Friday, October 30th, 2020
Deadly earthquake rocks western Turkey, Greece
A strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and inflicted damage in both Greece and Turkey, where buildings collapsed killing at least four people with many others trapped under the rubble. Turkey’s health minister Fahrettin Koca said at least 120 were people injured in the coastal province of Izmir. People flooded onto the streets in the Turkish city of Izmir after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit, witnesses said. The wreckage of multiple-story buildings in the city’s centre could be seen with people climbing out to escape. Smoke rose intoRead More
Opposition leaders allege fraud in Tanzania election
Tanzania’s main opposition candidate said he would not accept the general election results and alleged fraud. Tundu Lissu alleged on Thursday there were irregularities, including ballot-box stuffing in Wednesday’s vote. He has called on supporters to protest peacefully. Lissu was one of 14 candidates challenging President John Magufuli, whose CCM party has been in power since 1961. Right’s groups have decried a slide into autocracy in the last several years. “We will not accept anything coming out of yesterday’s voting because it was marred by irregularities at all stages, ”Read More
Mahathir says remarks on French attacks taken out of context
Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday he is disgusted because his comments on attacks by Muslim extremists in France had been taken out of context. Mahathir, 95, sparked widespread outrage when he wrote on his blog on Thursday that Muslims have a right to be angry and kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past if “an eye for an eye” law is applied. Twitter removed a tweet from Mahathir containing the remark, which it said glorified violence, and France’s digital minister demanded the company also banRead More
Azerbaijan hands over bodies of combatants to Armenia through ICRC
BAKU, OCT 30 – According to Azerbaijan’s State Commission for Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons, the bodies of 30 Armenian servicemen were unilaterally transferred to Armenia in the direction of Alibeyli village of Azerbaijan’s Tovuz region on October 29 through the mediation of the OSCE and the International Committee of the Red Cross with the participation of the Defense Ministry of the Republic of Azerbaijan. A day earlier, 85-year-old Yevgeniya Babayan, a civilian who was left helpless in the war zone, was handed over to the opposite sideRead More
Ajmal unveils Gambhir’s advice to Tendulkar in 2011 World Cup semi-final
Pakistan’ legendary off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has claimed that former India opening batsman Gautam Gambhir was also sure that Sachin Tendulkar was correctly given out during the 2011 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup semi-final. The legendary batsman was given leg before wicket on the bowling of Ajmal in the 11th over by Ian Gould when he was batting on 23. Tendulkar decided to review the decision and the replay showed the ball was missing the stumps. Ajmal, while talking to Samaa TV, reiterated his opinion that the Little Master was correctly given andRead More
Pakistan to launch a campaign against Islamophobia: PM Khan
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan will soon launch a campaign against Islamophobia, remarked Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday. We have to make the Europeans understand our religious sensitivities, he said while speaking at the National Rehmatul Lil Alameen Conference in Islamabad. “We have to tell them that publication of such cartoons hurts our sentiments and that no Muslim can tolerate anything against the Holy Prophet (PBUH),” the PM said. “No one can even joke about the Holocaust but they don’t think twice before demeaning our religion.” A major reason for this isRead More