U.S. seeks ‘real action’ from Pakistan on militant groups The United States has not yet seen Pakistan take significant steps to clamp down on the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network militant groups, a senior U.S. administration official said on Friday. The administration suspended about $2 billion in security assistance […]
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Two Israeli soldiers killed in Palestinian car-ramming in West Bank, IDF says A Palestinian motorist rammed and killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded two others in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Israeli military said. A spokesman for the Israel’s Shin Bet security agency said that the attack was […]
Debate On Role Of Islam Divides German Government Germany’s new minister of interior, Horst Seehofer, has stirred up debate about the role of Islam in Germany. In an interview with the German newspaper BILD Seehofer said: “Islam is not a part of Germany. Germany has been influenced by Christianity. This […]
Lawyers File To Prosecute Myanmar Civil Leader For Crimes Against Humanity Lawyers in Australia are seeking to hold Myanmar’s civil leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, directly accountable for the violent persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. On Friday, lawyers filed a private prosecution application against Suu Kyi in the Melbourne […]
Saudi Arabian fund looks to invest in Endeavor as the kingdom opens up to Hollywood Saudi Arabia is looking to acquire a stake in the Hollywood talent agency and media company Endeavor in a move that would advance the Middle Eastern kingdom’s growing ambitions in the entertainment industry. The Saudi […]
Russian exiles contacted over safety after tycoon murder UK police have begun to contact a number of Russian exiles to discuss their safety as they investigate the murder of businessman Nikolai Glushkov. The 68-year-old’s body was found at his home in south London on 12 March. The BBC has been […]
A student was suspended after staying in class and not walking out. Here’s what actually happened. An Ohio high school student has found himself at the center of political controversy after an online post about his suspension for staying in class during the national student school walkout went viral. But […]
Vote — or else: Crimea’s propaganda machine fans fear in closing days of Putin’s campaign On the eve of Russia’s presidential election, government television here has been airing segments showing Crimeans what they would face if not for Russian President Vladimir Putin: rocket fire, grieving women and same-sex weddings. On […]
Man Says He’s Not Dead. Court Doesn’t Buy It Constantin Reliu, a dead man, has been having himself a rough year. The Turkish government deported him in January for having expired documents, sending him back to a Romania he says he hadn’t seen since the late 1990s. And you can […]
