Spain’s first Franco-era ‘stolen babies’ trial begins
26 June, 2018 Comments Off on Spain’s first Franco-era ‘stolen babies’ trial begins
A woman poses next to a poster of the A.B.E.R.O.A association (Andalucian Stolen Babies Association) during a demonstration against baby trafficking on January, 2012. Photo: AFP An 85-year-old Spanish doctor will appear in a Madrid court on Tuesday, the first person to go on trial over thousands of suspected cases of babies stolen from their […]
Continue reading …Italy’s Salvini in Libya as migrants disembark Danish cargo ship
26 June, 2018 Comments Off on Italy’s Salvini in Libya as migrants disembark Danish cargo ship
The ‘Alexander Maersk’ off the coast of Sicily on Monday. Photo: AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli/Ritzau Scanpix Italy’s new government took its fight to block migrants to Libya on Monday as a new boat with hundreds on board remained stranded at sea, deepening a crisis shaking Europe. With European leaders at each other’s throats over the large […]
Continue reading …Trump’s trade war triggers recession fears After seeing a boost from taxes and deregulation, businesses and investors are getting spooked by the president’s trade and immigration moves.By BEN WHITE
26 June, 2018 Comments Off on Trump’s trade war triggers recession fears After seeing a boost from taxes and deregulation, businesses and investors are getting spooked by the president’s trade and immigration moves.By BEN WHITE
President Donald Trump walks away after greeting Harley Davidson executiveson the South Lawn of the White House on Feb. 2, 2017. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Donald Trump could be running a “Morning in America” midterm campaign strategy, bragging about an economy growing as consistently as it has in over a decade with an unemployment […]
Continue reading …Syria assault in Deraa intensifies as thousands continue to flee At least 45,000 people have fled intensified fighting in the southern Deraa province towards Jordan, UN says.
26 June, 2018 Comments Off on Syria assault in Deraa intensifies as thousands continue to flee At least 45,000 people have fled intensified fighting in the southern Deraa province towards Jordan, UN says.
Syrian government forces have dropped leaflets over the southern provinces, warning of the impending military operations [Anadolu] Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are intensifying their offensive over key rebel-held towns in the southern province of Deraa, as thousands of people continue to flee the area, witnesses tell Al Jazeera. Clashes broke out on Tuesday between […]
Continue reading …Germany detains ‘Bin Laden’s bodyguard’ – months after it emerged he lived there on social benefits
26 June, 2018 Comments Off on Germany detains ‘Bin Laden’s bodyguard’ – months after it emerged he lived there on social benefits
FILE PHOTO. © Thilo Schmuelgen / Reuters German authorities are working to deport a man who allegedly worked as Al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden’s bodyguard and then lived in Germany on social benefits – almost two months after reports about the man hit the news. Identified only as Sami A., the Tunisian man has been […]
Continue reading …Erdoğan claims another victory in Turkey’s historic presidential elections
26 June, 2018 Comments Off on Erdoğan claims another victory in Turkey’s historic presidential elections
President Erdoğan walks to the stage in Huber Mansion, Istanbul, June 24, 2018 (Reuters Photo) The incumbent President and Chairman of AK Party, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, added another election victory to his political record with yesterday’s win, which will enable him to serve the country for the next five years as the Republic’s 13th president […]
Continue reading …Russian pilot found alive 3 decades after being shot down in Afghanistan
25 June, 2018 Comments Off on Russian pilot found alive 3 decades after being shot down in Afghanistan
MOSCOW — A Russian pilot who was missing presumed dead after his plane was shot down three decades ago during the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan has been found alive and wants to come home, Russian military veterans said on Friday. “He is still alive. It’s very astonishing. Now he needs help,” the head of the […]
Continue reading …Iran to create parallel currency market to ease dollar fever
25 June, 2018 Comments Off on Iran to create parallel currency market to ease dollar fever
IRNA The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said Monday it plans to create a secondary currency market to help ease tensions that plunged the rial against the US dollar to a record low. CBI Governor Valiollah Seif told reporters on Monday that the parallel currency market would be dedicated to selling US dollars to importers […]
Continue reading …Is a single German province more of a ‘front line’ on migration than Italy?
25 June, 2018 Comments Off on Is a single German province more of a ‘front line’ on migration than Italy?
Shoes and cloth collected for migrants are laid out at a community center in Dortmund. File photo: Patrik Stollarz/AFP. As the Italian government pushes for the EU to share its burden of migration flows in the Mediterranean, a closer look reveals that one German province is already bearing a larger burden. The EU’s rules on […]
Continue reading …Go back to Turkey, Austrian far-right politician tells Turks who voted for Erdoğan
25 June, 2018 Comments Off on Go back to Turkey, Austrian far-right politician tells Turks who voted for Erdoğan
Turkish citizens living in Austria celebrate snap presidential and parliamentary elections results in Vienna, Austria, June 24, 2018. (AA Photo) Expatriate Turks who helped to re-elect President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan do not belong in Austria, a leading far-right Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) official said, revealing the rising anti-Erdoğan sentiments in yet another xenophobic statement. After […]
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