Aus PM calls enquiry into veteran suicides
Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday announced a royal commission into the suicides of current and former defence personnel. Morrison acknowledged the “human cost” of defence deployments, saying he hoped that the long-awaited inquiry would act as a “healing process”, reports Xinhua news agency.
B’desh extends lockdown
Dhaka: Bangladesh has decided to extend the nationwide lockdown for yet another week to counter the spike in coronavirus infections, an official said on Monday.
Afghan security kills 9 militants
Kabul: Nine militants have been killed and three others injured in cleanup operations conducted by Government forces in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, police said on Monday. A large number of arms and ammunitions were also seized from the Taliban hideouts in the operations launched on Sunday, Xinhua news agency quoted the police as saying.
Karachi sees spike in street crimes
Karachi: Karachi has witnessed an unprecedented spike in the number of street crimes during the January to March period this year, that claimed the lives of 98 people, a media report said on Monday.
China to open name of its 1st Mars rover
Beijing: Bejing will announce the name of its first Mars rover on the Space Day of China, which falls on April 24, according to authorities on Monday. Nanjing, capital city of Jiangsu province, will host the main events marking this year’s Space Day of China, Lyu Bo, an official of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), said while addressing a press conference on Monday.