Jaipur, London- All-female police units in India are patrolling the streets in the city of Jaipur, India, carrying sticks, walkie-talkies, and cameras aiming to bring a sense of security to the north-west of India, which sees 40,000 rapes every year. This all-women police unit works since May in Jai
London- Unlike most vertebrates which die within a few minutes without oxygen, goldfish is able to survive for months in oxygen-free water. Scientists have recently figured out how goldfish produce alcohol to survive when trapped beneath the icy surfaces of frozen lakes and ponds. According to Sky N
Firefighters battled to contain a wildfire near Athens on Monday after it spread overnight to three towns some 45 km northeast of the capital and damaged dozens of homes. The blaze broke out on Sunday in Kalamos, northeast Athens, and quickly spread, fanned by strong and changing winds. A state of e
Hundreds of people have likely been killed in a mudslide on Monday in the outskirts of Sierra Leone’s capital, Vice President Victor Foh said. “It is likely that hundreds are lying dead underneath the rubble,” Foh told Reuters at the scene of the mudslide in the mountain town of Re
Tensions between the Wester-backed South Korea and the controversial North Korea eased slightly on Monday as President Moon Jae-in said resolving Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions must be done peacefully and US officials played down the risk of an imminent war. “There must be no more war on the Ko
Big Ben in the British parliament’s famous clock tower will fall silent next week as a major restoration project gets underway. The bongs of the iconic bell will be stopped on Aug. 21 to protect workers during a four-year, 29-million-pound ($38 million) conservation project that includes repai
London – José Mourinho takes so many swings at so many perceived enemies that it is easy to forget there are times that he may be right. As his final season at Chelsea spiraled out of control, Mourinho flailed in all directions: at referees, at his medical staff, at opponents, at the media and
The late author Ghazi al-Gosaibi was one of the most prominent figures to confront the hate movement during the early 1990s. His book “Until there is no more strife” is a significant historical and intellectual reference during that Saudi era plagued with the extremist awakening “Sahwa” movement. Pu
Tunis – Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi announced on Sunday the formation of a committee for reviewing constitutional reforms related to freedoms and equality, which will push for establishing gender equality in inheritance. “The state is obliged to achieve full equality between wom
Dubai- UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said the best way for Qatar to get out of the current crisis is to work hard on rolling back from behavior neighbors perceive as threatening and potentially able to harm their sovereign states. Gargash said Qatar is a small but rich coun
US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Joseph Dunford said on Monday US military options being prepared against Pyongyang would be for when diplomatic and economic sanctions failed as China said it will halt iron, iron ore and seafood imports from North Korea this week. Dunford made the comments to South
Riyadh- Saudi Arabia’s finance ministry revealed on Sunday the second quarter report of the state budget showing great progress in terms of managing the deficit. Positive progress in the first half of 2017 is backed with figures showing revenues jumping by 29 percent compared to the first half of 20
Eighteen people were killed in a suspected terrorist attack in the African nation of Burkina Faso overnight when extremists opened fire at a restaurant in the capital, the government announced on Monday. It said that the attack targeted a Turkish restaurant that is popular with foreigners. A dozen p
Cairo – Once against terrorism and terrorists attacked Europe with ISIS claiming responsibility for the car-ramming that injured six soldiers in a Paris suburb last week. The latest incident sparked a wide a debate over the links between terrorism and extremism with psychological and mental problems
Kuwait– Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al- Jaber al-Sabah received visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his accompanying delegation. Hariri visited Kuwait following reports linking “Hezbollah” with the terrorist “Abdali” cell. It seems Kuwaiti-Lebanese relations have been improving
Beirut- Al-Nusra Front revealed on Sunday in a media broadcast aired on its affiliate outlet, Ibaa News Agency, that the Syrian regime had committed to releasing some 104 of its members, among which were 24 women. All detainees will be released from prisons in Homs, Hama and Damascus. Meanwhile, Leb
A Turkish policeman was stabbed to death in Istanbul on Sunday by a suspected ISIS member who had been arrested for planning a suicide attack, Turkish media said. The assailant stabbed the officer at around 11 pm as he was being taken out of a patrol car near a police station following his arrest, a
Baghdad– Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa arrived in Iraq on Sunday on an official visit where he held meetings with Iraqi President Fuad Masoum, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari. Notably, the Iraqi FM and his
London- Iran’s parliament voted yes on Sunday to a bill increasing government funds backing the Revolutionary Guards’ paramilitary unit, Quds Force, and the national ballistic missile program. The increase is meant to counter recent US sanctions imposed against the Guard. If the Guardian Council app
For years, he used to sit at the cafe near his home. He would sit with his book, newspaper and coffee cup before leaving. In the early 1980s, all that remained was eluding time, being wary of weather changes, wisely spending his pension, listening to doctors’ orders and counting the number of friend
