World
Back to homepage
Anxious Indian Muslims fear Modi 2.0
At their usual evening gathering, six retired Muslim academics outdo each other with gloomy predictions if Narendra Modi is re-elected prime minister in India’s polls ending Sunday. “We are one step away from being turned into second-class citizens,” Mohiuddin Azad
Read More
Daesh kills six police officers in Kirkuk province
KIRKUK: The Daesh terrorist group killed six police officers in Iraq’s northern Kirkuk province on late Wednesday. Saad Harbiya, head of the Iraqi army’s Kirkuk Operations Command, told reports that terrorists had ambushed the officers in two separate attacks. Large-scale
Read More
US orders non-emergency staff from Iraq evacuated
WASHINGTON: The US on Wednesday ordered non-emergency staff evacuated from its Baghdad embassy due to an “imminent” threat from Iranian-linked Iraqi militias. The move added to growing fears that the long-time rivals could be on course for conflict despite both
Read More
Hamidiye Camii: Mosque in Turkey designs paradise described in the Quran
Many mosques are designed in such a way to have their own impression. Some are coated with gold, others have beautiful architecture, all depending on the designer and architect of the mosque. Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque or Hamidiye Camii mosque, one
Read More
Jack Ma receives backlash over lewd comment
Have sex six times in six days, China’s richest man Jack Ma tells Alibaba employees. The latest advice given to the Alibaba employees by founder, Jack Ma is to have sex six times in six days for an improved life.
Read More
Three-year transition period for Sudan
KHARTOUM: Sudanese army rulers and protest leaders Wednesday agreed on a three-year transition period for transferring power to a full civilian administration even as negotiations over a new sovereign ruling body remain unfinished. The protest movement is demanding a civilian-led
Read More
Mandy Moore set to climb Mount Everest’s base camp
The 35-year-old actress is currently on hiatus from ‘This Is Us’ and is “very excited” to be using her trip to head to Nepal for a trek, which will take nine days on the way in and a few more
Read More
Nigerian women arrested in a raid, claim officers raped them
LAGOS: In a sparsely decorated room in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja, seven women are seated in a row, their backs turned to the assembled media to remain anonymous. One after the other, the women recount horrific physical and sexual
Read More
Release our cargo ship, N Korea demands US
SEOUL: North Korea demanded that the United States release a cargo ship seized on suspicion of violating United Nations (UN) sanctions, Yonhap news agency reported. A spokesperson for North Korea’s foreign ministry made the demand in a statement carried by
Read More
Police troll wanted man on the fringe
Police said they’re ‘on the fringe’ of catching this criminal wanted on recall to prison. In what was almost 100 per cent deliberate, they made the cheeky dig at Connor Mcsorley’s unusual haircut. Mcsorley, 20, from Urmston, Trafford, is wanted
Read More