MADRID: Spain on Monday criticised the role of Bolivia’s police and army in the resignation of president Evo Morales following three weeks of violent protests over his disputed re-election. “This intervention takes us back to moments in the past history of Latin America,” said a foreign ministry statement. Spain, Bolivia’s
UNITED NATIONS: North Korea on Monday accused the United States and South Korea of hostility that has prevented progress towards peace on the peninsula, in a speech to the United Nations. Addressing the UN General Assembly, North Korea’s ambassador, Kim Song, highlighted how Pyongyang has not carried out tests of
MOSCOW: A Russian court yesterday handed down prison terms of up to 19 years to six Crimean Tatar men for membership of a banned “terrorist organisation”, ending a three-year case denounced by rights groups. Six residents of Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014, were arrested
GAZA CITY: Israel’s military killed a commander of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a strike on his home in the Gaza Strip yesterday, prompting retaliatory rocket fire and fears of a severe escalation in violence. Separately in Damascus, Syrian state media reported that an Israeli strike hit the home
MUSCAT: Six South Asian labourers died in Oman during heavy rains when they were buried at an excavation site for a water pipeline project, emergency services said yesterday. The construction workers were believed to be Indian nationals, New Delhi’s embassy said in a statement on Twitter. “Rescue teams recovered the
SHANGHAI: Chinese shoppers set new records for spending during the annual ‘Singles’ Day’ buying spree despite an economic slowdown and worries over the US trade war, with state media calling it a sign of China’s rising economic strength. E-commerce giant Alibaba said consumers spent $38.3 billion on its platforms on
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool have lived through too many false dawns to take a first Premier League title in 30 years for granted, but in overpowering their biggest rivals Manchester City 3-1 to open up an eight-point lead at the top of the table, they showed why the long wait looks set
MADRID: Spanish health authorities confirmed Friday a case of a man spreading dengue through sex, a world first for a virus which until recently was thought to be transmitted only by mosquitoes. The case concerns a 41-year-old man from Madrid who contracted dengue after having sex with his male partner
LOS ANGELES: Boston guard Kemba Walker scored 14 points in an emotional return to Charlotte Thursday as the Celtics notched their sixth straight NBA victory, 108-87 over the Hornets. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 23 points and Gordon Hayward added 20 points and 10 rebounds. Walker, who was clearly
PARIS: Teenager Mason Greenwood scored as Manchester United cruised into the Europa League last 32 with a 3-0 win over Partizan Belgrade at Old Trafford on Thursday, while Celtic stunned Lazio with a last-gasp goal in Rome to progress. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s United knew that a third victory in four
