After church killings Obama toughens tone on US racism
AFP, Washington :For a frustrated President Barack Obama, last week’s slaughter of nine black churchgoers proves once again that the United States has yet to...
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Afghan forces recapture key district from Taliban
Reuters, Kabul :Afghan government forces regained control of a key district near the northern city of Kunduz today, after Taliban fighters had threatened to capture...
Taliban launch brazen attack on Afghan parliament
Reuter, Kabul :A Taliban suicide bomber and six gunmen attacked the Afghan parliament on Monday, wounding at least 19 people and sending a plume of...
EU launches Mediterranean migrant military mission
Al Jazeera News :EU foreign ministers have formally approved the launch of the first phase of a military operation against people smugglers in the Mediterranean,...
Charleston church reopens in triumph over ‘Devil’ massacre
AFP, Charleston :The historic black South Carolina church where a white gunman murdered nine African Americans held its first service since the massacre, an emotional...
US won’t let Russia ‘drag us back to the past’
Reuters, Berlin :The United States and its allies won’t let Russia “drag us back to the past”, U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter said in an...
UN to issue findings on war crimes in 2014 Gaza conflict
Reuters, Geneva :The United Nations said it would publish on Monday the results of an investigation into war crimes alleged to have been committed by...
French convict on death row in Indonesia loses clemency appeal
Reuters, Jakarta :An Indonesian court rejected a French national’s last-ditch appeal against the death sentence on Monday, making him the latest foreigner to face execution...
Malaysia buries Rohingya human-trafficking victims
AP, Kuala Lumpur :Malaysian authorities Monday gave a Muslim burial to 21 human trafficking victims, believed to be Rohingya Muslim refugees, found in shallow graves...
Race a ‘deep fault line’ in America: Hillary
Reuters, Washington :Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said on Saturday the deadly mass shooting at a historic black church in South Carolina is a violent...
Thousands join anti-austerity march in Britain
Agencies, London :Activists and trade union leaders have called for a general strike and a mass campaign of civil disobedience to bring down the country’s...
Chad’s ban on Islamic veil after attacks divides Muslims
AFP, N’Djamena :Chad’s decision to ban women from wearing the Islamic veil, which came two days after bloody suicide bombings hit the capital, has divided...