URK (The Netherlands): Rioting youths protesting on the first night of a Dutch curfew torched a coronavirus testing facility and clashed with police in a fishing village. Police said on Sunday they fined more than 3,600 people nationwide for breaching the curfew that ran from 9pm on Saturday until 4:30am on Sunday and arrested 25 people for breaching the curfew …

JERUSALEM: Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators clashed with Israeli police in two major cities on Sunday, as authorities faced new difficulties in enforcing coronavirus restrictions in the country’s religious communities. The clashes occurred in Jerusalem and Ashdod as police attempted to close religious schools that had opened in violation of lockdown orders. Throughout the pandemic, many major ultra-Orthodox sects have flouted safety regulations, …

WASHINGTON: More than 25 million Covid-19 cases have been recorded in the United States since the pandemic began, Johns Hopkins University said on Sunday, just days after President Joe Biden’s inauguration. The milestone was reached only five days after the US, the world’s wealthiest and hardest-hit nation, recorded 400,000 deaths from the disease. Biden has made fighting the coronavirus a …

LONDON: Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon accused British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday of fearing democracy when it comes to letting the Scottish people express their will on independence from the United Kingdom. Scotland voted against independence by 55pc to 45pc in a 2014 referendum. But a majority of Scots also backed staying in the European Union in the …

Jakarta: Indonesia said on Sunday its coast guard had seized the Iranian-flagged MT Horse and the Panamanian-flagged MT Frea vessels over suspected illegal fuel transfers off the country’s waters. A statement from coast guard spokesman Wisnu Pramandita said the tankers, seized in waters off Kalimantan province, were escorted to Batam island in Riau Island Province for further investigation. “The tankers, …

• Says bureau committed to taking cases to logical conclusion • Mandviwala wants bureau to hold own officials accountable ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Sunday claimed that it was an unbiased anti-white collar crime agency, maintaining a balance between cases involving the ruling alliance and the opposition. In a statement, NAB chairman retired justice Javed Iqbal said the …

Caravans of tractors clogged a key highway in northern India on Monday as tens of thousands of farmers protesting against agriculture reforms streamed into the capital ahead of celebrations for Republic Day. India marks its founding as a republic on Tuesday with a military parade in the historic city centre, but the farmers, who are demanding a rollback of Prime …

Indian and Chinese troops were involved in another brawl on their contested Himalayan border, leaving injuries on both sides, military officials said on Monday. The fighting on January 20 came six months after a pitched battle which left at least 20 Indian troops dead as well as an unknown number of Chinese casualties. The world’s two most populous nations have since become …

KARACHI: As part of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s initiative, the federal government has identified five places in Karachi to set up as many Panahgahs, where underprivileged and other people from poor segments of society will be provided free food and shelter, in a first such move for the metropolis after more than 100 such centres have already been established in …

ISLAMABAD: The investigation wing of Islamabad police has been revamped with the purpose to ensure speedy and quality investigation in criminal cases. A senior superintendent of police (SSP) has been appointed as head of the investigation wing while a forensic science team will assist during the investigation of a crime. Two separate squads – Special Investigation and Anti-Proclaimed Offenders – …