Saudi Arabia opens its first liquor store
Tel Aviv (AP): A liquor store has opened in Saudi Arabia for the first time in over 70 years, a diplomat reported Wednesday, a further socially liberalizing step in the…
Falcon 10 Passenger Aircraft Vanishes from Radar in Afghanistan
KABUL (Agencies): A Falcon 10-passenger aircraft has reportedly disappeared from radar detection in the mountainous region of Afghanistan, near its border with Tajikistan. The disappearance was first reported by Tolo…
Another Boeing Incident: FAA Finds ‘Softball-Sized Hole’ in Plane That Was on Fire
MIAMI (Agencies): A Boeing 747 cargo plane had to divert its flight and return to Miami International Airport on Thursday night after an engine failed shortly after takeoff, said the…
Bangladesh’s BNP Launches ‘India Out’ Movement, Echoing Anti-India Sentiment in Maldives
DHAKA (Agencies): Bangladesh’s largest opposition party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has initiated an ‘India Out’ movement, echoing a similar campaign in the Maldives that strained its diplomatic relations with…
Trump wins Iowa caucus, DeSantis and Haley battle for second place
DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Donald Trump muscled past his rivals to capture the first 2024 Republican presidential contest in Iowa on Monday, according to Edison Research projections,…
Lebanese journalist Nabila Awad refuses award from culture minister
LONDON (Agencies): Lebanese news presenter Nabila Awad has refused to receive an award from the minister of culture in objection to his political stances and ministerial decisions. Awad, who works…
America’s 100 largest landowners revealed
NEW YORK (Agencies): The Emmerson family, which owns lumber producer Sierra Pacific Industries, has been listed as America’s largest landowner this year, according to an annual ranking compiled by the…
Germany rejects genocide charges brought against Israel by South Africa
BERLIN (Agencies): The German government on Friday rejected the genocide charges directed against Israel by South Africa before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), warning against “political instrumentalization” of this…
Sputnik-V Covid vaccine pioneer Boris Naroditsky dies
MOSCOW (Agencies): One of the lead developers of the Russian Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine, Boris Naroditsky, has died at the age of 82, the chief researcher of the Gamaleya Epidemiology and…
6.2 magnitude Earthquake shakes part of Pakistan
PESHAWAR (Agencies): An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude shook several parts of Pakistan including Islamabad, Peshawar, and Lahore among other cities. The tremors were felt in several areas of Punjab, Khyber…