Getty Images Salman Rushdie’s outspoken views on Islam have made him a target of extremists Is it legal to import Sir Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses in India? This question has been puzzling legal experts since the Delhi High Court suggested this week that the notification banning the novel’s import – issued in 1988 – might no longer be valid, as the government couldn’t locate it. The Satanic Verses, criticised
Getty Images The bar facing the US consulate in Jerusalem is called Deja Bu – a witty reference to something you’ve drunk before. And outside the gates of the US compound, Israel is eager for a second round of Donald Trump. “I’m very pleased,” said Rafael Shore, a rabbi who lives in Jerusalem’s Old City. “He understands the language of the Middle East. “Iran will think twice about doing anything.
SHENGJIN, Albania (Reuters) – An Italian navy ship carrying a small group of migrants docked in an Albanian port on Friday in an attempt by Rome to… Source link
Huntington Beach Police Dept. When Huntington Beach, Calif., detectives searched Rodney Alcala‘s Seattle storage locker during the murder investigation of 12-year-old Robin Samsoe in 1979, they discovered a cache of photos, many of them young women in suggestive, and even pornographic poses. In March 2010, after a third jury in 30 years handed Alcala a death sentence, Huntington Beach police released more than 100 of those photos hoping to identify
On a typical day in Gaza, Unrwa provides food to around 2,000 families and healthcare to thousands more. Israel last week passed laws aimed at halting those operations. Source link
The Nissan ARIYA on the EV test track at the New York International Auto Show on March 28, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC Shares of Japanese automaker Nissan tumbled as much as 10.12%, a day after the company posted downbeat quarterly results and said it would reduce global production capacity by 20%. Shares of the company — which also announced plans to cut staff by 9,000 — hit a four-year intraday low
Cuba is facing widespread power outages and damage after Hurricane Rafael ripped through the island. Source link
This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Jeremy Owens: Hello, and welcome to On Watch by MarketWatch. I’m Jeremy Owens. It’s been another busy week here at MarketWatch as we cover the election. While the Newsroom continues to dive into Donald Trump’s win and what it means for the economy, we wanted to make sure you
BBC Susan McGowan died two weeks after taking tirzepatide – brand name Mounjaro The death of a nurse from North Lanarkshire has been linked to the use of a weight-loss drug recently approved for use on the NHS. Susan McGowan, 58, took two low-dose injections of tirzepatide, known under the brand name Mounjaro, over the course of about two weeks before her death on 4 September. Her death certificate, seen
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted again, spreading fresh panic among residents already traumatised by explosions that killed at least ten people on Monday. The country’s volcanology agency reported seven eruptions on Thursday, with the most powerful ejecting a giant column of ash 8,000m (5 miles) into the air. Authorities imposed a 7km (4.3 miles) exclusion zone around the volcano on the island of Flores. More than 10,000 people are
