Obama Says U.S. Will Retaliate Against Russian Hacking by AFP December 16, 2016 by AFP December 16, 2016 U.S. president accuses Vladimir Putin of direct involvement in cyber-attacks intended to influence U.S. presidential election. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Incoming U.N. Chief Names Three Women to Top Posts by AFP December 16, 2016 by AFP December 16, 2016 Antonio Guterres has made achieving gender parity at global body a priority of his tenure. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Trump Least Popular U.S. President-Elect in Two Decades by AFP December 16, 2016 by AFP December 16, 2016 Polls show around 50 percent of Americans have unfavorable views about incoming president. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Witness Protection Sought After U.K. Releases Afghan Warlord by AFP December 16, 2016 by AFP December 16, 2016 Human rights groups voice concerns Faryadi Sarwar Zardad will seek revenge from Afghans who testified against him. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Junaid Jamshed Buried in Karachi by AFP December 16, 2016 by AFP December 16, 2016 Huge turnout at singer’s funeral after plane crash that also left 46 others dead. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Forbes Declares Putin World’s Most Powerful Man by AFP December 15, 2016 by AFP December 15, 2016 U.S. president-elect Donald Trump comes in second place. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Popular Chinese Muslim Website Shuttered by AFP December 15, 2016 by AFP December 15, 2016 The site was taken down shortly after it posted a petition urging President Xi Jinping to stop ‘brutal suppression’ of activists. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
PIA Chairman Resigns After Plane Crash by AFP December 13, 2016 by AFP December 13, 2016 Azam Saigol quits national carrier ‘due to personal reasons.’ 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Jakarta’s Christian Governor Stands Trial for Blasphemy by AFP December 13, 2016 by AFP December 13, 2016 Basuki Tjahaja Purnama apologizes for controversial remarks, defends against accusations of offending Muslims. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Qatar Abolishes ‘Kafala’ Labor System by AFP December 13, 2016 by AFP December 13, 2016 Contract-based system to replace controversial rules that required local sponsor for all foreign workers. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Attacker ‘Threatening Muslims’ Stabs Man in London by AFP December 13, 2016 by AFP December 13, 2016 Police say incident not yet being treated as terrorism-related. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Saudi Police Arrest Woman for Removing Veil on Twitter by AFP December 13, 2016 by AFP December 13, 2016 Spokesman claims authorities acted in line with duty to monitor ‘violations of general morals.’ 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Trump Questions ‘One China Policy’ by AFP December 13, 2016 by AFP December 13, 2016 President-elect says Beijing must make trade and other concessions if decades-long policy is to continue. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Islamic State Retakes Palmyra After Syria Withdrawal by AFP December 13, 2016 by AFP December 13, 2016 Human rights watchdog says militant group took back control after army withdrew from city. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
What Next for Syria? by AFP December 13, 2016 by AFP December 13, 2016 With Aleppo falling back under Bashar al-Assad’s control, experts say ‘partition’ of Syria appears inevitable. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
India Police Probe ‘Politically-Driven’ Twitter Hacking by AFP December 13, 2016 by AFP December 13, 2016 Cyber criminals that deny links to BJP targeted prominent journalists seen as critical of Narendra Modi. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
School Bomb Kills Nine-Year-Old in North Waziristan by AFP December 13, 2016 by AFP December 13, 2016 Three other children wounded after bomb detonates close to school gates. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Anti-Terror Police Officer Shot Dead in Peshawar by AFP December 13, 2016 by AFP December 13, 2016 No group claims responsibility for attack that also leaves cop’s son injured. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Trump Wants to See More Oil Refineries in U.S. by AFP December 10, 2016 by AFP December 10, 2016 President-elect says his administration will remove restrictions on production of shale, oil, natural gas and coal. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Obama Requests ‘Full Review’ of 2016 Election Cyber-Attacks by AFP December 10, 2016 by AFP December 10, 2016 Democrats in Congress have urged White House to reveal details of Russian hacking and disinformation during election. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail