Sri Lanka controls mosques over Easter attacks
- 2019-05-11 00:50:12
Sri Lanka´s government on Friday asked mosques to hand over copies of sermons and demonstrate their allegiance to religious extremists after a jihad attack on Easter that killed 258 people. The attacks, carried out by Sri Lankan Islamists on 21 April, also injured 500 people. Churches .. المزيد
Venezuela announces the reopening of its borders with Brazil and Aruba
- 2019-05-11 00:49:04
Venezuela reopened its land border with Brazil and its maritime border with the Dutch island of Aruba, which has been closed since the opposition bid for aid in February, the vice president in charge of the economy said Friday. "The borders with Brazil and Aruba have been reopened," Tariq .. المزيد
At least 70 migrants sank off the Tunisian coast
- 2019-05-11 00:47:57
At least 70 illegal migrants sank in international waters off the Tunisian resort of Sfax, a news report said on Friday. A Tunisian defense ministry spokesman said on Friday that the boat of migrants killed off the coast of Tunisia had been launched from the Libyan coast of Zuwara. Spokesman .. المزيد
5 killed in Taliban attack on US organization in Kabul
- 2019-05-08 19:51:20
An attack by Taliban militants on the headquarters of the United States non-governmental organization Counterpart International in Kabul ended more than five hours after the first explosion, killing five people, according to the latest toll. The attack comes as US and Taliban .. المزيد
Sweden announces the expulsion of two of its diplomats from Russia
- 2019-05-08 19:50:32
Russia expelled two Swedish diplomats after the Scandinavian state refused to grant Russian diplomats a visa, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. "Russia responded by asking two Swedish diplomats to leave Russia, and we regret it," a foreign ministry spokeswoman told AFP. The .. المزيد
Berlin calls on Iran to implement the entire nuclear agreement
- 2019-05-08 19:48:47
Germany on Wednesday called on Iran to abide by the nuclear deal after Tehran announced it was suspending some of its commitments, a year after Washington withdrew from it. We are the Europeans, the Germans will do our part and we expect Iran to implement the agreement as a whole, "said .. المزيد
The opposition camp in Thailand gets the majority of seats in the House of Representatives
- 2019-05-08 19:47:30
The opposition camp in Thailand has won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, according to official results, but it is likely that the leader of the military junta will remain in power. The coalition, consisting of seven anti-army parties, won 245 seats, slightly less than .. المزيد
Eight killed in Taliban attack on police headquarters in Afghanistan
- 2019-05-05 19:50:49
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - At least eight people, mostly members of the security forces, were killed after a Taliban attack on a regional police headquarters in the province of Baghlan, Afghan officials said on Sunday. At least 55 people, including a large number of security personnel, were .. المزيد
Hurricane "Vani" kills 42 people in India and Bangladesh
- 2019-05-05 19:48:39
The death toll from the cyclone that hit India and Bangladesh rose to 42 on Sunday as rescue teams rushed to repair water supply lines and roads damaged by the storm. Twenty-nine deaths have occurred in the eastern Indian state of Odysha and 13 in Bangladesh, according to officials from the two .. المزيد
South Korean parliament speaker visits China as part of efforts to resume dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington
- 2019-05-05 19:47:16
South Korean President Mon Hae-sung will visit China this week for talks with Chinese political leaders as part of efforts to discuss bilateral cooperation for peace on the Korean peninsula, the South Korean parliament said Sunday. Nuclear talks between North Korea and the United States, South .. المزيد
