Kenyan football coach jailed for life for abusing young boys
Nairobi, Nov 8 (IANS) A Kenyan court on Friday sentenced a former football coach to life imprisonment and ordered him to pay almost 90 million shillings (700,000 US dollars) in fines for abusing young boys in his care and possessing child pornography. The convicted suspect, Peter Mureithi, will spend an additional 110 years in jail […]
Yemen’s Houthis claim downing another US MQ-9 drone
Sanaa, Nov 8 (IANS) Yemen’s Houthi group said Friday that it has shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over northern Yemen’s Al-Jawf province. “Our air defences succeeded in shooting down an American MQ-9 drone, which was carrying out hostile missions in the airspace of Al-Jawf province at dawn today, Friday,” Houthi military spokesperson Yahya […]
Food security more important than narrow politics: Malaysian official
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 8 (IANS) Engaging with a broad range of trade partners to ensure Malaysia’s food security is of greater importance than taking sides in geopolitical tensions, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Mohamad Sabu said on Friday. Diversifying sources of food imports, including expanding beyond traditional suppliers of wheat to include Russia, will […]
Indonesia, South Korea search for missing crew members after ship sinks
Jakarta, Nov 8 (IANS) The Indonesian government is working with South Korean authorities to locate two Indonesian crew members who went missing after their ship sank in waters off Jeju, South Korea, on Friday morning. The missing Indonesians, identified by the initials YM and SJU, were among the 27 crew members, 16 Koreans and 11 […]
US-British coalition launches airstrikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah: Houthi TV
Sanaa, Nov 8 (IANS) The US-British coalition launched two airstrikes on the Hodeidah province in northwestern Yemen on Friday, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The strikes hit the southern district of At-Tuhayat, the television said. No further details or casualties were reported by the television, as the Houthi group, which controls much of northern Yemen, rarely […]
Major pagodas in Myanmar to host traditional robe-weaving contests for Tazaungdaing Festival
Yangon, Nov 8 (IANS) Myanmar’s major pagodas will hold robe-weaving contests during the traditional Tazaungdaing Festival this year, according to state-run daily The Mirror on Friday. The contests will take place at well-known pagodas, including Shwedagon Pagoda and Botahtaung Pagoda in Yangon, as well as Maravijaya Buddha Statue in Nay Pyi Taw, the report said. […]
Infrastructure improvements key to addressing deadly floods in Spain, expert says
Madrid, Nov 8 (IANS) Infrastructure improvements are essential to managing large-scale flooding, such as the deadly flash floods that recently struck eastern and southeastern Spain, a Madrid-based expert said. Civil engineering solutions, including dams and flood channels, are key to mitigating the impact of such catastrophic floods, explained Luis Mediero, a professor at the School […]
Europe braces for Trump’s return as leaders push for strategic autonomy
Brussels, Nov 8 (IANS) With Donald Trump clinching a historic victory in the US presidential election on Wednesday, world leaders, including those across Europe, extended their formal congratulations. However, beneath these diplomatic gestures, European leaders expressed mixed reactions, considering what Trump’s return might mean for transatlantic ties. Just a day after Trump’s win, around 50 […]
Sri Lanka resumes pork sales as African swine fever subsides
Colombo, Nov 8 (IANS) Officials managing animal health in Sri Lanka are cautiously resuming pork sales after successfully containing the spread of African swine fever, a health official told Xinhua on Friday. In late October, the government issued a gazette notice prohibiting the transport, slaughter, and sale of pigs infected with African swine fever to […]
IRGC member dies, four ‘terrorists’ killed in anti-terror operation in Iran
Tehran, Nov 8 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) killed four “terrorists” in an operation in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan on Friday, the official news agency IRNA reported. The operation was part of an ongoing counter-terrorism drill, dubbed ‘Martyrs of Security’ which has been jointly carried out by the provincial forces […]
