Actor Ryan Dorsey is remembering Naya Rivera, one year after she was laid to rest. In a heartfelt Instagram post for his late ex-wife and the mother of his five-year-old son Josey, the 38-year-old penned a moving a caption one year after she was laid to rest. “Today…A year ago we laid you to rest. I still can’t believe it. …

JERUSALEM: A Pales­tinian teenager has died after being shot during clashes with Israeli soldiers at a protest over illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities said on Saturday. Seventeen-year-old Moh­a­m­med Munir al-Tamimi, who suffered gunshot wounds, died later in hospital, the Palestinian health ministry said, a day after the violence in the flashpoint Palestinian village of Beita. The …

PARIS: Allegations that governments used phone malware supplied by an Israeli firm to spy on journalists, activists and heads of state have “exposed a global human rights crisis”, Amnesty International said, asking for a moratorium on the sale and use of surveillance technology. In a Friday statement, the NGO warned of “the devastating impact of the poorly regulated spyware industry …

KABUL: Afghan authorities on Saturday imposed a night-time curfew across 31 of the country’s 34 provinces to curb surging violence unleashed by a sweeping Taliban offensive in recent months, the interior ministry said. The widespread Taliban assault has seen the insurgents capture key border crossings, dozens of districts and encircle several provincial capitals since early May when the US-led foreign …

SYDNEY: Thousands marched through Australia’s two biggest cities in anti-lockdown protests on Saturday, sparking violent clashes with police in Sydney. Dozens of protesters were arrested after an unauthorized march flouted public health orders in Sydney, while several confrontations with police broke out during the hours-long rally. Officers were pelted with pot plants and bottles of water as opponents of Sydney’s …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Saturday called on all Afghan stakeholders to agree on a comprehensive ceasefire and work together to achieve a broad-based, inclusive and negotiated political settlement. The call was made by the two sides as Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi held the third session of the foreign ministers’ strategic dialogue in …

WASHINGTON: US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will tell China in upcoming talks that while Washington welcomes competition with Beijing, there needs to be a level playing field and guardrails to ensure that does not veer off into conflict, senior US officials said on Saturday. The officials, briefing reporters ahead of Sherman’s talks in Tianjin with Chinese State Councilor …

Afghan forces have captured four Taliban fighters including a militant commander for carrying out this week’s rocket attack targeting the presidential palace in Kabul during the Eidul Azha prayers, officials said on Sunday. At least three rockets landed near the palace on Tuesday as President Ashraf Ghani and his top officials performed outdoor prayers to mark the start of Eid. The interior …

ISLAMABAD: The 20-year-old recommendation of the Supreme Court in the Asfandyar Wali case regarding appointment of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman by the President in consultation with the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) still holds the field, the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) noted at its last meeting before adjourning the proceedings till September. The SJC said the apex court …

ISLAMABAD: The alleged killer, Zahir Jaffer, tortured Noor Mukadam with a knuckleduster before beheading her in Islamabad’s F-7/4 sector, the investigating officer revealed before the court of the duty magistrate on Saturday. The police had produced the accused in the court to seek extension in his physical remand. In another development, the police investigation wing has sent a request to the …