Azam Khan stirs up controversy; says Paris attacks a reaction to US actions...
NEW DELHI: Stirring yet another controversy, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan has said that global superpowers must realize that the Paris terror attack was a 'reaction' to their 'action' in Syria...
View ArticleOfficial: Turkish Jets Hit Kurdish Targets in N. Iraq
Reuters ANKARA, TURKEY— Turkish jets hit Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq overnight on Friday, a senior security official said, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the international...
View ArticleParis attacks reaction: Condolences and condemnation
PARIS (AP) -- World leaders are reacting to the deadliest violence to strike France since World War II. Some of their comments: OECD SECRETARY-GENERAL Angel Gurria, secretary-general of the...
View ArticleForeign Minister Kaljurand will discuss the situation in Syria with EU...
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia) 1. Ensuring national security and the indivisibility of security; stability and...
View ArticleForeign Minister Meets with Deputy Foreign and Justice Ministers of Norway...
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) Nov 14, 2015 KABUL - Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani met with a delegation from the Kingdome of Norway led by Norwegian...
View ArticleG20 summit outcome positive for global economic recovery
ANTALYA, Turkey -- The G20 summit concluded here Monday with broad consensus on ways of achieving inclusive and robust growth of the global economy, which is still recuperating from the impact of the...
View ArticleMediterranean Migrants: Latest Developments (IOM - International Organization...
(Source: IOM - International Organization for Migration) Greece - IOM Greece is reporting that a boat carrying some 20 migrants capsized this morning off the Greek island of Kos, leaving nine migrants...
View ArticleFrance is target of choice for jihadists
The bloody attacks in Paris show that France is a target of choice for jihadists due to its air strikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, as well as its controversial ban on the burqa...
View ArticleParis Attacks Come at a Dangerous Moment for Europe
I was living and working in Washington when Al-Qaeda carried out its terror attacks on 11 September 2001. Apart from the shock, there was an overpowering determination in the aftermath to bring...
View ArticleG20 leaders endorse OECD measures to crack down on tax evasion, reaffirm its...
(Source: OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) 16/11/15 - The leaders of the world's 20 largest economies today endorsed overhauled global standards to crack down on tax...
View ArticleG20 leaders endorse OECD measures to crackdown on tax evasion, reaffirm its...
(Source: OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) 16/11/15-The leaders of the world's 20 largest economies today endorsed overhauled global standards to crackdown on tax evasion...
View ArticleSecurity forces retake areas in IS-held Ramadi, 54 killed in battles with IS...
BAGHDAD, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security forces on Monday fought fierce clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants and retook control of two areas in and near the IS-held city of Ramadi, the capital...
View ArticleHow ISIS threatens the West
(CNN)On Friday, France had its 9/11. At least 129 people were killed at multiple locations in Paris, including a concert hall, a soccer stadium and a popular restaurant, the kinds of venues that...
View ArticleParis attacks a reaction to US actions in Syria, Iraq: Azam Khan
BAREILLY: In a controversial statement on Friday's Paris attacks, senior Samajwadi Party leader and UP minister Azam Khan said the global superpowers must realize that the terror attack was a reaction...
View ArticleHefty fine on MTN remains: Nigeria telecoms regulator
Nigeria's telecoms regulator has said a $5.2 billion fine imposed on South Africa's MTN remains valid until talks with the company are concluded. Africa's biggest mobile phone operator was handed the...
View ArticleThoughts About Suffering, Humanity, and Paris
For the past couple of days, I've been heavily distracted and dismayed by current events. For the first half of the week, I closely followed the protests at Yale, Mizzou, and colleges across the...
View ArticleGrasping the Motives for Terror
The Paris terror attacks – particularly the methodical shooting of unarmed civilians – have shocked the world and generated new tough talk from policymakers. But the West cannot ignore how some of its...
View ArticleWorld leaders at G20 raise alarm over foreign jihadists after Paris attacks
Antalya, Turkey: World leaders raised the alarm over an escalating international movement of "foreign terrorist fighters" in a draft statement drawn up Sunday at a summit in Turkey after the Paris...
View ArticleParis attacks: how far does our global solidarity extend?
Are some terror victims deemed more newsworthy than others? Nigerians and Kenyans express global solidarity amid media bias...
View ArticleTrudeau faces fiery foreign policy debut at G20
ANTALYA, Turkey -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's unexpected baptism of fire in international statesmanship began Saturday when he arrived at the G20 summit in Turkey, less than a day after the deadly...
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