The Air China plane made an emergency landing in the city of Zhengzhou, Henan Province for security reasons after one of the passengers took the flight attendant as a hostage using a fountain pen as a weapon, according to the Chinese aviation authorities cited by the media. Beijing-bound Flight 1350 landed in Zhengzhou city at […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US, British and French forces pounded Syria with airstrikes early on Saturday upon an order by US President Donald Trump. Syria called the attack “violation of international law”. Trump announced the military action from the White House late on Friday. As he spoke, explosions rocked Damascus, according to Reuters. British Prime Minister […]
Seeking to dampen international criticism and protect children, officials in Indonesia’s Aceh province have decided to move public canings indoors and regulate who can attend. Henceforth, canings of people convicted of violating Islamic law will take place inside prisons and not in mosque courtyards, where they have been attended by thousands of people, many of […]
A British Rohingya man has been charged with helping the al-Qaeda extremist group build its base in the Indian sub-continent, according to a charge sheet drawn up by India’s top counter terror agency. Suspect Samiun Rahman, 28, fought for al-Qaeda in Syria, then travelled to Bangladesh and India to recruit people to fight against alleged […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – A baby has been born in China to a surrogate mother four years after his parents died in a car crash, Chinese media reported, according to the BBC. The couple, who died in 2013, had frozen several embryos hoping to have a child through IVF. After the accident, their parents fought a protracted […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Responding to Russian warnings to the US against military strikes in Syria, Donald Trump said Wednesday that missiles “will be coming” in response to Syria’s suspected chemical attack that killed at least 40 people. “Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they will […]
Malaysian voters will go to the polls on May 9, the Election Commission (EC) announced Tuesday, as Najib Razak’s ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition seeks to retain power in the face of a major challenge from an opposition alliance led by ex-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. In setting a mid-week date for Malaysia’s 14th General Election, […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi pointed to a recent chemical attack in Syria’s Douma in Eastern Ghouta, stressing that claims that the Syrian government used chemical weapons in the city are “conspiratorial” and “illogical”. “The Islamic Republic of Iran, as one of the victims of chemical weapons, strongly condemns the use […]
