Japan remembers Hiroshima, urges world to follow Obama
Reuters, Tokyo :Japan marked the 71st anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Saturday as its mayor urged world leaders to follow in...
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South Africa’s ANC faces worst election losses since apartheid
Reuters, Pretoria : South Africa’s ANC was on track for its worst electoral performance since the end of apartheid on Friday as voters vented anger about...
Strict curfew across held Kashmir to prevent anti-India protests
AP, Srinagar :Authorities in India-held Kashmir (IHK) have extended a rigid curfew to most parts of the disputed Himalayan region in an attempt to prevent...
Obama declares himself a ‘feminist’
AFP, Washington :In a birthday editorial today, US President Barack Obama described himself as a feminist and urged renewed effort to break down gender stereotypes.The...
Woman allegedly kicked out of US store for wearing `niqab`
PTI, Chicago :A 32-year-old Muslim woman has accused a US department store of discrimination after she was asked to leave the retail outlet for wearing...
Asylum applications from Turks on rise in Germany
AFP, Berlin :A rising number of Turkish nationals have sought asylum in Germany, official data showed Friday, as tensions rise in Turkey over an intensifying...
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ISIS captures up to 3,000 fleeing IraqisReuters, GenevaISIS fighters may have captured up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqi villagers on Thursday and subsequently executed 12 of...
Closing EU door to Turkey ‘serious foreign policy mistake’: Juncker
AFP, Berlin :European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday rejected Austria’s call for the EU to end membership talks with Ankara, warning that it would...
Strict curfew across held Kashmir to prevent anti-India protests
AP, Srinagar :Authorities in India-held Kashmir (IHK) have extended a rigid curfew to most parts of the disputed Himalayan region in an attempt to prevent...
Woman allegedly kicked out of US store for wearing `niqab`
PTI, Chicago :A 32-year-old Muslim woman has accused a US department store of discrimination after she was asked to leave the retail outlet for wearing...
South Africa’s ANC faces worst election losses since apartheid
Reuters, Pretoria : South Africa’s ANC was on track for its worst electoral performance since the end of apartheid on Friday as voters vented anger about...
Obama declares himself a ‘feminist’
AFP, Washington :In a birthday editorial today, US President Barack Obama described himself as a feminist and urged renewed effort to break down gender stereotypes.The...