Category: International News
’17 killed in violence in NE Nigeria’
File photo shows Nigerian soldiers in the northeastern city of Maiduguri. At least seventeen people have been killed in fighting between Nigerian military forces and unknown gunmen in the country’s northeast, a military official has said. The fighting occurred in Bama, a town in northeastern Borno state, where militants have been fighting the government since
Cargo plane crashes in E Afghanistan
US-run Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan The aircraft crashed on Monday at about 3 p.m. and there has been no immediate report on possible casualties, Afghan officials say. Taliban have claimed that they have brought down the aircraft.” A civilian cargo aircraft has crashed in the US-run Bagram Air Base in eastern Afghanistan near the
Syrian PM survives assassination attempt
Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader al-Halqi has survived an assassination attempt after bomb attacks targeted his vehicle downtown Damascus. The bombs were detonated in the al-Mazzeh neighborhood of the capital on Monday as Halqi’s vehicle was passing through the area. Three bodyguards of the Syrian prime minister and the driver of the vehicle were killed
Vandals desecrate Muslim cemetery in France
Islamophobic incidents continue in France. The file photo shows a relative next to a vandalized grave in a Muslim cemetery in Strasbourg. France’s National Consultative Commission on Human Rights revealed on March 21 that racist acts and threats in the country rose by 23 percent in 2012, with over 1,500 reported cases. Islamophobic incidents continue
40 injured, 4 feared dead in Prague blast
People leave scene of an explosion in Prague, on April 29, 2013. At least 40 people have been injured and four others feared dead after a powerful explosion ripped through a building in the center of the Czech capital, Prague. The incident took place on Monday morning, with police spokesman Tomas Hulan saying it was
Peru hot air balloon crashes in sea
Peruvian authorities say two people are missing after their hot air balloon fell into the Pacific Ocean. Five women also on board were rescued, but the balloon’s pilot and another man have not been found, officials said. Interior Minister Wilfredo Pedraza criticised balloon owners Globos Peru SAC, saying none of the people on the flight
Islamic Awakening confab opens in Iran
Iran hosted the 1st International Conference on Women and Islamic Awakening in Tehran on July 10, 2012. Secretary-General of the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening Ali Akbar Velayati, who is also set to deliver a speech during the opening ceremony, said this is the most important conference so far held on Islamic awakening.” An international
1,000s still homeless after Sandy storm
A house flooded in Southampton, New York, on October 29, 2012. Six months after the deadly Superstorm Sandy struck the United States’ East Coast, thousands of Americans are still homeless. According to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, some 39,000 New Jersey families, out of the initial 161,000, remain displaced. Reports say that in New York,
Fire erupts in Dhaka collapsed building
Rescue workers attempt to rescue garment workers from the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza building, in Savar, 30 km (19 miles) outside Dhaka, April 28, 2013. On April 25, demonstrators took to the streets of Dhaka to protest against poor working conditions and safety standards, with Western clothing retailers blamed for failing to provide
Building collapse in France kills 2
Firefighters walk past the collapsed section of an apartment building after a suspected gas explosion in the French city of Reims on April 28, 2013. At least two people have been killed and ten others, including children, injured after an apartment building collapsed in northern France, firefighters say. The firefighting department in France’s northern city
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