Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is heading back to Britain after completing her four-day visit to Pakistan, the first to her home country since she was shot by Taliban militants in 2012. Malala and her family had arrived early ...
Read More »Norway parliament fails to protect Afghans from horrors of war
KABUL: The Norwegian parliament’s decision on Thursday to reject a proposal to place a temporary halt on returning people to Afghanistan is a devastating blow to Afghan asylum-seekers in Norway, and demonstrates a disturbing disregard for the lives of people ...
Read More »Crunch time for Merkel to build coalition or face new polls
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel resumed complex coalition talks on Saturday in a last-ditch effort to forge a government and avert a political crisis in Europe’s biggest economy. The veteran leader, in power since 2005, won a September 24 vote ...
Read More »Saudi Arabia arrests 11 princes, including a prominent billionaire, dozens of ministers
This file photo taken on May 11, 2017 shows Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal speaking during a press conference in Jeddah. ─ AFP Saudi Arabia arrested 11 princes, including a prominent billionaire, and dozens of current and former ministers, reports ...
Read More »Putin visits Tehran for talks on Syria, nuclear deal
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the Saadabad Palace.─AP Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iran’s leadership on Wednesday in Tehran as the two Damascus allies push a Syria peace plan and ...
Read More »Spanish PM demands clarity from Catalonia on independence
Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy gives a press conference after a crisis cabinet meeting at the Moncloa Palace.─AFP Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy demanded on Wednesday that the Catalan leader clarify whether he has declared independence, issuing a veiled threat ...
Read More »German conservative parties say they agree on migrant limit
GERMANY: Christian Democratic Union of Germany, Christian Social Union say they want to limit the annual migrants to 200,000. Germany’s conservative parties said on Monday that they have agreed on a law limiting the number of migrants allowed to enter ...
Read More »Macron, Merkel and May: Europe is getting very complicated
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British PM Theresa May at the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium on June 22.— Reuters EUROPE is getting very complicated. And even more confusing than usual. But there’s no doubt that ...
Read More »German Election 2017: ‘Eternal Chancellor’ Angela Merkel wins fourth term
German Chancellor and Christian Democrats party (CDU) leader Angela Merkel (R) leaves the stage after speaking during an election night event at the CDU party’s headquarters in Berlin during the general election on September 24, 2017. —AFP Chancellor Angela Merkel ...
Read More »Bangladesh PM says Myanmar must take back Rohingya
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has issued a new call for Myanmar to take back some 420,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in the Buddhist-dominated country. Hasina, speaking to Bangladeshi activists in New York where she is attending the United Nations General Assembly, ...
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