London fire: Grenfell Tower victims take ‘demands’ to Number 10
Victims of the Grenfell Tower fire have met the prime minister in Downing Street to discuss their “demands” amid growing anger in the wake of the blaze. A man representing the group, said they would make a full statement “in the community” about their “demands and what we expect”. Victims of the Grenfell Tower block […]
Taboo-breaking liberal mosque opens in Berlin
17 June, 2017 Comments Off on Taboo-breaking liberal mosque opens in Berlin
The Arabic phrase “Allahu Akbar” (‘God is greatest’) resonated through the crowded Ibn-Rushd-Goethe-Mosque Friday as US-Malaysian Ani Zonneveld, one of the world’s few female imams, launched the call to prayer. Then one of the founders of the new place of worship, lawyer and women’s rights activist Seyran Ates, opened the event with words of welcome […]
Continue reading …Iraqi army launches operation to clear western Anbar regions from IS
17 June, 2017 Comments Off on Iraqi army launches operation to clear western Anbar regions from IS
Anbar (IraqiNews.com) A military operation was launched to drive Islamic State militants out of western regions in Anbar province, a senior Iraqi officer was quoted as saying.“Military offensive was launched on Saturday to clear Annah and Rawa cities, west of Anbar. Eight IS militants were killed after troops invaded these regions and destroyed three booby-trapped […]
Continue reading …Kashmir clashes leave 10 people dead
17 June, 2017 Comments Off on Kashmir clashes leave 10 people dead
Groups fighting to end Indian rule step up attacks on Indian government forces patrolling the divided region. Clashes in Indian-administered Kashmir have killed 10 people – five police officers, a soldier, two civilians and two suspected separatist fighters, according to Indian authorities. Violence in disputed Kashmir has risen to new levels over the past few […]
Continue reading …Trump takes US policy towards Cuba one step back
17 June, 2017 Comments Off on Trump takes US policy towards Cuba one step back
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 16 (ACN) US President Donald Trump today unveiled a new US policy toward Cuba from the southern state of Florida that reinforces the extraterritorial economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by that government on the island. The president signed a document setting out the priorities of his government, including compliance with US […]
Continue reading …US navy: Sailors missing after USS Fitzgerald collision
17 June, 2017 Comments Off on US navy: Sailors missing after USS Fitzgerald collision
US destroyer collides with Philippine-flagged vessel south of Tokyo Bay in Japan in rare incident on busy waterway. The US navy says seven crew members are missing and at least three injured after a destroyer, the USS Fitzgerald, collided with ACX Crystal, a Philippine-flagged merchant vessel off the coast of Japan. The USS Fitzgerald […]
Continue reading …Thousands’ of violent Islamists in Sweden: security police
17 June, 2017 Comments Off on Thousands’ of violent Islamists in Sweden: security police
The number of militant extremists living in Sweden has soared from a couple of hundreds a few years ago to thousands today, the security police Säpo believes. “We have never seen anything like it before,” said Säpo chief Anders Thornberg in an interview with Swedish news agency TT. Säpo head Anders Thornberg. Photo: Claudio Bresciani/TT […]
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