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Some 370,000 Peace Activists Want Stripping Myanmars Suu Kyis of Nobel Prize A petition calling on Nobel Peace Prize Committee to take back its 1991 prize to Myanmar’s de facto ruler Aung San Suu Kyi has so far garnered some 370,000 signatures as the Buddhist country’s army continues a brutal crackdown on minority Rohingya Muslims.
The petition launched at change.org ... |
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Spain to bring criminal charges against Catalan lawmakers over referendum plan Spanish authorities say lawmakers in the regional Catalonia parliament face criminal prosecution after they endorsed a planned referendum on independence of the region.
Spains state prosecutors office said on Thursday that criminal charges would be filed against leading members of the Catalan parliament... |
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EUs decision on Turkey membership not expected this year: Estonia The Estonian foreign minister, whose country holds the European Unions six-month rotating presidency, says any decision to end Turkeys bid to join the continental bloc would not be made this year.
Sven Mikser said Thursday that if the EU is to decide to cease Turkeys years-long accession talks, it... |
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Amnesty Slams US, UK Support for Repressive Bahraini Regime Amnesty International has blamed Britain and the United States for backing the Bahraini regime which continues to abuse human rights amid a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy movement, which includes the majority Shiite community, in the tiny Persian Gulf monarchy.
The new report published Thursday... |
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Pakistans anti-corruption agency to file criminal charges against ex-PM, finance minister Pakistans anti-corruption agency is set to open a criminal investigation against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and current Finance Minister Ishaq Dar after the ex-premier was ousted from power by the countrys Supreme Court over corruption charges.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) said... |
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NATO, Russia meet amid tensions over war games Top Russian and NATO commanders have met in a rare meeting ahead of planned rival war games by the two sides which have raised fears of further escalation in eastern Europe.
Russias Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov met Petr Pavel, chairman of NATOs Military Committee in the Azerbaijani... |
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Putin suggests North Korea will not give up nukes Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that North Korea will not abandon its nuclear weapons program because Pyongyang views its missiles and atomic weapons as its only means of self-defense.
“They (the North Koreans) view the possession of atomic weapons and missile technology as... |
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Republican leaders annoyed over Ivanka visit during meeting Ivanka Trumps visit to the Oval Office of the White House during a meeting between her father and the Republican leaders "visibly annoyed" the GOPers, an aide says.
Ivanka paid a visit to the office during a Wednesday meeting to "say hello" to President Donald Trump.
Congressional Republicans and... |
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Irans President Urges Myanmar to Stop Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya Muslims Irans President Hassan Rouhani has called on Myanmar to immediately stop the "inconceivable ethnic cleansing" of Rohingya Muslims in the country.
Speaking during a cabinet meeting in Tehran on Wednesday, President Rouhani condemned Myanmars "brutal crimes" against Rohingya Muslims, adding that, "We... |
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Obama makes rare re-entry into politics over DACA Former US president Barack Obama has censured his successor over ending an amnesty for 800,000 people brought to America illegally as children.
In a rare and lengthy statement following the end of his tenure, the first African American president described Trumps move as "wrong," "self-defeating" and... |
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Pyongyang says ready to send more gift packages to US North Korea has warned the United States that Pyongyang is prepared to send "more gift packages" to Washington, two days after the peninsular Asian country sent shock waves across the world by detonating a hydrogen bomb, purportedly designed for a long-range missile.
Han Tae Song, the ambassador of... |
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Muslim nations denounce Myanmars persecution of Rohingya Muslims A Nobel laureate and several Muslim nations have strongly denounced and staged protests against Myanmar’s government over persecution of Muslim Rohingya minority in the western state of Rakhine.
Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel... |
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Trumps rhetoric on N Korea could lead to great danger: Ex-CIA chief US President Donald Trumps provocative rhetoric on North Korea "could lead to great danger," says retired General Michael Hayden, who served as both the director of the NSA and the CIA.
"A very tough, but a very precise statement," Hayden told CNN on Monday, referring to Secretary of Defense James... |
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Western diplomats call for fresh UN sanctions on North Korea Several members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have called for tougher sanctions on North Korea after a powerful nuclear test, which increased concerns in the West about the country’s weapons program.
Diplomats gathering for a UNSC emergency session on Monday said the international... |
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US ready to use nuclear capabilities against North Korea: White House The United States is ready to use its nuclear weapons against North Korea if the country continues to threaten Washington or its allies, the White House has warned, amid escalating tensions between the two countries.
US President Donald Trump held a conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo... |
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Irans Leader Hails Army Air Defense Forces Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has praised Iranian Army’s Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base for its abilities and motivation.
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting with Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, the commander of Iranian Army’s Khatam al-Anbiya... |
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North Korea conducts successful H-bomb test North Korea says it has conducted a “successful” hydrogen bomb test, hours after two tremors were detected in the country.
North Korean state television said on Sunday that, “The hydrogen bomb test was a perfect success,” adding that the device was capable of being loaded... |
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US Benefits from Afghanistan Drugs Production Afghanistan is a country struggling with a wide range of crises that seemingly stood as reason for the deployment of the foreign forces to Afghanistan. One of the major issues that keep digging gaps between various internal and international parties is the drugs production challenge. This beside the... |
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Trump brings back small hands joke amid Harvey: Video A video has been broadcast on Fox News, showing US President Donald Trump reminding hurricane victims of his “small hands” joke from the 2016 presidential campaign.
The president, who had been criticized for not meeting with Hurricane Harvey survivors on his first trip to the disaster... |
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Saudi Economy Faces Uncertain Future Due to Yemen War: Report The Saudi economy is facing a bleak and uncertain future with a projected growth of a mere 0.1 percent in real.
According to a recent report by the International Monetary Fund the Saudi economy is projected to pick up to 1.7 percent in 2017, but overall real GDP growth is expected to be close to zero... |
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Iraqis Facing Abuse in US Immigration Detention Centers US immigration authorities are abusing Iraqi immigrants facing deportation and coercing them into waiving their legal rights, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has said.
In a court filing on Thursday, ACLU noted that incarcerated Iraqis face abuse, pressure and intimidation to give up legally... |
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Haleys remarks show US envoys ignorance of JCPOA text: Iran FM Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the recent remarks by US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley show her lack of familiarity with the content of the historic nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries.
“What Ms.Haley has declared mostly... |
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Germany likely to rethink relations with Turkey: Merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel has denounced Turkeys move to arrest two more German citizens, pledging a more decisive reaction or perhaps reconsideration of Berlins relations with Ankara.
"Considering todays events, perhaps we need to reconsider further German policy toward Turkey, Merkel told... |
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White House petition asks Trump to declare George Soros a terrorist Tens of thousands of American citizens have signed a petition that calls on the US President Donald Trump to declare Jewish billionaire George Soros a terrorist and to seize all his assets.
More than 80,000 people have signed the petition on the White House website since its launch on August 20, accusing... |
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Turkish president labels killing of Rohingya Muslims genocide Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the killing of hundreds of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar during the latest wave of violence that erupted a week ago was "genocide."
Almost 400 people have died in Myanmars Rakhine state since the countrys army stepped up a military crackdown on the Rohingya... |
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Fresh sanctions on North Korea would be dangerous, Russia warns US Russia has again warned the United States that any new punitive measures against North Korea over Pyongyangs intensified missile activity would be "counterproductive and dangerous."
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said late Wednesday in a phone call with his US counterpart Rex Tillerson that... |
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Saudis Admit Killing 8 Members of A Yemeni Family in Sanaa Saudi Arabia confirmed the regime's airstrike has killed civilians in Yemeni capital on 25 august.
Spokesman of Saudi-led coalition, that launched a bloody aggression on neighboring Yemen in 2015, said the carnage of at least 12 civilians in Sanaa was an “unintentional and accidental... |
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Tal Afar Almost Liberated; ISIS Loses Second Bastion in Northern Iraq Iraqi army Forces backed by Popular Mobilization Forces have almost liberated the northwest city of Tal Afar from ISIS terrorist group, the Iraqi army said in a statement on Sunday.
Fighting was ongoing in al-'Ayadiya, a small area just outside the city. Iraqi forces were waiting to retake... |
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ISIS Besieged in Lebanon-Syria Border, Victory Close: Hezbollah Leader Hezbollah Secretary says ISIS Takfiri terrorists in Lebanon-Syria border outskirts are completely confused and besieged, adding that they prefer to leave the area if they obtain the approval of their central command.
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah made the remarks on Thursday... |
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Merkel: Germany won't necessarily take US side in potential Korea war Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany has warned the United States that Berlin would not necessarily take the side of Washington in a potential war against North Korea, saying the two sides of the conflict on the Korean Peninsula had better seek a diplomatic solution and avoid direct military confrontation.
If... |
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