Day: January 27, 2020

Trump denies telling Bolton Ukraine aid was tied to probe

8:27 pm January 27, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump Monday denied that he told his former national security advisor John Bolton that military aid to Ukraine was tied to Kiev investigating his political rivals. Trump’s tweets came after The New York Times reported Sunday that Bolton alleges as much in a draft of his upcoming book. “I never told John […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Pak anti-terrorism court sentences 2 JuD members in terror financing case

8:24 pm January 27, 2020

Lahore: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Monday sentenced two members of the outlawed Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) to 15 days in jail in terror financing case. “The Anti-Terrorism Court Lahore convicted JuD members – Haji Iqbal and Muhammad Haris – in terror financing case registered by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA),” a court official told PTI. […]

Chinese students fleeing virus face uneasy reception back home

Malaysia imposes ban on Chinese tourists from Wuhan

8:20 pm January 27, 2020

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia banned visitors from the Chinese city of Wuhan and its surrounding Hubei province on Monday, in a bid to contain the spread of a deadly virus. A statement by the prime minister’s office said the authorities will temporarily halt all issuance of visas for Chinese citizens from the area with immediate effect. […]

Emotional final week for British MEPs

8:16 pm January 27, 2020

Brussels: Some will walk away with bitter regret. Others will march off with their flag held high. But British MEPs of every stripe face an emotional final week in Brussels. Those who believed in the European project were defeated by what they see as the “blatant lies” of the eurosceptics. Those who came to Brussels […]

Plane crashes in eastern Afghanistan: officials

8:09 pm January 27, 2020

Ghazni (Afghanistan): A plane crashed in eastern Afghanistan’s Ghazni province Monday, officials said, but it was not immediately clear how many people were on board, or if it was a passenger or military jet. “At around 1:10 pm (0840 GMT) a plane crashed in Deh Yak district of Ghazni province. The plane is on fire […]