Daily Archives: December 11, 2021

53 die in horror crash of truck smuggling migrants in Mexico

Tuxtla Gutierrez (Mexico), Dec 10 (AP) Rescue workers rushing to a highway accident found a horrific scene of death and injury after a freight...

2 Killed, Four Injured In Separate Bomb Explosions In Kabul: Taliban

Kabul, Dec 11 (AFP): Two people were killed and four wounded in separate bomb explosions in the west of Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Friday,...

Palestinians freed after hunger strikes have lifelong damage

Silat Al-Dhahr, Dec 10 (AP) A year after being released from an Israeli prison following a 103-day hunger strike, Maher al-Akhras is barely able...

Pakistani Taliban declares end to ceasefire with Pak government; vows to resume attacks

Islamabad, Dec 10 (PTI) The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) will not extend the month-long ceasefire deal negotiated with the Pakistan government, the militant group...

Global campaign launched to bring Guptas back to S Africa to face looting charges

Johannesburg, Dec 9 (PTI) An international campaign was launched here on Thursday to bring the self-exiled Gupta brothers back to South Africa to face...

UK court allows Assange’s extradition to US for spying case

LONDON , Dec (AP) — A British appellate court opened the door Friday for Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States by...

Nationwide ‘silent strike’ in Myanmar protests military rule

BANGKOK , Dec 11 (AP) — Opponents of military rule in Myanmar on Friday held one of their biggest nationally coordinated protests in months,...

G7 foreign ministers meet with Russia, China, Iran on agenda

LONDON , Dec 11 (AP) — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are gathering for a weekend in Liverpool, with the...

Nobel Peace Prize winners call for journalist protections

COPENHAGEN, Denmark , Dec 11 (AP) — The two journalists who shared this year’s Nobel Peace Prize received their awards Friday during a pomp-filled...

Chinese leaders promise more economic support after slowdown

BEIJING , Dec 11 (AP) — Chinese leaders on Friday promised tax cuts and support for entrepreneurs to shore up slumping economic growth after...