Day: October 18, 2019

Bulgaria coach quits after racism row at England match

11:20 pm October 18, 2019

Sofia: Bulgaria’s coach quit Friday over the 6-0 loss to England in a Euro 2020 qualifier which was overshadowed by racist abuse that sparked a storm of protest. Monkey chants and apparent Nazi salutes during Monday’s match in Sofia caused indignation in the football world and led to the resignation of Bulgaria’s football federation chief. […]

Teacher rapes class 6 student

11:17 pm October 18, 2019

Baripada: A teacher of a state-run school in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district allegedly raped a student of class 6 in the premises of the educational institute, police said on Friday. The accused teacher was arrested on Friday and was produced before a local court which remanded him to 14-days judicial custody. The arrested teacher Prashant Kumar […]

Mexico admits freeing Chapo’s son after ‘badly planned’ operation

10:58 pm October 18, 2019

Culiacan: Mexico’s president faced a firestorm of criticism Friday as his security forces confirmed they arrested kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s son, then released him when his cartel responded with an all-out gun battle. Admitting his forces carried out a “badly planned” operation, Defense Minister Luis Sandoval said soldiers briefly arrested Ovidio Guzman — one […]

US Syria envoy urges European support for Turkey

Turkey-led strikes kill 14 civilians in northeast Syria

10:54 pm October 18, 2019

Tal Tamr (Syria): Turkish-led bombardment Friday killed 14 civilians in northeastern Syria, as Turkey’s president threatened to broaden his assault and an hours-old US-brokered deal already appeared to crumble. A war monitor said Turkish air strikes and mortar fire by its Syrian proxies killed 14 civilians, appearing to dash the ceasefire announced late Thursday. That […]

Centre rejects study which claims India is world's largest emitter of anthropogenic sulphur dioxide

S Africa to increase coal-fired energy, sparking climate outcry

10:49 pm October 18, 2019

Johannesburg : South Africa’s government announced Friday that the country would increase its use of coal-fired energy, provoking outrage from climate groups. Africa’s biggest polluter and most industrialised nation was facing rolling blackouts — in part due to ageing coal plants — as the government released its energy blueprint for the next decade. Mineral Resources […]

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