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UK asylum claims drop despite rising refugee crisis
February 23, 2017
UK asylum claims drop despite rising refugee crisis
The number of people applying for asylum in Britain in 2016 was just over 38,500, falling for the first time…
Muslims raise over US$91,000 for vandalized Jewish cemetery in Missouri
February 23, 2017
Muslims raise over US$91,000 for vandalized Jewish cemetery in Missouri
Muslim Americans have helped raise more than US$91,000 to repair vandalized headstones at a Jewish cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri,…
BBC journalist faces five years jail for Thailand reporting
February 23, 2017
BBC journalist faces five years jail for Thailand reporting
A British journalist with the BBC faces up to five years in a Thai jail after a lawyer brought a…
British suicide bomber in Iraq had won compensation for Guantanamo stay
February 22, 2017
British suicide bomber in Iraq had won compensation for Guantanamo stay
An Islamic State suicide bomber from Britain who blew himself up in an attack on Iraqi forces this week had…
Trump widens net for deportations from US
February 22, 2017
Trump widens net for deportations from US
The orders have widened the net for deportations. Nearly all of the United States' 11 million illegal immigrants can be…
Saudi king to visit Indonesia in March with entourage of 1,500: Indonesian officials
February 22, 2017
Saudi king to visit Indonesia in March with entourage of 1,500: Indonesian officials
Saudi Arabia's King Salman will visit Jakarta and Bali on the Indonesian leg of his Asian tour next month, bringing…
Mugabe vows to remain in power as he turns 93
February 21, 2017
Mugabe vows to remain in power as he turns 93
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, the world's oldest national ruler, turned 93 on Tuesday, using a long and occasionally rambling interview…
France’s Le Pen cancels meet with Lebanon grand mufti over headscarf
February 21, 2017
France’s Le Pen cancels meet with Lebanon grand mufti over headscarf
French far-right National Front presidential candidate Marine Le Pen canceled a meeting on Tuesday with Lebanon's grand mufti, its top…
Thousands of demonstrators across US say ‘Not My President’
February 21, 2017
Thousands of demonstrators across US say ‘Not My President’
Thousands of demonstrators turned out Monday across the US to challenge Donald Trump in a Presidents Day protest dubbed Not…
Insults fly as UK Parliament debates Donald Trump’s visit
February 21, 2017
Insults fly as UK Parliament debates Donald Trump’s visit
US President Donald Trump was accused of behaving "like a petulant child," during a debate in the British parliament about…