Women forced to remove the veil on day one of Austrian burqa ban
The Telegraph :Muslim women in Austria were forced by police to remove their facial coverings on Sunday, as an anti-burqa law came into effect.The so-called...
International
Former PM Sharif re-elected head of ruling party
Reuters, Islamabad :Pakistan’s ruling party on Tuesday re-elected ousted premier Nawaz Sharif as its leader, saying he was “back with full force”, a day after...
Metro, roads disrupted in Catalonia pro-independence protest
Reuters, Barcelona :Barcelona metro stations were closed, pickets blocked main roads and civil servants walked out on Tuesday in response to a strike called by...
Nawaz Sharif’s indictment in graft cases postponed
PTI, Islamabad :Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday got a brief reprieve after an anti- corruption court postponed till October 9 his indictment...
Palestinian prime minister in ‘historic visit’ to Gaza
Al Jazeera News :Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah arrived in the occupied Gaza Strip on Monday, in the latest effort at national reconciliation between...
Catalan referendum: Catalonia has ‘won right to statehood’
BBC Online :Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says the Spanish region has won the right to statehood following a contentious referendum that was marred by violence.He...
Women plead not guilty in Malaysia trial
BBC Online :Two women have pleaded not guilty to murdering Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea’s leader, as their trial in Malaysia got under...
UN to send war crimes investigators to Yemen
AFP :The UN Human Rights Council agreed Friday to send war crimes investigators to Yemen, overcoming resistance from Saudi Arabia, which had fought to head...
Trump to top U.S. diplomat: Don`t bother talking to North Korea
Reuters, Washington :U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed the prospect of talks with North Korea as a waste of time a day after his...
Europe wary but muted ahead of Catalonia`s independence vote
AP, Brussels :Across Europe, people are watching the independence referendum Spain’s Catalonia region plans to hold Sunday closely and nervously, but quietly.A strong turnout that...
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Tillerson in China to pile pressure on North KoreaAP, Beijing U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other officials...
Majority wish Obama were president, as Trump labelled `mentally unstable`: Poll
AOL.com :A majority of Americans wish former President Barack Obama was still in the White House and in charge of the nation according to a...