PanARMENIAN.Net – Turkish police captured the suspected jihadist who slaughtered 39 people on New Year’s night at an Istanbul nightclub, detaining him in a raid on a residential area of the city after a long manhunt, AFP reports. The alleged assailant, identified in the media as identified the detained man as Abdulgadir Masharipov, was found […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – A Turkish cargo jet crashed near Kyrgyzstan’s Manas airport on Monday, January 16 killing at least 30 people, most of them residents of a village struck by the Boeing 747 as it tried to land in dense fog, Kyrgyz officials said, according to Reuters. According to the airport administration, the plane was supposed […]
The South Korean special prosecutor’s office requested on Monday an arrest warrant for Samsung conglomerate’s de facto leader Lee Jae-yong, local media reported. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee is suspected of transferring an equivalent of $18.3 million in bribes to a firm run by Choi Soon-sil, impeached President Park Geun-hye’s friend, in […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – Turkey’s parliament has given preliminary approval to a new constitution which will increase the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to BBC News. There will be a second round of voting later this week and, if approved, a referendum will follow. Critics claim it amounts to a power grab by Erdogan. But […]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he would declare martial law in case the internal situation deteriorates. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he would declare martial law if the situation in the country becomes “virulent.” “If I want to and it will deteriorate into something really, really virulent, I will declare martial law,” […]
More than 70 countries have called on Israel and the Palestinians to restate their commitment to a peace settlement and to refrain from unilateral actions. The call was made in the final communique at a Mideast peace conference in Paris on January 15. The statement urged both sides to “officially restate their commitment to the […]
At least 23 people died and 12 more are feared dead capsizing of the overloaded boat on the Ganges near the India’s city of Patna in the state of Bihar, according to local media. MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least 23 people died and 12 more are feared dead following Saturday capsizing of the overloaded boat […]
The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem has condemned the plans to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which were earlier announced by President-elect Donald Trump. The mufti said it would be an “assault” on every Muslim in the world. “The pledge to move the embassy is not just an assault against […]
