MAPUTO: Mozambique police said yesterday that a pick-up truck ploughed into a crowd of party-goers at the weekend killing 23 people, many of whom were teenagers, reports AFP. The speeding vehicle ignored orders from traffic police, hit an obstacle and veered into the local carnival in the working-class…

BERLIN: Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont is to appear in court yesterday following his arrest in Germany which triggered a wave of protests…

NEW DELHI: The Indian National Congress’ (INC) official mobile app ‘With INC’ seems to have disappeared from the Google Play Store, after anonymous hacker who goes by the moniker Elliot Alderson yesterday alleged that the app was sending users’ personal data to Singapore, reports…

SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in yesterday proposed weakening the powers of his office and lowering the voting age in a package of constitutional reforms, while allowing the head of state to be re-elected, reports AFP. South Korea is a vibrant democracy but its executive presidency is extremely…

PENANG: A leading Malaysian opposition politician and vocal critic of Prime Minister Najib Razak went on trial for corruption yesterday as elections loom, in a case critics say is politically motivated, reports AFP. Lim Guan Eng, who has repeatedly demanded that Najib explain a massive financial scandal…

JERUSALEM: Israeli police arrived at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Jerusalem residence yesterday morning to interrogate him over one of several…

WASHINGTON: Porn actress Stormy Daniels said she was threatened in a bid to keep her silent about her alleged fling with Donald Trump, which she detailed…