A top Indian rights group launched an investigation on Saturday into a police shooting of four rape-murder suspects, after accusations they were gunned down to assuage public anger. News of the investigation came as the country reeled after the death on Friday of a woman who had been set on fire on her way to a sexual assault hearing. Read: Fury in India …

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Friday that Saudi Arabia´s king had called to express condolences over what the monarch termed the “barbaric” killing of three people on a US navy base — allegedly by a Saudi national. “King Salman of Saudi Arabia just called to express his sincere condolences,” Trump tweeted after the shootings in Florida. “The King said that …

MIAMI: An air force trainee opened fire on Friday at a US naval base, killing three people before being shot dead by police, officials said. The shooting, which took place at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, left eight people injured including two sheriff´s deputies who responded to the attack. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the shooter was from Saudi …

MADRID: Tens of thousands of activists from around the world including teen activist Greta Thunberg hit the streets of Madrid on Friday to demand urgent action on the climate crisis from world leaders attending the COP25 summit in the Spanish capital. The 16-year-old Swede, who has become famous for galvanising a generation of youngsters to fight for the environment, was …

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under fire on Friday for avoiding a set-piece television interview and faced accusations of misleading Britain about his Brexit deal, as he prepared to face a final general election debate with his main challenger. Four other major party leaders have already subjected themselves to an uncomfortable grilling from Andrew Neil, who is one of …

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, in telephonic conversation with US president Donald Trump, has  denounced a fatal shooting at an American naval base, according to the state media. The Saudi King expressed deep sorrow over the Florida shooting –  allegedly carried out by a Saudi air force trainee –  and pledged cooperation with the United States, said …

LOS ANGELES: Tesla co-founder Elon Musk was cleared of defamation on Friday by a jury in Los Angeles over a tweet in which he labeled a British caver “pedo guy.” The jury deliberated less than an hour before ruling in favor of Musk and clearing him of any liability in the high-profile case that pitted him against Vernon Unsworth. Unsworth …

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Friday refused to lift a stay on federal executions, temporarily thwarting plans by Donald Trump´s Justice Department to imminently resume capital punishment. There have been just three federal executions since the death penalty was reinstated by the US government in 1988, the last one 16 years ago. The Justice Department wants to resume the …

PARACHINAR: A team of forensic experts exhumed the body of a minor girl who was raped and murdered in Kurram tribal district in November, and collected DNA samples, police said here on Friday. They said that forensic experts from Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar arrived in Parachinar on Thursday and exhumed her body in Ghundikhel area of Pewar. Civil judge Mohammad …

KARACHI: The Sindh Public Safety and Police Complaints Commission passed a resolution against Inspector General of Police Dr Kaleem Imam for failing to attend a second consecutive meeting of the statutory body chaired by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Friday. The resolution against IGP Imam was passed as he chose to attend an emergency meeting convened by the prime …