Former Catalan leader Puigdemont detained in Germany
World
March 25, 2018
Former Catalan leader Puigdemont detained in Germany
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was detained on Sunday in Germany four months after he went into self-imposed exile from Spain,…
Islamic State claims attack in Afghanistan, provides no evidence: statement
Middle East
March 25, 2018
Islamic State claims attack in Afghanistan, provides no evidence: statement
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack near a Shi’ite mosque in the western Afghan city of Herat…
Exiled rights activist accuses Bahrain of persecuting kin
Middle East
March 25, 2018
Exiled rights activist accuses Bahrain of persecuting kin
Sayed Ahmed AlWadaei, a prominent Bahraini rights campaigner exiled in Britain, said on Saturday a Bahraini court had sentenced his…
Police, politicians accused of joining Sri Lanka’s anti-Muslim riots
Egypt
March 25, 2018
Police, politicians accused of joining Sri Lanka’s anti-Muslim riots
Police and politicians backed by the country’s former strongman President Mahinda Rajapaksa joined anti-Muslim riots that rocked Sri Lanka’s Kandy…
Italian parties reach deal on parliamentary speakers
World
March 25, 2018
Italian parties reach deal on parliamentary speakers
Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement hooked up with conservative parties on Saturday to elect the speakers of both houses of parliament,…
China air force drills again in South China Sea, Western Pacific
World
March 25, 2018
China air force drills again in South China Sea, Western Pacific
China’s air force has held another round of drills in the disputed South China Sea and the Western Pacific after…
Major Tunisian union threatens protests if privatizations go ahead
Middle East
March 25, 2018
Major Tunisian union threatens protests if privatizations go ahead
Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labor union will stage protests if the government goes ahead and privatizes ailing state firms, the UGTT…
US says killed two ‘terrorists’ in southern Libya air strike
Middle East
March 25, 2018
US says killed two ‘terrorists’ in southern Libya air strike
US forces said they had killed “two terrorists” in an air strike in southwestern Libya on Saturday as part of…
Turkey takes full control of Syria’s Afrin: military source
Middle East
March 25, 2018
Turkey takes full control of Syria’s Afrin: military source
Turkey’s military and its Syrian rebel allies have taken full control of northwest Syria’s Afrin region, a Turkish army source…
Zuckerberg apologizes for Facebook mistakes with user data, vows curbs
World
March 22, 2018
Zuckerberg apologizes for Facebook mistakes with user data, vows curbs
Facebook Inc (FB.O) Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg apologized on Wednesday for mistakes his company made in how it handled data…