White terror suspects overtake Asians in UK
London: The number of white terror suspects arrested by British counter-terrorism officers has overtaken Asians for the first time in over a decade, according to new figures released by the UK Home Office. Indicating a growing threat from far-right extremism in the country,
figures released on Thursday show a total of 351 arrests were made over the past year until June 2018 where terrorism-related activity was suspected, with 133 of them white and 129 recorded as Asian ethnic appearance.
Will talk on peace treaty with Putin: Abe
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday he will meet again this year for more talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Putin’s proposal for the two countries to sign a peace treaty and discuss the status of disputed islands.
‘New virus behind kidney disease uncovered’
Melbourne: Scientists said Friday they have discovered a brand-new virus strain, which could change the way chronic and childhood kidney diseases are treated.
Nawaz Sharif’s wife Kulsoom laid to rest
Lahore: Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, was laid to rest on Friday as thousands of people, top politicians and PML-N supporters attended her funeral prayers here.