the comprehensive sixth package of sanctions adopted by the Council.
"We are adding today to our sanctions lists those who are responsible for enabling this unjustified war and the war crimes committed in Bucha and Mariupol, adding more people from the military and economic elites and those with close ties with President Putin supporting his illegitimate aggressio