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October 8, 2018

Israeli PM’s wife goes on trial for fraud

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, appeared in court on Sunday for the first hearing in the fraud trial against her, in which she […]
October 8, 2018

CJP takes notice of Lahore lawyers ‘beating up’ police official

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Sunday took notice of the alleged assault on a police official in Lahore by lawyers. The top […]
October 8, 2018

Metoo in Europe: new laws on consent and catcalling

PARIS: From France, where seduction is treated as a high art, to Sweden, a trailblazer for gender equality, the #MeToo movement has had a mixed impact […]
October 8, 2018

UN expresses ‘great concern’ over India’s deportation of Rohingya to Myanmar

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) voiced “great concern” for the safety and security of seven Rohingya men who have been sent home by […]
October 8, 2018

CJP orders bottled water firm’s audit in SC building

LAHORE: Hearing a suo motu case about extraction of groundwater by bottled water companies, the Supr­eme Court on Saturday asked the Nestle’s chief executive officer (CEO) […]
October 8, 2018

Suhaib Ilyasi: India TV crime host acquitted of wife’s murder

A court in India’s capital Delhi has acquitted the host of a popular TV crime series who had been jailed for murdering his wife in 2000. […]
October 8, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh confirmation: Victory for Trump in Supreme Court battle

President Donald Trump’s controversial nominee for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, has been sworn in following weeks of rancorous debate. The Senate earlier backed his nomination […]
October 8, 2018

Laquan McDonald: Chicago officer convicted of killing teen

A white police officer who killed a black teenager four years ago in Chicago has been found guilty of second-degree murder. Jason Van Dyke shot Laquan […]