A petrol bomb exploded outside a mosque at the Australian Islamic College in Thornlie, southeast of Perth, while hundreds of Muslims were inside for evening prayer. An anti-Islam message left on the mosque wall indicates the attack was motivated by hate. The hate crime took place on Tuesday night at around 8 pm local time. […]
There are at least ten dead and forty injuries caused by two explosions at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport on Tuesday night according to the Turkish Justice Minister. The initial casualty estimates are expected to grow based on imagery coming from the scene which indicate massive casualties. According to Sputnik sources at least two gunmen opened fire […]
Five people have been killed as four suicide bombers carried out terrorist attacks in the Lebanese Christian village of Qaa on the border with Syria, Reuters reports. Fifteen more people were wounded later the same day as another suicide bomber blew himself up outside the village’s church as the residents were preparing for the funerals […]
Beijing is sinking 11cm a year because the city is using too much ground water, according to a new study. The Chinese capital Beijing is one of the top countries in the world in terms of water scarcity, and the water in soil and rock formations just below its surface accounts for two-thirds of its […]
Israel and Turkey have announced a reconciliation deal to end a bitter six-year rift between the Mideast powers. In Rome, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on June 27 that the deal would help bring “stability” to the turbulent Middle East. His Turkish counterpart, Binali Yildirim, made a simultaneous announcement in Ankara. Relations between the […]
At least 35 people were killed in a bus fire in the Chinese Hunan Province on Sunday morning, local media said. BEIJING (Sputnik) — According to the Shanghai Daily, the accident occurred around 10:20 local time. The bus carrying 56 people crashed into the fence on a highway in Yizhang County. Read more: sputniknews.com Sputnik […]
Cambodian civil society groups have called on Prime Minister Hun Sen to act responsibly to resolve the various social ills plaguing the country following his much publicized act of paying fines on Friday for violating traffic laws by riding a motorbike without a helmet. During a trip on June 18 to Sre Ambil district in […]
Islamic State terror group has called on its followers to focus their energy fighting in Southeast Asia besides battling in Iraq and Syria. In the latest propaganda video, the organization specifically calls on extremists to target Malaysia. The latest video, titled ‘Toghut’ (sinners against the teachings of Allah), was released earlier this week and shows […]
