Day: July 3, 2019

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

UN chief Antonio Guterres expresses outrage at Kabul bomb attack

8:43 pm July 3, 2019

United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed outrage at the July 1 attack, claimed by Taliban, in a civilian-populated area of Kabul, appealing to all parties to the conflict in Afghanistan to uphold their obligations to protect civilians. The Taliban detonated a powerful car bomb in an area of Afghanistan’s capital housing military […]

Indian national arrested in Nepal for carrying white metal

8:41 pm July 3, 2019

Kathmandu: A 24-year-old Indian national has been arrested in eastern Nepal for carrying slyer look-like white metal, police said Wednesday. Gaurav Kumar Shah, a resident of Jogbani in India, was arrested from Biratnagar during a security check, they said. Police recovered 59-KG 934-gram white metal that was hidden under the seat of his car. The […]

At least 27 abducted from Cancun call center

8:39 pm July 3, 2019

Mexico City: Mexican authorities say they are searching for at least 27 employees abducted from a call center in the beach resort of Cancun. The Quintana Roo state prosecutor’s office says unidentified men arrived at the call center Tuesday night in an area distant from the hotel zone and drove off with the victims in […]

Heavy rain prompts evacuation orders for 1.1 million in Japan

8:35 pm July 3, 2019

Tokyo: Japanese authorities have issued evacuation orders for more than one million people as heavy rain hits southern parts of the country, a year after deadly floods that killed over 200 people. Small landslides were already being reported in parts of the affected area, public broadcaster NHK reported. It said a total of 1.12 million […]

Emir of Sharjah’s fashion designer son dies in London

8:31 pm July 3, 2019

London/Dubai: The 39-year-old fashion designer and the second son of the ruler of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates has died in London, the British media reported Wednesday. Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi was the owner of a British fashion label, Qasimi, which has been in business since 2008. The ruler of the Emirate […]