Posts by Amelia Frost
‘We Don’t Care’: Weddings Go On In Pakistan’s Kashmir Border
Rabia Bibi, a glittering red dupatta pulled over her eyes, wasn’t about to let the threat of war with India stop her wedding in a remote valley in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. “In our childhood the situation was also like this but we are not afraid. Nor will we be,” the 18-year-old told AFP after being carried…
Read MoreMexican Mayor Arrested In Probe Of Alleged Drug Cartel Ranch: Govt Source
A federal official said a mayor in western Mexico was arrested as part of a probe into a suspected drug cartel training camp, where forced recruits were allegedly tortured or killed if they refused to cooperate. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, a powerful drug trafficking group, allegedly used the ranch in Jalisco state to train…
Read MoreSeven Iranians Among Eight Arrested In UK Counterterrorism Probes
British police on Sunday said eight people, including seven Iranian nationals, were arrested in two separate counterterrorism probes. In one operation, five men — four of them Iranian — were arrested on suspicion of “preparation of a terrorist act”, London’s Metropolitan police said in a statdment. The arrests were carried out in London, Swindon and…
Read MoreIsrael Says Area Of Airport Hit After Yemen Missile Launch
A missile launched from Yemen struck near Israel’s main international airport on Sunday, authorities said, an attack that briefly halted air traffic and triggered threats of retaliation. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the missile fire, which follows a series of attacks by Yemen’s Huthi rebels. Police reported a “missile impact” near Ben…
Read MoreKidnapped Dad Of Crypto Firm Boss Released In French Police Raid
French police mounted a weekend raid to free a man who had been kidnapped in Paris to force his crypto-millionaire son to pay a ransom, prosecutors said, adding four people were arrested. The man, whose identity was not disclosed, was traced to an address in the Paris suburb of Essonne, which police raided late Saturday,…
Read MoreIndia-Pakistan Gunfire Triggers Terror Of Past Conflict
For 10 nights straight, gunfire between Indian and Pakistani soldiers has echoed from the mountains and deep valleys that form the heavily defended de facto border between the nuclear-armed rivals. And, each night, it brings back afresh the horror for 50-year-old maize farmer Bashir Dar — the last time the bitter enemies battled across the…
Read MoreSexual Abuse Of Nuns: One Of The Catholic Church’s Last Taboos
Nuns sexually assaulted by priests are one of the last Catholic taboos, but with reports of abuse rising, it is a scandal that will be difficult for the future pope to ignore. “In the past, the nuns suffered a lot and couldn’t talk about it to anyone; it was like a secret,” Sister Cristina Schorck…
Read MoreUK Hard Right Sets Sights High After Local Election Triumphs
With a thumping success in local elections this week, the hard-right Reform UK party has loosened Britain’s two-party stranglehold and is already eyeing Downing Street. Reform UK, which formed from the remnants of its firebrand leader Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, swept over 670 local council seats as well as its first two mayoral posts. In…
Read MoreUS Fed Expected To Pause Cuts Again And Wait For Clarity On Tariffs
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to extend a recent pause in rate cuts this week as it waits to see how President Donald Trump’s stop-start tariff rollout affects the health of the world’s largest economy. Trump has imposed steep levies on China, and lower “baseline” levies of 10 percent on goods from most…
Read MoreAustralian PM Basks In Win, Vows ‘Orderly’ Government
Australia’s left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese basked Sunday in his landslide election win, promising a “disciplined, orderly” government to confront cost-of-living pain and tariff turmoil. Residents clapped as the 62-year-old and his fiancee Jodie Haydon visited his old inner Sydney haunt, Cafe Italia, surrounded by a crowd of jostling photographers and TV journalists. Albanese’s Labor…
Read MoreMozart Chocolate Row Leaves Bitter Taste In Austria
At a small high-end confectionery in Vienna, chefs put the finishing touches to one of Austria’s signature souvenirs: Mozart chocolate balls filled with marzipan, pistachio, and rich almond and hazelnut nougat. Family-owned Leschanz still painstakingly makes the Mozartkugel chocolates by hand before putting them in their signature wrapping, featuring a portrait of Austria’s 18th-century composer…
Read MoreQataris Hooked On Traditional Fishing Competition
On the Doha seashore, rows of wooden dhow boats line a pier, with scores of fish on display — part of a festival seeking to revive the country’s long seafaring tradition. Aboard the boats, men in customary sea gear — a white t-shirt and towel — pay tribute to the age-old tradition of line-fishing in…
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