AFGHANISTANShock in Kabul as Taliban blast kills more than 100
28 January, 2018 Comments Off on AFGHANISTANShock in Kabul as Taliban blast kills more than 100
The death toll from a powerful suicide attack claimed by the Taliban in Kabul has risen to at least 103 people, the interior ministry said on Sunday. Kabul residents are grieving and the government has declared a day of mourning after the suicide bomb attack on Saturday in the city centre, which also wounded 191 people. Kabul was on […]
Continue reading …Yemen PM accuses separatists of coup bid, as deaths in Aden clashes mount
28 January, 2018 Comments Off on Yemen PM accuses separatists of coup bid, as deaths in Aden clashes mount
Yemen’s Prime Minister Ahmed bin Dagher on Sunday accused southern separatists of attempting a coup in the interim capital of Aden after they took over the government headquarters. A soldier from the United Arab Emirates stands guard next to a UAE military plane at the airport of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden August 8, […]
Continue reading …Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA, dies at 91
28 January, 2018 Comments Off on Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA, dies at 91
Ingvar Kamprad, the enigmatic founder of Swedish furniture giant IKEA, died aged 91 on Sunday, the company said. Ingvar Kamprad pictured at a reception at Stockholm’s royal palace in 2015. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT “Ingmar Kamprad has peacefully passed away in his home” in southern Sweden, IKEA announced on its Twitter account. “Ingvar will be very […]
Continue reading …Lavrov, Cavusoglu discuss preparations for Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Sochi
27 January, 2018 Comments Off on Lavrov, Cavusoglu discuss preparations for Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Sochi
Moscow, SANA – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed the preparations for holding the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in the Russian city of Sochi. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday that Lavrov and Cavusoglu discussed in a phone call initiated by the Turkish side the details […]
Continue reading …‘Show of impotence’: Anti-Russia sanctions futile, only harm US business – Moscow
27 January, 2018 Comments Off on ‘Show of impotence’: Anti-Russia sanctions futile, only harm US business – Moscow
By slapping Russia with new sanctions and restrictions, Washington only punishes US companies, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said. Any attempt to browbeat Moscow into a policy change will be in vain, it stressed. The Russian Foreign Ministry building © Maxim Shemetov / Reuters Twenty-one individuals, all of them Russian or Ukrainian nationals, and nine […]
Continue reading …Republicans shrug off reports Trump wanted to fire Mueller
27 January, 2018 Comments Off on Republicans shrug off reports Trump wanted to fire MuellerLegislation to make it harder for President Donald Trump to fire special counsel Robert Mueller found little momentum Friday, despite reports Trump attempted to remove the man investigating his campaign’s contacts with Russia last year. Sen. Thom Tillis (right) continues to support his Robert Mueller-protection bill as “a commonsense solution to ensure the independence of […]
Continue reading …40 dead, 140 wounded as massive blast rocks Kabul
27 January, 2018 Comments Off on 40 dead, 140 wounded as massive blast rocks Kabul
KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 40 people were killed and 140 others wounded on Saturday when a heavy bomb explosion occurred near the Jamuriat Hospital in Kabul, officials said. Nasrat Rahimi, Interior Ministry spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the explosion took place at a police checkpoint near the ministry’s old building, police headquarters and a High Peace Council office. […]
Continue reading …Trump apologizes for retweeting videos of far-right British group
26 January, 2018 Comments Off on Trump apologizes for retweeting videos of far-right British group
Trump was keen to downplay talk of a rift when he met MAy in Davos. Photo: AFP Trump was keen to downplay talk of a rift when he met MAy in Davos. Photo: AFP U.S. President Donald Trump made a rare apology on Friday over his decision to retweet anti-Muslim videos posted by a British far-right group, a move […]
Continue reading …Islamic State terror cell planned Paris-style attack for Barcelona
26 January, 2018 Comments Off on Islamic State terror cell planned Paris-style attack for Barcelona
The Islamic State group planned a Paris-style attack on crowded areas in Barcelona weeks before its November 2015 rampage in the French capital, according to a report published in a US magazine. Police patrol the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona in the wake of the attack last August. Photo: AFP An IS network had planned to […]
Continue reading …America first does not mean America alone,’ Trump tells sceptical audience in Davos
26 January, 2018 Comments Off on America first does not mean America alone,’ Trump tells sceptical audience in Davos
Declaring that America is open for business under his leadership, President Donald Trump told a gathering of political and business elites on Friday that the economic growth taking place in the US also benefits the rest of the world. © Fabrice Coffrini, AFP | US President Donald Trump delivers a speech during the World Economic […]
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