Pakistan’s financial capital Karachi turned ‘into rubbish bin’
Author: Ashraf Khan | AFPSun, 2017-03-05ID: 1488693178880256300KARACHI, Pakistan: Neighbors forced their way into Mohammad Umair’s home battling smoke and flames in a desperate bid to rescue his young family — he and his wife survived, their children did not.The fire began in a heap of garbage which blocked the narrow alley outside the five-story building and quickly […]
US lawmaker asks Muslims: ‘Do you beat your wife?’
Author: JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS | APSun, 2017-03-05ID: 1488693178840256000TULSA, United States: An American lawmaker known for anti-Islam remarks is requiring Muslims to answer several written questions — including, “Do you beat your wife?” — before agreeing to meet with them.The office of Rep. John Bennett, a Republican from the state of Oklahoma, distributed the questionnaire on Thursday as the […]
Philippine troops recover remains of beheaded German hostage
Author: ReutersSun, 2017-03-05ID: 1488693733080355200MANILA: Philippine soldiers have found the remains of a German man who was beheaded by Daesh-linked Abu Sayyaf militants last week, a military official said late on Saturday,Both the head and body of Jurgen Kantner were recovered while the troops were conducting combat, search and retrieval operations in Indanan town in the remote southern […]
Desperate herders lose animals, hope amid drought in Kenya
Author: The Associated PressSun, 2017-03-05ID: 1488660773685112500 BANDARERO, Kenya: Loko Kalicha Junno says she trekked for a week to save her 10 cattle from dying of thirst and hunger. But none survived. Now, at one of the last watering holes in this remote village, she fears for herself. “If this water gets finished I am going to die,” […]
US agents in aggressive sweep for unauthorized migrants
Author: AFPSun, 2017-03-05ID: 1488659293584926400NEW YORK: US immigration agents increasingly are detaining unauthorized migrants in or near places once considered “safe” like courthouses and churches, spreading panic among migrants and outrage among activists.Since taking office on an “America First” agenda, President Donald Trump has made immigration a policy cornerstone, granting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents broad authority […]
France’s Fillon battles to keep campaign afloat
Author: AFPSun, 2017-03-05ID: 1488659293474925800PARIS: French conservative candidate Francois Fillon battled to keep his presidential bid afloat on Saturday by unveiling his policy platform in the eye of a storm over a fake-jobs scandal. Marking his 63rd birthday, Fillon is trying to turn the page on a nightmare week that saw scores of defections from his camp after […]
Vijayawada man arrested for repeatedly dialling 100 and abusing city police
The Vijayawada police on Saturday arrested a man for allegedly dialing the 100 helpline several times, and using abusive language against them. The man, identified as 31-year-old Murali, reportedly called the police around 298 times from September last year. The New Indian Express reported that Murali was a lorry driver and a native of Devarapalli in West Godavari […]
Andhra farmer’s daughter from Krishna district tops ICAI exam
A farmer’s daughter from Andhra’s Krishna district has secured the top rank in the country in the Intermediate category for the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) exam. Lakshmi Prasanna, a resident of Potumeedha village in Koduru mandal of the district has reportedly scored 641 out of 800 marks in the exam, putting her […]
Dutchman who came to Canada as infant faces expulsion
Author: AFPSun, 2017-03-05ID: 1488659293564926100MONTREAL: A 59-year-old Dutchman who spent all but the earliest months of infancy in Canada will be expelled to the Netherlands next week, a court here ruled on Friday.Len Van Heest has spent the past nine years fighting extradition to the Netherlands, a country which he left at the age of 8 months and […]
Will Telangana get its first woman bus driver? Meet the woman for the job
“There is nothing a woman can’t do,” says 33-year-old Vankadarath Saritha, a resident of Nalgonda district. She has her fingers crossed after giving an interview for a job in the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) on Sunday. The journey to become a bus driver began nearly 15 years ago, she says. It was a means […]
