White House calls Republican relocation of migrants ‘cruel’ and ‘shameful’

Washington, Sept 15 (AFP/APP): The White House on Thursday slammed Republican governors for headline-grabbing transfers of undocumented migrants into Democratic-led areas as “cruel” and “shameful.” The use of migrants as “political pawns” in the debate over illegal immigration ahead of November midterm elections is a […]

France rejects Canada Inuit request to extradite priest

Paris, Sept 14 (AFP/APP): France has rejected a request from a visiting delegation of Canadian Inuit to extradite a priest accused of sexual assault on young members of the Indigenous minority in the 1960s. The justice ministry said that in a meeting late Tuesday, the […]

Iran says crew of seized Greek oil tanker replaced

Tehran, Sept 14 (AFP/APP):The crew of one of two Greek oil tankers seized by Iranian armed forces in May have been replaced by their company, Iran’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized the ships in the Gulf days after Greece said […]

Clash erupts between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan border guards

BISHKEK 14 Sep (Online): Kyrgyz and Tajik border guards have exchanged fire after a dispute over the border between the two Central Asian nations, officials on both sides said. The clash on Wednesday, which took place on the eve of a regional security body meeting […]

Armenia has scaled up cross-border attacks: Azerbaijan

BAKU 14 Sep (Online): Armenia fired mortars and artillery fire towards border districts of Kalbajar and Lachin and the Azerbaijani army took “sufficient” retaliatory measures, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said on wednesday. In official statement, Azerbaigan’s Defense ministery accused that Mortar and artillery fir landed in […]

Pakistan urges UNHRC to stop India’s crimes in Kashmir

Geneva, September 14 (ONLINE): Pakistan has urged the United Nations Human Rights Council not to remain a passive bystander as India intensifies the suppression of fundamental rights and freedoms of the people of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN […]

Two dead, 14 injured in Jordan building collapse

Amman, Sept 13 (AFP/APP): The bodies of two people were recovered after a four-storey residential building collapsed in Jordan’s capital Tuesday, authorities said, adding that 14 more were rescued but others remained trapped. Security spokesman Amer al-Sartawy told state television that the latest toll from […]

Man arrested for performing Umrah on behalf of Queen

MAKKAH 13 Sep (Online): Saudi authorities have arrested a man who claimed to have travelled to the holy city of Makkah to perform an Umrah pilgrimage on behalf of the late Queen Elizabeth II. The man, a Yemeni national, on Monday published a video clip […]