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EU clears final hurdle for ending mobile roaming charges
February 1, 2017
EU clears final hurdle for ending mobile roaming charges
European lawmakers clinched a deal early on Wednesday to cap the wholesale charges mobile service operators pay each other to…
German police raid homes and mosques, arrest Tunisian suspected of planning attack
February 1, 2017
German police raid homes and mosques, arrest Tunisian suspected of planning attack
More than 1,100 German police searched 54 homes, business premises and mosques in Frankfurt and other towns in the western state of…
Student charged with murder in Quebec mosque attack
January 31, 2017
Student charged with murder in Quebec mosque attack
A Canadian political science student known to have nationalist sympathies was charged Monday with six counts of murder over a…
World leaders react to US travel ban
January 31, 2017
World leaders react to US travel ban
World leaders and prominent figures have blasted US President Donald Trump's temporary ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the…
Trump says Christians in Middle East have been ‘executed in large numbers’
January 30, 2017
Trump says Christians in Middle East have been ‘executed in large numbers’
US President Donald Trump has declared his support for Christians "executed in large numbers" in the Middle East, two days…
UK petition to halt Trump state visit nears one million
January 30, 2017
UK petition to halt Trump state visit nears one million
Over a million people in Britain have signed a petition calling for US President Donald Trump's planned state visit to…
Air France turns away 21 from ‘Muslim countries’ for Trump ban
January 30, 2017
Air France turns away 21 from ‘Muslim countries’ for Trump ban
Air France has blocked 21 passengers from [predominantly-]Muslim countries from traveling to the US because they would have been refused…
Miss France beats Haiti and Colombia to clinch Miss Universe title
January 30, 2017
Miss France beats Haiti and Colombia to clinch Miss Universe title
Decked out in a gold-sequined gown, 24-year-old dental surgery student Iris Mittenaere beat 12 other finalists to take the crown.…
Trump’s first major test is travel ban uproar
January 30, 2017
Trump’s first major test is travel ban uproar
Donald Trump faced mass protests and global outrage over his controversial ban on travelers from seven [predominantly-]Muslim countries, facing the…
Canadian PM says mosque shooting a ‘terrorist attack on Muslims’
January 30, 2017
Canadian PM says mosque shooting a ‘terrorist attack on Muslims’
Six people were killed and eight wounded when gunmen opened fire at a Quebec City mosque during Sunday night prayers, in what…