32 missing as oil tanker collides with vessel
Beijing: Thirty-two crew members, mostly Iranians, have gone missing after a tanker carr-ying oil from Iran to South Korea collided with a cargo ship and caught fire off the coast of China.
Pakistan to continue engagement with US
Karachi: Pakistan has said it will continue to have engagement with the US “as far as possible” despite the Trump administration suspending over $2 billion in military assistance citing Islamabad’s failure to clamp down on terror groups in the country.
Iran holds special meeting on protests
Tehran: Iranian lawmakers held a closed-door session on Sunday to discuss the deadly protests that hit the country last week, while more pro-regime rallies were held in several cities.
Brexit’s new phase: May plans Cabinet changes
london: British Prime Minister Theresa May is preparing to shuffle her Cabinet as she tries to bolster her authority ahead of a crucial new phase in Brexit negotiations. May said she will re-jig government ranks “soon,” with changes expected as early as Monday.
Newborn found dead on plane in Indonesia
Jakarta: Indonesian police on Sunday detained the suspected mother of a newborn baby who was found dead in a aircraft toilet at Jakarta’s international Airport. Hani, a 37-year-old migrant worker from Cianjur in West Java, was held soon after arriving from Bangkok at Soekarno-Hatta airport around 1:00 am, said airport police chief Ahmad Yusef.
Turkey to reopen iconic ‘Iron Church’
Istanbul: The leaders of Turkey and Bulgaria are due to reopen the Bulgarian St Stephen’s Iron Church on Sunday in Istanbul after seven years of restoration, in a gesture of harmony in an often turbulent relationship between the two neighbours.
boycott calls: Israel prepares lists
Jerusalem: Israel has published a list of 20 organisations from around the globe whose members are banned from entering the country for advocating boycotts of Israel over its treatment of Palestinians.
Trump washes his hands of insurgency
Thurmont: President Donald Trump says he’s done campaigning for insurgents challenging incumbent Republican members of Congress.