International

Sacramento: Three Americans hailed as heroes for thwarting a militant  attack on a train between Amsterdam and Paris were officially welcomed as French citizens on Thursday in a ceremony in the US state of California. Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Spencer Stone, all aged 26, “risked their lives for the values of the republic,” Emmanuel Lebrun-Damiens, the French consul general …

Srinagar : Indian troops martyred   18 Kashmiris during the month of January in Occupied territory, Kashmir Media Service reported on Friday. Citing the  the data issued by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service, the  report stated  the killings left two women widowed and two children orphaned. “As many as 126 people were injured due to the use of brute …

CHICAGO: Bitter cold with temperatures lower than Antarctica gripped the American Midwest on Wednesday, grounding flights, closing schools and businesses and raising frostbite and hypothermia fears for homeless residents. Mail deliveries were suspended and people encouraged to stay home in nearly a dozen US states where the mercury plunged into the negative double digits, the worst freeze to grip the …

NEW YORK: A drawing by Flemish Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens sold for $8.2 million in an auction in New York on Wednesday that was criticized by some in the Netherlands who said the work should have been offered to a Dutch museum. Sotheby´s described the small, rectangular “Nude Study of a Young Man with Raised Arms” as a key …

US President Donald Trump’s national security advisor warned Tuesday of “serious consequences” if any harm comes to Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido. “Let me reiterate — there will be serious consequences for those who attempt to subvert democracy and harm Guaido,” Trump advisor John Bolton tweeted. Washington has recognised Guaido as the South American country’s acting president and says that …

NEW DELHI: India’s government on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to hand over land to a Hindu trust that wants to build a temple in the northern town of Ayodhya, long a flashpoint for minority Muslims. The move comes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling alliance faces a tightening race for an election due by May, with …

NAYPYITAW: Myanmar’s ruling party clashed with military lawmakers on Tuesday as it proposed steps towards changing the constitution, its biggest challenge in nearly three years to the army’s power over politics as enshrined in the charter. Military members of parliament, clad in green uniforms, rose to their feet and stood in silence as parliament voted to approve the first stage …

BEIJING: China on Tuesday accused the United States of “political motivations” behind sweeping charges against Chinese telecom giant Huawei in a case that has ratcheted up tensions between the two superpowers. The Justice Department on Monday unveiled 13 charges against Huawei Technologies, its chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou — the daughter of the company’s founder — and two affiliates related …

DHAKA: Nearly 5,000 low-paid Bangladeshi garment workers stitching clothes for global brands have been sacked by factory bosses for joining strikes over wages this month that turned violent, police said on Tuesday. Thousands of labourers walked out of factory floors across the country in days-long protests that disrupted the $30 billion industry — and saw police opening fire rubber bullets …

NEW YORK: Some of the most influential forces in Democratic politics revolted on Monday against former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s prospective presidential bid, insisting that an independent run would unintentionally help President Donald Trump win another four years in office. The critics included the Democratic chairman of Schultz’s home state, another billionaire businessman who long flirted with an independent run …