Almost 4,500 people reported cases of pederasty or child sexual abuse perpetrated by members of the Catholic Church in Australia between 1980 and 2015, according to a report released on Monday ahead of a new round of hearings by the Royal Commission. The Royal Commission, which is responsible for investigating the extent of and response […]
A US judge in Seattle has issued a temporary nationwide block on President Donald Trump’s ban on travellers from seven Muslim nations, media reports said. US District Court Senior Judge James L. Robart on Friday granted the injunction at the request of Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, whose office said that the order applies […]
Voting began in all 117 assembly constituencies in Punjab on Saturday to decide the next government in the state. Voting commenced at 8 a.m. and will continue till evening. Tight security arrangements were in place across Punjab and the state’s borders with neighbouring states were sealed. There are 22,600 polling stations in Punjab. Over 1.98 […]
France and the US has reaffirmed their alliance against security threats, a French Foreign Ministry statement said . During a Friday phone conversation with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault stressed the importance of the “historic ties” between the two nations, Xinhua news agency reported. They shared the desire to […]
A week after US President Donald Trump imposed a temporary travel ban for residents of seven Muslim-majority countries, dozens of lawyers remained at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to defend the rights of those affected, the media reported. The Central Diner, a 24-hour eatery in Terminal 4, has become a makeshift office for […]
US Defence Secretary James Mattis on Saturday reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to defending Japan, including a group of disputed islands which have been claimed by China. “I made clear that our long-standing policy on the Senkaku Islands stands — the US will continue to recognise Japanese administration of the islands and as such Article 5 of […]
Only partial traffic for stranded vehicles was allowed on Saturday on the Jammu-Srinagar highway which has remained closed due to landslides. “After remaining closed for two days due to multiple landslides in Jammu’s Ramban sector, the highway was partially restored,” a traffic official said. “Only stranded vehicles will be cleared today (Saturday) and no traffic […]
The US Treasury Department issued a notice easing sanctions on a Russian intelligence agency that former President Barack Obama sanctioned over Moscow’s alleged hacking activities in last year’s US presidential election. In a statement on Thursday, the Treasury Department authorized certain transactions with the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) that are needed […]
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday described his recent phone conversation with US President Donald Trump as “very frank”, a media report said. Trump reportedly expressed his anger over a proposed refugee deal between the two countries, before abruptly cutting the call short on Wednesday. Admitting the call was “forthright”, Turnbull said the president […]
Despite US President Donald Trump being a prolific Twitter user, the employees of the micro-blogging site donated $1.59 million to an organisation to fight Trump, a media report said. According to a report in TechCrunch on Thursday, nearly 1,000 employees donated the hefty amount to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to fight Trump’s executive […]