In an acid comment, Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte called Barack Obama a “son of a b****,” warning the US president against lecturing him over the Philippines’ human rights record in its brutal war on drugs at a global summit in Laos, where the two are set to meet. “Son of a b****, I will curse […]
The Afghan Interior Ministry says security forces have killed the last gunman involved in an attack in an upscale neighborhood that is home to many government facilities and the headquarters of many foreign organizations. Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said in a message posted on Twitter on September 6 that all three attackers who took […]
Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says government forces and Syrian rebels have completely expelled Islamic State (IS) extremists from the Syrian-Turkish border. “From Azaz to Jarablus, our 91-kilometer border has been completely secured. All terrorist organizations have been repulsed and they have gone,” Yildirim said on September 4 during a televised speech while visiting the […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is not going to distance herself from resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports. German CDU politician Volker Kauder said Merkel in a conversation has pledged to defend the Bundestag’s resolution. Also, the German government on Friday, September 2 said it was not distancing itself from a […]
An explosion hit a market in Davao city in Southern Philippines, at least 10 people were reportedly killed and 60 were injured. As many as 10 people were killed and 60 were injured in a blast in Davao City, Philippines, local media reported Friday citing presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella. Full story: sputniknews.com
When President Barack Obama sets foot in Laos next week he will mark a new experience for an American president, but he will also come face-to-face with some old problems. Obama will become the first president to visit Laos when he attends a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the capital […]
At least 10 people were killed and 40 wounded in a bomb attack on a district court in northwestern Pakistan. Haris Habib, the chief rescue officer in the city of Mardan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, said on September 2 that the bodies of police, lawyers, and others were recovered. Reports say the attacker first threw […]
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of New Zealand, 167km northeast of the town of Gisborne, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Officials have urged people along the coast to evacuate to higher ground. The USGS did not issue a tsunami warning following the earthquake, and has downgraded the magnitude […]
