Paris : Islamic State (IS) terrorist group has claimed the responsibility of the Paris knife attack in which the person who stabbed five people in Paris late on Saturday yelled “Allahu Akbar,” meaning “God is great”, city prosecutor François Molins said. A man randomly attacked bystanders with a knife on Saturday night in central Paris. […]
Category: Europe
Putin sworn in for fourth term as President
Moscow : Vladimir Putin was sworn in on Monday for a fourth term as the Russian President after winning the election held in March. The 65-year-old, who has been Prime Minister or President for 18 years, took the oath of office in the St. Andrew Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace, reports TASS news agency. […]
Nobel Prize in Literature 2018 cancelled after sexual assault scandal
Stockholm : The Swedish Academy that decides the Nobel Prize for Literature said on Friday that it won’t announce the award for 2018 in the wake of a sexual and financial scandal that has engulfed the organisation. The Academy, one of Sweden’s most highly respected institutions, made the announcement on Friday morning following a meeting […]
30 injured in London Jewish festival explosion
London : At least 30 people, including children, have been injured in an explosion during a Jewish festival bonfire in north London. Videos recorded at the event on Wednesday night showed a bonfire being lit followed by a large explosion and a fireball engulfing the crowd standing near the fire, Xinhua news agency reported. Ten […]
Cambridge Analytica is shutting down
London : Cambridge Analytica, the political consultancy firm at the centre of the Facebook data-sharing scandal, is shutting down, media reported. The firm was accused of improperly obtaining personal information on behalf of political clients. According to Facebook, data of up to 87 million of its users was harvested by a quiz app and then […]
Cambridge Analytica to cease all operations
London : Cambridge Analytica, the data firm at the center of a massive data breach scandal, on Wednesday said that it has filed applications to commence the proceedings and is “immediately ceasing all operations” in Britain. Parallel bankruptcy proceedings will also begin soon on behalf of Cambridge Analytica in the US Bankruptcy Court, Xinhua reported. […]
Macron thanks Australian PM’s ‘delicious wife’
Sydney : French President Emmanuel Macron caused a social media frenzy in Australia on Wednesday after he referred to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s wife as “delicious” while thanking them for their hospitality. Macron made the awkward remark during a joint press conference with Turnbull at Kirribilli House in Sydney, ABC News Australia reported. He began […]
Nine out of 10 people globally breathe toxic air: WHO
Geneva : Air pollution levels remain dangerously high in many parts of the world with nine out of 10 people breathing air containing high levels of pollutants, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. It praised India’s Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Scheme for providing some 37 million free liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections in […]
Sajid Javid named UK Home Secretary
London : British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday named Sajid Javid, the son of a Pakistani bus driver, the new Home Secretary following Amber Rudd’s resignation for “inadvertently misleading” MPs over targets for removing illegal immigrants. Javid, whose family came to the UK in the 1960s, is currently Communities, Local Government and Housing Secretary, […]
Deportation targets for Indians, Pakistanis reason for UK Home Minister’s resignation?
London : One of Britains most senior cabinet ministers has resigned after growing pressure over her handling of targets to deport illegal immigrants. The resignation of Home Secretary Amber Rudd came after documents leaked in the British press showed that she set a target to increase the number of deportations by 10 per cent, despite […]