Washington: The Alliance for Justice and Accountability (AJA), an umbrella coalition of progressive organizations across the United States and various coalition partners today held protests in three cities across the US, to express their outrage over the growing mob rule against minorities in India

Beirut, Lebanon: More than 330,000 people have been killed in the Syrian conflict since it started six years ago, around a third of them civilians, a monitor said on Sunday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it has documented the deaths of 331,765 people across Syria sinc

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said he hoped his American counterpart Donald Trump would reverse his decision to withdraw the US from the Paris climate accord. “Donald Trump listened to me, he understood the meaning of my approach, including the link between global warming and terrorism.

(WASHINGTON) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to block a judge's ruling that prevented President Donald Trump's travel ban from being applied to grandparents of U.S. citizens and refugees already being processed by resettlement agencies. In a court filing, the adminis

Tehran: Iran on Saturday slammed the US President Trump’s description of the country as a rogue state, media reports said. “Trump ought to seek the reason for subversion and rebellion in his own arbitrary and conflicting policies and actions, as well as those of his arrogant, aggressive and occup

Kabul [Afghanistan]: At least four Afghan policemen were killed after Taliban militants opened fire at them in Afghanistan’s Zabul province on Saturday. Zabul security officials confirmed the incident and said that one policeman was injured in the clash with the militants which took place close t

A 29-year-old Malaysian man of Indian origin was executed in Singapore on Friday for smuggling drugs. Prabagaran Srivijayan was sentenced to death in 2014 for smuggling 22.24 g of heroin, also known as diamorphine, while trying to enter the country, PTI reported. The United Nations and human righ

ISTANBUL: Turkey on Saturday holds an intense series of events to celebrate the first anniversary of the defeat of last year's attempted coup, showcasing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's grip on power on the heels of a new purge of state employees. The authorities have declared July 15 an annual

Mosul [Iraq]: The U.S. troops and coalition forces will likely to remain in Iraq for indefinite period even after Islamic State terrorists are entirely eliminated to “avoid the mistakes of the Obama administration”.There are currently about 5,000 U.S. troops in Iraq. “The Iraqi government has exp

A Philippine military jet accidentally killed two soldiers and injured 11 others as troops fought to retake a southern city from pro-Islamic State group militants, the military said Thursday. The incident on Wednesday was the second time soldiers have been killed by their own air support since fi

Gaza: A UN report ‘ Gaza-10 year later’ published on Tuesday, says living conditions in Gaza are unlivable. In the past 10 years, key indicators such as declining income, healthcare, education and electricity have worsened. These factors were identified in early 2012 UN report. The report says th

BEIRUT, LEBANON:  The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said today it had information from top ISIS group leaders confirming the death of the terrorist organisation's chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. "Top tier commanders from ISIS who are present in Deir Ezzor province have confirmed the

KARACHI: The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing money laundering allegations found Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif “could not satisfactorily answer most of the questions” during his appearance on June 15. The JIT report, submitted to the Supreme Court on Monday, said he was “evasive, speculative

Kabul [Afghanistan]: Afghanistan on Tuesday strongly condemned the terror attack targetting a bus of the Amarnath pilgrims in Anantnag District of Jammu and Kashmir. Condemning the terror attack, President Ghani said, “Being enemies of civilisation and humanity, terrorists don’t respect any relig

Tehran: Iran has congratulated Iraq on its declared victory over the Islamic State jihadist group in Mosul and offered its help to rebuild the devastated country. “Congratulations to brave people and Government of Iraq upon liberation of Mosul,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote late Su

London: American armed guards are likely to be stationed at the US immigration checks at British airports to screen travellers flying to the US. Edinburgh and Manchester airports are reported to be interested in a “pre-clearance facility” where passengers would be processed by US immigration offi

Lahore [Pakistan]: Showing their double speak again in regards to relations with India, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s advisor Sartaj Aziz has again reiterated that Islamabad would continue to support Kashmiris politically, morally and diplomatically until and unless Kashmiris achieve freedo

A joint investigation team (JIT) that is probing into allegations of tax evasion by Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family will submit its findings on Monday. The Supreme Court appointed the JIT after Opposition parties demanded probe against the premier. Last year, the so-called Panama Pa