The death of a stray cat in Istanbul has led to demonstrations, petitions, and threats of death, which have forced the president to step in and the courts to retry the perpetrator. On January 1, Ibrahim K. was captured on camera kicking to death Eros, a stray cat that his neighbors fed him on a […]
A large explosion that rocked a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) training center in Irvine, California on Wednesday during training resulted in at least 16 injuries, according to American media. Just before 1:00 PM, an explosion reverberated across Irvine’s Jerry Crowe Regional Tactical Training Facility, according to KTLA5, which cited the Orange County Sheriff’s Department […]
An important issue has erupted around the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival, a well-known gathering place for technology, cinema, music, education, and culture. Several speakers and artists have withdrawn from the event in protest against sponsors who are connected to Israel’s occupation of Gaza. According to Al Jazeera, the Austin for Palestine Coalition-organized boycott has […]
An accountability court in Islamabad on Thursday canceled the perpetual arrest warrants and fugitive status of Hasan and Hussain Nawaz in Al-Azizia Steel Mill, Avenfield apartments, and Flagship references. The court approved the siblings’ bail in exchange for Rs50,000 in the three cases. They had to mark their attendance before the accountability court today to […]
In a 4-1 majority verdict, the ECP, on March 4, dashed the PTI-backed SIC’s hopes for a seat quota, citing “non-curable legal defects” and a violation of mandatory provisions in submitting party lists for reserved seats. The plea was heard by a five-member bench consisting of Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim, Justice Ijaz Anwar, Justice SM Atiq […]
The commission was constituted to investigate the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) sit-in staged at Faizabad Interchange in Islamabad in 2017 on the orders of the Supreme Court. Sources said the commission head Akhtar Ali Shah has submitted the final report to the Cabinet Division including the statements of 28 important personalities including the retired army generals […]
Concerns over a controversial religion-based Indian citizenship bill were raised by the US government and the UN on Tuesday. The UN described the measure as “fundamentally discriminatory in nature.” The 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which the Indian government rushed to enact on Monday, has drawn criticism from rights campaigners. Amnesty International and Human Rights […]
John Barnett, a former employee of Boeing Co. who was well-known for voicing concerns about manufacturing standards, was discovered dead on Monday outside a hotel in South Carolina in the midst of a legal dispute with the airline giant. Before retiring in 2017, Barnett, now 62, spent 32 years working at Boeing. During that time, […]
Days before a general election is scheduled, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration enacted a citizenship law that has been criticized for discriminating against Muslims. This has sparked sporadic protests in India. Following the announcement of the implementation, protests erupted late on Monday night in the southern state of Tamil Nadu and the eastern state of […]
Following the Houthis of Yemen, who are affiliated with Iran, targeting US destroyers in the Gulf of Aden and the bulk carrier Propel Fortune, American and French forces shot down scores of drones in the Red Sea on Saturday. Since November, the Houthis have been assaulting ships in the Red Sea, claiming that their actions […]
