Human Rights Watch asks Afghan Govt for plan protecting Shia minority Human Rights Watch said Wednesday that the Afghan government should develop a security plan to better protect minority Shia during high-profile public events. At least 32 worshippers, including children were killed and 50 others injured by a suicide bomber […]
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Tsunami hits Japan after strong earthquake, nuclear plant briefly disrupted TOKYO: A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan on Tuesday, briefly disrupting cooling functions at a nuclear plant and generating a tsunami that hit the same region devastated by a massive quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in 2011. The earthquake, which […]
Barack Obama Warns Donald Trump That US Underpins World Order Lima, Peru: US President Barack Obama made a strident case for his successor Donald Trump to retain America’s support for a liberal world order Sunday, warning world peace and prosperity depend on it. “The main advice that I give to […]
Patna-Indore Express tragedy: Populism and British Raj tracks hold safety to ransom A day after the Patna-Indore Express derailed near Kanpur, killing 120 passengers (and counting), condolences have been paid by the top political class of the country, compensation has been announced to the kin of the dead, a postmortem […]
Pope Francis denounces growing ‘demonization’ of enemies, outsiders VATICAN CITY (RNS) — At a solemn ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica to elevate 17 new cardinals, Pope Francis on Saturday delivered a ringing plea to the world and his own Catholic Church to reject “the virus of polarization and animosity” and […]
U.S. businesses to pressure Trump to keep ties to Cuba MIAMI — A powerful coalition of U.S. companies is preparing to appeal to President-elect Donald Trump’s business instincts and drop his vow to reverse one of President Obama’s signature achievements: renewed relations with Cuba. Candidate Trump pledged to close the […]
Germany’s Merkel will seek a fourth term, face populist tide BERLIN — Angela Merkel, who has steered Germany through several global crises as its first female leader, said Sunday she will seek a fourth term as chancellor in elections next year, when she could find herself up against the anti-immigrant […]
Police: Suicide bombers attack Maiduguri; at least 2 die MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Suicide bombers attacked a checkpoint in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing two of themselves before dawn Friday. Two other explosions occurred hours later. It was the fifth attack in three weeks on the city that is […]
With Trump win, China looks to seize Asia free trade leadership China will position itself as free trade’s new champion at an Asia-Pacific summit this weekend, with the Communist government seeking to project economic leadership as a U.S.-led Pacific Rim trade pact languishes under President-elect Donald Trump. Beijing aims to […]
Philippine dictator Marcos buried with military honors at heroes’ cemetery Former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was buried with military honors at a heroes’ cemetery in the capital Manila on Friday, almost 30 years after his death in Hawaii, amid small protests by human rights groups and a politicians. Many in […]
