The idea of assassinating a public figure or a high profile enemy, so as to remove a problem, has a dangerously simplistic logic to it. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects Galido outpost and Jangjedo defending force in this undated photo [KCNA/Reuters] It is believed that once a leader is eliminated, his or her followers, […]
Continue reading …Hundreds of Kurds in Erbil protest against Iraqi incursion Erbil (IraqiNews.com) Hundreds of Kurdish activists staged protests outside the United Nations headquarters and the Iranian consulate in Erbil against what they described as ‘violations’ of the Shia-led paramilitary troops, Baghdad Today reported. The protesters, according to the report, demonstrated outside the Iranian consulate against the […]
Continue reading …A few pictures have emerged of the slain police officers on social media as Egyptians mourn the loss of at least 30 police officers killed in Friday’s terrorist attack in Giza, Egypt’s Western Desert. Special Forces officer Amr Salah with film star Ahmad Ezz. (Supplied) Many Egyptians have expressed pain and condolences over the deaths […]
Continue reading …Protesters gather during a demonstration against al-Shabab after the October 14 explosion [Feisal Omar/Reuters] Last week, the deadliest bomb blast to hit the Somali city of Mogadishu killed more than 350 people and injured around 400 others. Questions are now been asked as to why, more than 10 years after African Union peacekeepers set foot in the […]
Continue reading …Pro-independence demonstrators in Barcelona on October 21st 2017. Photo: AFP Catalonia’s leader accused Madrid on Saturday of waging the “worst attack” on his region since dictator Francisco Franco after the central government took drastic measures to stop it from breaking away. In a televised announcement, Carles Puigdemont said Madrid was failing to respect the rule […]
Continue reading …A group of 28 Kurdish and Iranian asylum seekers who are residents at a deportation centre in Denmark have been on hunger strike for the last eight days. A group of 28 Kurdish and Iranian asylum seekers who are residents at a deportation centre in Denmark have been on hunger strike for the last eight […]
Continue reading …Photo: DPA Four people were lightly injured Saturday morning in the southern German city of Munich by a man wielding a knife who fled the scene, said police, adding possible motives were unknown. The man attacked passersby in five places near Rosenheimer Platz in the eastern part of the city centre at around 0630 GMT, […]
Continue reading …Spain’s government kicked off a crisis cabinet meeting on Saturday as it prepares to seize powers from Catalonia’s separatist executive in an unprecedented move aimed at stopping the northeastern region’s independence drive. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (L) presides a crisis cabinet meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid on October 21, 2017. Photo: AFP […]
Continue reading …More than 60 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in two separate attacks on mosques in Afghanistan. In recent times, attacks on Shia in Afghanistan have been claimed by ISIL [Mustafa Najafizada/AP] In one attack, a suicide bomber targeted worshippers in a Shia mosque in Kabul, police said on Friday. A man “entered the […]
Continue reading …Formed in 1994, the 45 Emirati women squad are well-trained in shooting, martial arts and combat techniques Growing up, Shama Abdullah Rashid Al Ali, always dreamed of working with Dubai Police. “As a child, I used to watch movies where policemen and women would protect people from villains and they were hailed as heroes. I […]
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