U.S. Legislates Bill Allowing 9/11 Victims to Sue Saudi Arabia by AFP September 10, 2016 by AFP September 10, 2016 President Obama expected to veto law, claiming it could leave U.S. vulnerable in other court systems around the world. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
U.N. to Begin Work on New North Korea Sanctions by AFP September 10, 2016 by AFP September 10, 2016 Latest resolution follows global condemnation over Pyongyang’s fifth nuclear test. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Jolie Urges Support for Syria Refugees on Jordan Border by AFP September 10, 2016 by AFP September 10, 2016 Hollywood celebrity decries fate of thousands without basic protections at refugee camp. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Turkey, E.U. Agree to Ease Post-Coup Tension by AFP September 10, 2016 by AFP September 10, 2016 European bloc to push membership bid for Ankara after visit by senior officials. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Al Qaeda Chief Threatens ‘Thousands’ of 9/11 Attacks by AFP September 10, 2016 by AFP September 10, 2016 In message marking 15th anniversary of 9/11, Ayman al-Zawahiri blames Washington for continued terror strikes. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
India Hospital Staff Arrested Over Patient’s Rape by AFP September 10, 2016 by AFP September 10, 2016 Police say medical report has confirmed rape of 19-year-old and victim has identified both accused. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Haj in Real Time: Pilgrimage Goes Virtual by AFP September 10, 2016 by AFP September 10, 2016 Technology is changing how Muslims perform annual religious ritual. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Marine Personnel May Face Charges After Muslim Recruit’s Death by AFP September 9, 2016 by AFP September 9, 2016 Officials say 20 personnel face criminal, administrative action after Pakistani-American cadet fell three stories to his death. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
After 9/11: Major Terror Threat to U.S. Now ‘Homegrown’ by AFP September 9, 2016 by AFP September 9, 2016 Anti-terror officials say country most vulnerable to small, homegrown attacks rather than well-developed plots such as 9/11. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Taliban Storm Into Afghanistan’s Tarin Kot by AFP September 9, 2016 by AFP September 9, 2016 Southern city remains under siege as militants trigger heavy fighting in Uruzgan province. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Arab Ministers Condemn Khamenei Attack on Saudi Arabia by AFP September 9, 2016 by AFP September 9, 2016 Arab League members say Ayatollah’s language ‘inappropriate’ for highest authority in Iran. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
100,000 Afghan Refugees Leave Pakistan by AFP September 9, 2016 by AFP September 9, 2016 UNHCR reports majority of repatriations occurred in July and August. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Muslims Crowd Mecca Ahead of Haj by AFP September 9, 2016 by AFP September 9, 2016 Annual pilgrimage attracts around 1.5 million Muslims to Saudi Arabia despite violent stampede a year earlier. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Taliban Breach Tarin Kot in Latest Fighting Surge by AFP September 8, 2016 by AFP September 8, 2016 Authorities warn city could fall into militant hands if reinforcements do not arrive soon. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Air China’s Racist Warnings Shock Britain by AFP September 8, 2016 by AFP September 8, 2016 Travel advice urges visitors to avoid areas of London with large ‘India, Pakistani and black’ populations. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Turkey Favors Joint U.S. Operation to Combat Islamic State by AFP September 8, 2016 by AFP September 8, 2016 NATO allies want to work together to oust the militant group from its de facto capital of Raqa in Syria. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Iran-Saudi War of Words Heats Up by AFP September 8, 2016 by AFP September 8, 2016 Rift widens as Iranians barred from attending annual haj pilgrimage for first time in decades. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Indian Lawyer Claims Pokemon Go is Blasphemous by AFP September 8, 2016 by AFP September 8, 2016 Court petition contends popular gaming app offends religious sensibilities of Hindus and Jains. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Native People’s Rights Violated for ‘Conservation’: U.N. by AFP September 8, 2016 by AFP September 8, 2016 Expert says conservation groups backing projects that oust indigenous populations in pursuit of environmental preservation. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
A Mother’s Grief by AFP September 8, 2016 by AFP September 8, 2016 Afghan woman dies after Kabul blasts kill son. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail