'Berlin: The United Nations called on all parties involved in the conflict in Yemen to "seize the opportunity" for a diplomatic solution as world powers held virtual talks. UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths told reporters in Berlin ahead of the negotiations that peace efforts
New York: Frustrated by the superiority of China in technology, India is groping for help from the US and other countries to shore up its fragile defense infrastructure, vulnerable to China-backed cyber-attacks, Bloomberg has reported quoting a top military official. The New York-based privately held financial,
Istanbul: The Afghan peace conference that was scheduled to take place in Istanbul on April 16 is now expected to be postponed to April 26, Turkish Foreign Ministry sources said on Tuesday. In response to a question posed by Daily Sabah regarding the Taliban's latest announcement
Minneapolis: Fresh protests broke out Monday night in Minneapolis despite a curfew implemented after a police officer fatally shot a young Black man when she appeared to confuse her handgun with her taser, fueling tensions in a US city already on edge because of the
Yangon: Anti-coup protesters turned Myanmar’s New Year festival of Thingyan into a rallying point Tuesday, painting pro-democracy messages on traditional clay pots and collecting flowers. Myanmar is in chaos and its economy paralysed since the military seized power from civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on
New Delhi: India’s Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA) says 4000 pilot licenses are under fresh scrutiny after the airline watchdog started scanning several pilots on grounds of faking marksheet back in 2011 to get a pilot license and violating landing norms. It all began, says a
New Delhi: India banned the export of anti-viral drug Remdesivir and its active pharmaceutical ingredients as demand rocketed due to a record surge in Covid-19 infections, leading to a crippling shortages in many parts. Authorities have blamed the ferocious resurgence of the virus mainly on crowding
Srinagar: Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has expressed the apprehension that Modi-led regime is planning to arrest her. In a media interview, Mehbooba Mufti said that New Delhi was trying to demoralize her by calling her for questioning. Mehbooba said, “For the last two years,
Windsor: Prince William, second in line to the British throne, hailed his "grandpa" Prince Philip for his dutiful service to the crown, but said that the late duke would have wanted members of the royal family to get on with their jobs. Philip, husband of Britain
Leah Bordlee Many would argue that acts such as forced sterilization, prolonged restraints and solitary confinement, and food deprivation amount to grave abuses of human rights. When such abuses are committed by or at the acquiescence of state officials, it often constitutes torture. However, these practices