Turkey has detained more than 35,000 people following coup attempt
Reuters, Istanbul :Outcry As Bulgaria Deports Fethullah Gulen Supporter To TurkeyTurkish authorities have detained a total of 35,022 people in relation to last month’s abortive...
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Russia announces war games in Black SeaReuters, Moscow Vladimir Putin summoned his security council and the Russian Navy announced war games in the Black Sea...
Hijab-wearing Muslim women face discrimination in UK
PTI, London :Muslim women in Britain who wear headscarves are routinely being passed over for jobs or being side-lined in the workplace, with 71 per...
Trump acknowledges tough fight in usually Republican Utah
Reuters, Orlando :Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump acknowledged on Thursday that his campaign was struggling in Utah, a usually rock-solid Republican state, on a day...
Philippines suspends two more mines in environmental clampdown
Reuters, Manila :The Philippine government has suspended operations at two more mines due to environmental violations in an ongoing audit of the country’s mining sector,...
Philippines suspends two more mines in environmental clampdown
Reuters, Manila :The Philippine government has suspended operations at two more mines due to environmental violations in an ongoing audit of the country’s mining sector,...
Germany presents new anti-terror plan to foil Islamists
BBC Online :The German interior minister is announcing new anti-terror measures, following recent attacks linked to Islamist militants.Thomas de Maiziere is expected to call for...
Fighting in Aleppo persists despite Russian ceasefire announcement
Reuters, Beirut :Fighting persisted in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Thursday more than an hour into a three-hour ceasefire announced by Russia, two rebel...
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China urged to respect law for Asian stabilityAP, DavaoThe top diplomats of Japan and the Philippines have called on China to avoid intimidation and follow...
Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘terror’ over alleged Crimea raids
AFP, Moscow :Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Ukraine of waging “terror” over alleged attempted incursions into annexed Crimea that Kiev has fiercely denied.Russia’s...
Guns, tractors ‘threaten wildlife more than climate’
AFP, Paris :The main driver of wildlife extinction is not climate change but humanity’s rapacious harvesting of species for food and trophies, along with our...
Libyan forces recapture ISIL headquarters in Sirte
BBC Online :UN-backed government forces say they have taken complete control of Ouagadougou complex, ISIL headquarters in the city.Libyan pro-government forces say they have captured...