‘murder rates’: Trump makes false claim
Washington: US President Donald Trump got his facts wrong again, this time in a meeting with a group of sheriffs officers where he repeated a falsehood about the murder rate in America, the media reported. During a meeting with National Sheriffs Association Trump said “the murder rate in our country is the highest it’s been in 47 years.
Pakistan bans Basant festival
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday imposed a “complete ban” on Basant, a festival celebrated to mark the start of the spring season.
Ex-PM wins Somalia’s presidential vote
Mogadishu (Somalia): A former Prime Minister who holds dual Somali-US citizenship was declared Somalia’s new President, immediately taking the oath of office as the long-chaotic country moved toward its first fully functioning central Government in a quarter-century.
Powerful quake strikes off Pak coast
Islamabad: A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, but there were no reports of casualties. According to the meteorological department, the quake struck at 3:04 AM (local time), with the epicentre 23-km southwest of the coastal town of Pasni at a depth of 10-km.
British socialite Tara found dead
london: Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, former london party girl and a god-daughter of Prince Charles, has been found dead at her london home. She was 45. The prince said in a statement today that he and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, are “deeply saddened” by news of her death.
Fb updates its safety check feature
San Francisco: Facebook updated its Safety Check feature with a way for people to lend, or get, helping hands after disasters. A new “Community Help” feature provides a forum at the leading social network where assistance can be offered to victims of floods, earthquakes, fires or other kinds of natural or accidental tragedy, according to Facebook vice president of social good Naomi Gleit.