Turkey hits Twitter with ad ban under new media law
AFP :Turkey on Tuesday hit Twitter, Pinterest, and Periscope with advertising bans after they failed to follow Facebook and appoint a local envoy to take...
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Uneasy calm in Sudan’s Darfur after clashes kill 155
AFP :A tense calm fell on Tuesday on Sudan’s Darfur region after days of inter-ethnic violence claimed at least 155 lives, left scores wounded and...
2 UN troops killed in Central Africa
AFP :Rebels killed two peacekeepers in the Central African Republic on Monday, the UN mission Minusca said, hours after the top court confirmed President Faustin...
15 sleeping workers crushed under truck in India
Al Jazeera :At least 15 labourers have been crushed to death by a truck in India while they were sleeping by a road, police said.The...
In farewell video, Melania Trump says be passionate but not violent
AFP :First Lady Melania Trump released a farewell message on Monday as she prepares to leave the White House, saying that “violence is never the...
Swiss govt urges voters to reject burqa ban in March referendum
Reuters :The Swiss government recommended on Tuesday that voters reject a proposal in a planned March 7 referendum to ban full facial coverings such as...
632 arrested, army deployed after Tunisia riots
AFP :More than 600 people have been arrested and troops have been deployed after a third consecutive night of riots in several Tunisian cities, officials...
Mamata Banerjee to contest WB polls
ANI :West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that she will contest from Nandigram Assembly seat in the...
Alexei Navalny: EU and US demand release of poisoned Putin critic
BBC Online :The United States and several European governments have demanded the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny from Russian detention.Mr Navalny, 44, was detained...
India’s BJP conducted 2019 air raid to win polls: Pakistani PM
Al Jazeera :Pakistan says a 2019 air raid by India was a “false flag” operation conducted by India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for electoral...
Coronavirus found on ice cream in Chinese city
AP, Beijing :The coronavirus was found on ice cream produced in eastern China, prompting a recall of cartons from the same batch, according to the...