WASHINGTON: Signature mat­ches. Late-arriving absentee votes. Drop boxes. Secrecy envelopes. Democratic and Republican lawyers already have gone to court over these issues in the run-up to Tuesday’s election. But the legal fights could take on new urgency, not to mention added vitriol, if a narrow margin in a battleground state is the difference between another four years for President Donald …

Hundreds of police fanned out across Vienna on Tuesday, searching for perpetrators of attacks that left five people dead in the city’s centre, after what a government minister said was an “Islamist terrorist” incident. In an early morning televised news conference, Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer repeated calls for the public to stay off the streets. Nehammer said police had …

The US Election Day is finally here. Or at least what is still called Election Day, since nearly 100 million Americans had already cast ballots by Tuesday. That’s the result of an election system that has been reshaped by the worst pandemic in a century, prompting many voters to take advantage of advance voting rather than head to polling places …

The FBI has warned of the potential for armed clashes linked to Tuesday’s United States election in Portland, as the northwestern city that has become symbolic of the country’s stark divisions braces for unrest. The liberal enclave in the state of Oregon is still reeling from a summer that saw mass anti-racism rallies inflamed by the arrival of federal officers and right-wing …

Iran’s supreme leader mocked America’s presidential election on Tuesday in a televised address, quoting US President Donald Trump’s own baseless claims about voter fraud to criticise the vote as Tehran marked the 1979 US Embassy hostage crisis. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated a long standing Iranian position that it didn’t matter whether Trump or Joe Biden wins the vote, but the stakes couldn’t …

Americans have started voting in an election amounting to a referendum on Donald Trump and his uniquely brash, bruising presidency that Democratic opponent and front-runner Joe Biden urged supporters to end, restoring “our democracy”. Voters in Dixville Notch, a village of 12 residents in the US state of New Hampshire, kicked off Election Day at the stroke of midnight on …

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Monday granted the police 15-day physical remand of Abid Malhi, the prime suspect in the motorway gang-rape case, for investigation. Police produced the suspect before the court after expiry of his judicial remand obtained for the identification parade. Investigating officer Inspector Zulfiqar Ali requested the court to allow 30-day physical remand of the suspect to …

LAHORE: Newly elected president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Abdul Latif Afridi has said the judiciary should stay away from political matters and stick to its job of protecting the Constitution. Speaking at a press conference after his visit to the Lahore High Court Bar Association on Monday, Mr Afridi said Justice Qazi Faez Isa was known for …

KARACHI: Police on Monday night claimed to have recovered 13-year-old Arzoo after the Sindh High Court directed the law enforcement agency earlier in the day to recover the Christian girl and place her at a shelter home within three days. Acting Karachi police chief Arif Hanif confirmed that the girl was recovered safely from the metropolis and her purported husband …

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has urged the Pakistan Democratic Movement to postpone its scheduled Peshawar rally in view of the terror threats. According to a statement issued here on Monday, provincial minister Shaukat Yousafzai, following a meeting with Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, said the government was ready to hold talks with the opposition parties on all matters except accountability. …