Italy shuts out another migrant rescue ship
ROME: Italy’s new government barred a migrant rescue ship from docking at its ports on Friday, in its third such refusal this month, hours after a tense meeting of European leaders over…
Tourists left high and dry as Statue of Liberty shuts down
MANHATTAN: Tourists who came to Battery Park in lower Manhattan hoping to catch a ferry to the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour got an unpleasant surprise on Saturday, learning the…
US govt shuts down after lawmakers block spending bill
WASHINGTON: The US government officially shut down on Saturday, the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, after lawmakers failed to agree on a stop-gap spending deal. The effect of the shutdown…
Erdogan shuts schools, charities in first state of emergency decree
President Tayyip Erdogan tightened his grip on Turkey on Saturday, ordering the closure of thousands of private schools, charities and other institutions in his first decree since imposing a state of emergency…
PTI eyes one last rave at D-Chowk before govt shuts it down
PTI says it will hold its Foundation Day gathering at D-Chowk, as city administration says that won’t happen As the Qadri protesters packed up and left the D-Chowk after ‘an understanding’ was…