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Newspaper: Islamic State chief Baghdadi moved to Afghanistan via Iran

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Newspaper: Islamic State chief Baghdadi moved to Afghanistan via Iran

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. File photo Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – A Saudi-owned newspaper has claimed that Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has moved to Afghanistan via Iranian territories. Quoting Pakistani security and other extremist group sources, Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported that Baghdadi arrived in Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan after crossing Iranian territories […]

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S. Korea’s Moon arrives in New York for Trump summit, UN meeting

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S. Korea’s Moon arrives in New York for Trump summit, UN meeting

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife, Kim Jung-sook, wave to a group of U.S. and South Korean officials welcoming their arrival in New York on Sept. 23, 2018 for the U.N. General Assembly. Yonhap  South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in New York on Sunday for a bilateral summit with U.S. President Donald […]

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Maldives opposition claims presidential election victory Solih, candidate from the coalition of opposition parties, calls for ‘just and peaceful society’ after claiming victory.

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Maldives opposition claims presidential election victory Solih, candidate from the coalition of opposition parties, calls for ‘just and peaceful society’ after claiming victory.

More than 250,000 voters in the Maldives, out of a population of 350,000, were eligible to vote in the election [Sharif Ali/Al Jazeera] More than 250,000 voters in the Maldives, out of a population of 350,000, were eligible to vote in the election [Sharif Ali/Al Jazeera The Maldives opposition has claimed victory in the tense presidential election […]

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Rouhani vows retaliation for Ahvaz terror attack before departing for NY

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Rouhani vows retaliation for Ahvaz terror attack before departing for NY

 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic Republic will not forgive the terrorist attack on a military parade in Ahvaz, which killed 25 people and injured dozens others. The president made the remark at Mehrabad Airport before departing for New York to take part at the UN General Assembly meeting. Talking about the Saturday’s terrorist […]

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Immigrants may be denied green cards if they’ve received benefits The regulation could force millions of low-income families to choose between government assistance and permanent settlement in the U.S.

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Immigrants may be denied green cards if they’ve received benefits The regulation could force millions of low-income families to choose between government assistance and permanent settlement in the U.S.

The measure represents the latest move by White House aide Stephen Miller to reduce drastically all immigration to the U.S., both legal and illegal. | Win McNamee/Getty Images The Trump administration proposed expanding its pre-election crackdown on immigration by denying green cards to legal immigrants if they have received government assistance. Under the new rule, […]

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US air raid in Somalia kills 18 al-Shabab fighters

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US air raid in Somalia kills 18 al-Shabab fighters

African Union soldiers take up positions in the Deynile district of Somalia’s capital against al-Shabab [File: Ali Bashi/AP] Deadly drone attack carried out after US and local forces on the ground came under attack. A US military drone attack in southern Somalia killed 18 al-Shabab fighters after American and local forces on the ground came under attack, the US Africa Command […]

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3 Ahvaz military parade terrorists killed, one in custody

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3 Ahvaz military parade terrorists killed, one in custody

Senior Spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces said all terrorists involved in the attack on a military parade in southwest city of Ahvaz have been either killed or arrested. Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi said the terrorist attack was carried out by four terrorists, adding that the bodies of three of them are currently in possession of security […]

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Accuser of Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh agrees to testify to Senate committee

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Accuser of Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh agrees to testify to Senate committee

The woman whose sexual assault allegation threatens to bring down President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee has agreed to testify in the Senate, her lawyers said Saturday according to US media. Christine Blasey Ford’s decision came after days of negotiations and following President Donald Trump‘s turn against her, saying her accusation could not be true. © […]

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29 killed, 60 injured in Iran military parade attack on Revolutionary Guards

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29 killed, 60 injured in Iran military parade attack on Revolutionary Guards

  Paramedics could be seen helping someone in military fatigues laying on the ground. (Photo courtesy: ISN  At least 29 people, including 12 Iranian Revolutionary Guards, were killed and 60 others injured in a shooting claimed by ISIS during a military parade in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahwaz on Saturday, state television reported. “Shooting […]

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Thousands across Russia rally against raising pension age

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Thousands across Russia rally against raising pension age

Russian communists take part in a protest rally against government’s proposed pension reform plan in Moscow, Russia, 22 September 2018. (EPA Photo) Thousands rallied across Russia on Saturday to protest the government’s plan to raise the eligibility age for retirement pensions by five years. Several thousand people attended a Moscow rally organized by the Communist […]

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