Parents, children entering US illegally will be separated: Sessions

Parents, children entering US illegally will be separated: Sessions

US Attorney Jeff Sessions has said that Washington will take a stricter stance on illegal crossings at the Mexico border by separating parents from children, rather than keeping them together in detention centres, the media reported. “If you are smuggling a child then we will prosecute you, and that child will be separated from you […]

Trump to announce decision on Iran accord on Tuesday

Trump to announce decision on Iran accord on Tuesday

US President Donald Trump said that he would announce his decision on whether Washington will pull out of the Iran nuclear accord at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, media reports said. “I will be announcing my decision on the Iran deal tomorrow from the White House,” he tweeted on Monday afternoon. Trump is weighing whether to […]

Melania Trump to announce formal platform

Melania Trump to announce formal platform

Melania Trump will announce her eagerly awaited formal platform on Monday during a Rose Garden event, nearly 16 months into her tenure as US First Lady, the media reported. She will make the announcement at the Rose Garden, her first speech from the historic location on the West Wing side of the White House, reports […]

Hawaii volcano eruption destroys 26 houses

Hawaii volcano eruption destroys 26 houses

At least 26 houses have been destroyed after the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii’s Big Island erupted last week spewing molten rocks and high levels of sulphur dioxide into the area, according to authorities. As of Sunday morning, nine volcanic vents had erupted in evacuated neighbourhoods on the island, CNN quoted County of Hawaii officials as […]

Emergency declared in Hawaii after volcano erupts

Emergency declared in Hawaii after volcano erupts

The Kilauea volcano, one of the world’s most active, has erupted near a residential area on Hawaii’s largest island, prompting a local state of emergency and an evacuation of 1,700 residents. The eruption on Wednesday affected Leilani Estates and the Hawaii County Civil Defence asked its residents as well as those residing in Lanipuna Gardens […]

Woman injured in Pakistan shelling on LoC

Woman injured in Pakistan shelling on LoC

A civilian was injured in Pakistani shelling overnight on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police said the Pakistani Army resorted to shelling and firing on the LoC in Tangdhar sector at 11 p.m. on Thursday. “Indian positions retaliated effectively. Intermittent shelling and firing exchanges continued till 4.30 a.m. on […]

Indian driver wins 12 mn dirham lottery in UAE

Indian driver wins 12 mn dirham lottery in UAE

Abu Dhabi A Dubai-based Indian driver has hit a jackpot by winning 12 million dirhams in a raffle in Abu Dhabi. John Varughese, who hails from Kerala, has been working as a driver for a private company since he came to Dubai in 2016. He won the amount at the Big Ticket raffle held at […]

North Korea suspends nuclear, missile tests

North Korea suspends nuclear, missile tests

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has announced the immediate suspension of nuclear and missile tests, media reports said on Saturday. “From April 21, North Korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles,” Efe quoted Kim as saying. North Korea will also “shut down a nuclear test site in the country’s northern side […]

Instagram testing ‘Nametag,’ clone of Snapchat’s ‘Snapcode’

Instagram testing ‘Nametag,’ clone of Snapchat’s ‘Snapcode’

Facebook-owned Instagram is reportedly testing a new feature dubbed as “Nametags” — a clone of Snapchat’s ‘Snapcode’ which will let users create a “custom scannable tag” by designing a pattern of emojis. The feature will also offer an option to use a selfie image for creating a custom Instagram “Nametag”, Inverse reported late on Tuesday. […]

3 UNSC resolutions on Syria fail; investigators on way

3 UNSC resolutions on Syria fail; investigators on way

Three resolutions on investigating the alleged chemical attack in a rebel-held area of Syria failed in the UN Security Council on Tuesday amid reports that the US was preparing to attack facilities of the government of President Bashar al-Assad. US President Donald Trump has cancelled a trip to the Summit of the Americas in Peru’s […]