A crowd has been protesting near the Incirlik military base in Adana, Turkey. The facility houses US and NATO forces. The demonstrators are calling for the closure of the base, where arrests and searches were made in connection with the failed coup. Regional television has been broadcasting the rally. Reports on social media suggest up […]
Russia has announced that more than 250 athletes have been cleared to compete in the Rio Olympics next month even as President Vladimir Putin claimed that Russia’s over 100 doping-related suspensions amounted to “discrimination.” Russian Olympic Committee chief Aleksandr Zhukov said on July 26 that more than 250 of Russia’s 387 Olympic athletes have been […]
Authorities in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state have arrested seven border police officers after finding nearly 300,000 methamphetamine tablets hidden in their station in Maungdaw township, RFA has learned. Authorities received a tip about the illegal drugs and later found them on Wednesday at the Kyaukpantu border guard station, sources said. A group led by Lieutenant […]
At least 44 people were killed and more than 170 injured in a terrorist attack in Syria’s Qamishli, the TV channel Al Mayadeen reports. A truck carrying explosives has detonated in the western part of Qamishli, an area controlled by the Kurds. Daesh has claimed the responsibility for the attack, local media report. Full story: […]
At least 19 people have been killed with dozens more injured by a man wielding a knife in Tokyo. The attack took place in a building in Sagamihara city, west of Tokyo. It has been reported that the building serves as a home for the disabled. Staff contacted the police around 2:30 Tuesday morning local […]
Amnesty International has gathered “credible evidence” that people arrested in relation to the past week’s failed coup attempt have been often arbitrary detained, deprived of contacts with family and lawyers as well as go through “severe” tortures. The detainees arrested over alleged links to the foiled coup attempt are being arbitrarily held, sometimes in informal […]
Clashes broke out in the Greek town of Kastanies as dozens of pro-refugee protesters rallied against the fence set up at the Turkish border and attempted to breach police lines. Authorities resorted to stun grenades and tear gas to stop the unruly crowd. According to Greek media, on Saturday over 200 members of the group […]
The death toll of the suicide attack in Kabul carried out earlier in the day reached 61 people with over 200 wounded, according to local media reported. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — TOLO News earlier reported that a suicide bombing killed at least 20 people and wounded 170 more during a mass demonstration by Hazara minority in […]
