New Zealand mosque shooter files appeal against life sentence
Brenton Tarrant who killed 51 Muslim worshippers at mosques in Christchurch in March 2019, has filed an appeal against his life sentence.
Tue Nov 08 2022
New Zealand mosque shooter considers appealing life sentence
The man who killed 51 Muslim worshippers at mosques in Christchurch is considering appealing against his life sentence.
Mon Nov 08 2021
Police arrest dozens in Jerusalem clashes; Israeli nationalists chant 'Death to Arabs"
Clashes and other violent incidents between Palestinians and Israelis have occurred nightly since the start of the Ramadan.
Fri Apr 23 2021
New Zealand's Ardern says world needs to talk about racism, two years after attack on mosques
Ardern says the world still needs to have conversations about racism and white supremacy.
Mon Mar 15 2021
New Zealand honours shooting victims at anniversary service
Ardern said the speeches from survivors and the family and friends of those killed could help heal the deep wounds caused by the attack.
Mon Mar 15 2021
Christchurch mosque attack key findings : What you need to know
A New Zealand royal commission report on the Christchurch mosques attack found that it could only have been prevented 'by chance'.
Tue Dec 08 2020
[PODCAST] Daily Dose @ 5: Big lie, says Guan Eng on 101 projects, NZ gunmen sentenced
A rundown of the most important stories you need to know for the day, from the newsroom of Astro AWANI.
Thu Aug 27 2020
'Wicked' Christchurch mosque gunman sentenced to life without parole
Tarrant's "warped" ideology was a "base hatred" that led him to attack defenceless men, women and children last year in NZ's terror attack.
Thu Aug 27 2020
Accused New Zealand mosque shooter to represent himself at sentencing
Brenton Tarrant who pleaded guilty to killing 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand's worst mass shooting in 2019 has decided to represent himself a month ahead of the sentencing hearing
Mon Jul 13 2020
Senior citizens in Perlis can participate in congregational prayers from Saturday
Perlis is allowing Muslim worshippers, who are 60-year-old and above, to perform the Friday and the five-times-a-day congregational prayers from Saturday (June 20).
Thu Jun 18 2020
Saudi Arabia suspends prayers at two holy mosques
Saudi Arabian authorities have stopped Muslim worshippers from entering and praying at the two holy mosques in Makkah and Madinah in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Fri Mar 20 2020
One year after mosque massacre, New Zealand is fighting rising hate
Days before the first anniversary of a shooting in Christchurch that killed 51 Muslim worshippers, a post appeared on an encrypted messaging app showing a balaclava-clad man outside the mosques.
Wed Mar 11 2020
Car rams police van on Paris' Champs Elysees, driver dead
The man, who was known to French security services, died in the incident and the Paris prosecutor's counter-terrorism unit said it had opened an investigation.
Tue Jun 20 2017
UN chief slams Boko Haram attacks against Muslim worshippers during Ramadan
UN's secretary-general Ban Ki- moon condemned Boko Haram attacks targeting Christian and Muslim worshippers during Ramadan in northeast Nigeria.
Wed Jul 08 2015
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024