Almost 2,400 Iraqis flee Mosul in 24 hours Almost 2,400 Iraqis flee Mosul in 24 hours:- In just 24 hours almost 2,400 Iraqi civilians fled western Mosul, where government forces are battling the Islamic state for control, officials said Sunday. The Minister of Displacement and Migration, Jasem Mohammed al-Jaff, said […]
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Fire at Swedish asylum shelter injures 15 to 20 Fire at Swedish asylum shelter injures 15 to 20:- Swedish police said 15 to 20 people were injured in a fire at a shelter for asylum seekers on Saturday night. Two people were badly injured when they jumped from a window […]
Islamic State car bomb kills more than 50 in northwest Syria Islamic State car bomb kills more than 50 in northwest Syria:- An Islamic State car bomb killed more than 50 people on Friday in a Syrian village held by rebels, a war monitor said, a day after the jihadist […]
Guatemala expels abortion boat crew Guatemala expels abortion boat crew:- Officials said they had lied when they applied for tourist visas and would not be allowed to work in Guatemala. The Dutch group, Women on Waves, offers free abortion services to women in countries where the procedure is banned. It […]
Hundreds of Paris students barricade schools in anti-police protests Hundreds of Paris students barricade schools in anti-police protests:- Hundreds of students on Thursday blockaded the entrances to their schools in Paris, demanding justice for a young black man who was allegedly raped by French police earlier this month. Student protesters […]
Car bomb kills dozens near recaptured Syrian town of al-Bab Car bomb kills dozens near recaptured Syrian town of al-Bab:- A car bomb in northern Syria killed as many as 60 people and wounded dozens more, Turkish state media and activist groups said Friday, even as the Turkish military said […]
Astronomers discover 7 Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby star Astronomers discover 7 Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby star:- Astronomers have found at least seven Earth-sized planets orbiting the same star 40 light-years away, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The findings were also announced at a news conference […]
Trump repeats call for US nuclear supremacy Trump repeats call for US nuclear supremacy:- Mr Trump said it would be "wonderful" if no nation had nuclear arms, but otherwise the US must be "top of the pack". He told Reuter that the US had "fallen behind on nuclear weapon capacity". […]
Guatemala blocks entry to Dutch ship providing abortions Guatemala blocks entry to Dutch ship providing abortions:- Guatemala's army detained a boat carrying a supply of abortion pills on Thursday and prevented it from picking up women seeking to end their pregnancies, saying the move was prohibited by the country's constitution. […]
Myanmar Buddhists decry Thai government temple crackdown Myanmar Buddhists decry Thai government temple crackdown:- Around 100 Buddhist monks and nationalists in Myanmar staged a protest against Thailand on Friday, denouncing the government of the neighboring country for its actions against a temple that has defied orders to hand over a wanted monk. […]
