Day: June 13, 2017
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Asiia-Pacific
Daesh killing, enslaving civilians in Philippine city, officials say
Daesh-linked militants holding parts of a Philippine city are killing civilians who try to flee while using others as…
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USA
May apologizes to Tories for election ‘mess’
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has acknowledged her fault for the Conservative Party’s dismal performance in the June 8…
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Middle East
Israel mulls closing Al Jazeera bureau in Jerusalem al-Quds: Report
A report says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering shutting down the Jerusalem al-Quds bureau of the Qatar-based…
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Asiia-Pacific
Top UN official in Myanmar to be changed: Report
The United Nations says its top official in Myanmar is being changed, with sources citing her failure to protect the…
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Asiia-Pacific
Daesh cells present in nearly all Indonesian provinces: Military chief
The military chief in Jakarta says Daesh is present in almost all the Indonesian provinces as the Middle East-based…
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Asiia-Pacific
Heavy rains kill at least 46 in Bangladesh
Heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 46 people in southeast Bangladesh, most of them buried under landslides, authorities…
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USA
Senate agrees on new Russia sanctions, limiting Trump’s power to lift them
US senators have reached a wide-ranging bipartisan agreement to impose new sanctions against Russia and limit President Donald Trump’s…
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Europe
Shooting takes place at subway station, leaves casualties
A shooting incident has taken place at a subway station in a suburb of the southern German city of…
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Asiia-Pacific
Panama cuts ties with Taiwan, backs ‘One China’ policy
Panama breaks diplomatic ties with self-ruled Taiwan in favor of establishing formal relations with Beijing, in what is viewed as…
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Middle East
Israeli PM, opposition leader secretly traveled to Egypt in 2016: Report
A newly released report says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Isaac Herzog secretly traveled to Egypt…
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Middle East
‘10,000 Yemeni patients died due to Saudi seige’
Yemen’s Health Ministry says Saudi Arabia’s 2015-present aerial embargo against the impoverished country has led to the deaths of…
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