Britney Spears,  who has been under an intense media spotlight for the past couple of decades, has  broken her silence amid controversy about her life,  saying she ‘wants to be normal’. The 39-year-old singer lives under a conservatorship which sees her handing over control of vast areas of her life to others. Britney,  who is battling mental health issues,   has …

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s historic post-presidency impeachment trial began in the Senate on Tuesday, with Democrats who are hoping to disqualify him from again holding public office showing graphic video of last month’s deadly storming of the US Capitol that he is charged with inciting. The dramatic proceedings in the 100-seat Senate focused upon the question of whether holding a trial …

American supermodel Bella Hadid has clapped back at a social media troll who claimed she looked “tired” in her post. Turning to her Instagram, the fashion icon, 24, posted a makeup-free photo of herself and while the selfie earned ample praises and dropped jaws, there was one person who said she looked “tired.” Clapping back at the follower, Bella wrote: …

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates’ “Hope” probe on Tuesday successfully entered Mars’ orbit, making history as the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission. The probe is designed to reveal the secrets of Martian weather, but the UAE also wants it to serve as an inspiration for the region’s youth. “To the people of the UAE, to the Arab and Muslim nations, …

YANGON: Myanmar’s military raided the Yangon headquarters of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party on Tuesday, officials said, as the United States joined the UN in “strongly” condemning violence against protesters demanding a return to democracy. The latest assault on Myanmar’s civilian leadership came as anger at last week’s coup and the detention of Suu Kyi by the generals …

BANGKOK: A Thai court denied bail on Tuesday to four prominent democracy activists after they were indicted for violating the kingdom’s royal defamation law — the first formal charges laid against the leaders of a movement calling for reforms to the monarchy. Demonstrations in Bangkok last year against the government of former army chief Premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha drew tens of …

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration would like to rebuild America’s relationship with Pakistan and make it more productive than it has been during the recent past, says a senior US scholar. At a recent briefing on the new US administration’s foreign policies, James M. Lindsay, a senior vice president at the Council for Foreign Relations, also predicted a better understanding between …

WUHAN: The coronavirus most likely first appeared in humans after jumping from an animal, a team of international and Chinese scientists looking for the origins of Covid-19 said on Tuesday, dismissing as unlikely an alternate theory that the virus leaked from a Chinese lab. A closely watched visit by World Health Organisation experts to Wuhan the Chinese city where the …

TAPOVAN: Indian rescue workers struggled on Tuesday to dig away tonnes of rocks and mud to reach survivors in a choked Himalayan tunnel after a devastating flash flood likely triggered by a glacial burst. More than 170 people were still missing, two days after a wall of water and debris hurtled down a valley in the northern state of Uttarakhand, …

Bollywood actor Rajiv Kapoor passed away on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack. He was 58 years old. Rajiv, the youngest son of late actor-producer Raj Kapoor, and brother of late actor Rishi Kapoor, starred in several movies. He made his acting debut in 1983 with Ek Jaan Hain Hum and then went on to star in Aasmaan, Lover Boy and Zabardast. His most popular project, …