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Pentagon chief urges end to sex assault ‘scourge’
NEW YORK: US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets Saturday that they must stamp out the “scourge” of sexual assault within the military, as US leaders grappled with the growing problem. Hagel’s call came amid a wave of high-profile sexual assaults in the military that has prompted outrage and calls for new legislation. Next month, the chairman of the ...Full Article
Disgraced ex-IMF chief spotted on red carpet at Cannes
CANNES: Disgraced ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Saturday sent French media into a frenzy when he appeared on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere ...Full Article
Cars torched, police attacked in new Stockholm riots
STOCKHOLM: Cars were torched and police faced stone-throwing youths in Stockholm’s immigrant-dominated suburbs on early Sunday, but the nightly riots that have raged for a week appeared to be easing, ...Full Article
Maoist rebels kill 17 in central India ambush
RAIPUR: Heavily-armed Maoist rebels on Saturday killed 17 people, including 12 local Congress leaders, after ambushing a convoy in a remote tribal belt of central India, a top police officer ...Full Article
China premier criticises EU for telecom probe, solar panel tax
GENEVA: China’s Premier Li Keqiang has slammed the European Union for plans to probe the country’s telecom products and impose taxes on its solar panels, Chinese state media reported on Saturday. ...Full Article
Policeman, five gunmen killed in Kabul Taliban attack
KABUL: Explosions rocked central Kabul for several hours on Friday after Taliban gunmen launched a major suicide and gun attack centred on a compound of the International Organization for ...Full Article
British zoo worker mauled to death by tiger
LONDON: A British zoo worker mauled in a tiger attack has died of her injuries, police said on Saturday. Sarah McClay, 24, was attacked on Friday in the big cats ...Full Article
Sixth night of Stockholm riots as Britain, US issue warnings
STOCKHOLM: Stockholm experienced a sixth straight night of riots early Saturday, with cars torched in several immigrant-dominated suburbs, as Britain and the United States warned against travelling to the ...Full Article
Saudi to send animal samples to US in coronavirus probe
GENEVA: Saudi Arabia said Friday it would send samples taken from animals possibly infected with a deadly SARS-like virus to the United States for testing in a bid to ...Full Article
US Boy Scouts to allow gay youths, not leaders
WASHINGTON: The Boy Scouts of America said Thursday it will allow openly gay youths to join the organisation but maintain a ban on gay adult leaders, after a vote ...Full Article