The jihadist Islamic State militia, which seized large areas of northern Iraq last month, has warned women of the city of Mosul, one of the largest cities in the country, who must wear a full veil, or are at risk of “severe punishment “. Sunni insurgents who have declared a caliphate in the areas they […]
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Five Palestinians, all civilians, were killed Friday while participating in two different protests, called in the Day of Anger called by the main factions in the West Bank to protest the siege of Gaza. With them are eight deaths in the area, the other major Palestinian enclave, east of Israel. The march of the night […]
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The tragedy of flight from Malaysia Airlines has not silenced weapons in Ukraine. United States yesterday accused Russia of Vladimir Putin of provoking an escalation by launching rockets from Russian territory against Ukrainian positions and transfer of heavy weapons and troops near the border between the two countries. If the allegations are true, would indicate […]
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The potential impact of the new generation of EU sanctions against Moscow for its role in the Ukraine crisis is devastating. Brussels estimates that the Russian economy will suffer a sensational wallop of 1.5 points of GDP this year and 4.8 points in 2015, according to estimates by the European Commission. That would put the […]
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At least 82 people were killed on Wednesday by the detonation of two bombs on two streets in the city of Kaduna, a city north of Nigeria; as reported by local authorities and medical sources told Reuters. The first device has exploded – over two p.m. Pacific Time – the convoy of a Muslim sheik […]
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International calls to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip have achieved a first minimum agreement. Israel and Hamas have agreed to a 12-hour humanitarian truce, which began Saturday at seven o’clock (CET Spanish). Hours before this covenant confirmed, the UN, the U.S. and Egypt proposed a truce of seven days, coinciding with the upcoming […]
Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said in a statement on Saturday that decision to remove barriers outside Dr. Tahirul Qadri’s residence in Model Town was made in a meeting that was chaired by then Law Minister Rana Sana Ullah. Shahbaz Sahrif’s affidavit was submitted to the judicial tribunal investigating the Model Town tragedy. The […]
The militia movement Islamic State (EI) has ordered that all women between the early teens and up to 49 years in the areas it controls in Iraq are subjected to genital mutilation, as revealed Tuesday responsible for humanitarian aid UN in that country, Jaqueline Badcock. ” This is a statement we have been informed this […]
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The Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk, was forced to resign on Thursday after two parties supporting the government abandon parliamentary coalition – so did 15 independent deputies. New elections will presumably be held next October. “I announce my resignation as a result of the dissolution of the coalition and the blockade of government bills,” said […]
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A dozen Palestinians were killed Thursday in an Israeli raid on a school – shelter run by the UN Agency for Refugees (UNRWA) in the town of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, reports the correspondent HOME Nearby, Juan Gomez. UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness has confirmed that the school, which served as a shelter […]
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Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif opted to visit Gujrat to see a boy whose arms were severed by a landlord instead of appearing in front of Judicial Tribunal to record his statement regarding the Lahore Model Town tragedy. One member Judicial Tribunal has extended the deadline by one day. According to reports in media, […]
Pakistan’s Mister of Interior Affairs, Chuadhry Nisar Ali Khan, has said in a press briefing in Islamabad on Friday July 25, 2014 that government has approved the measures to ask army under Article 245 of the Constitution to maintain law and order of the Pakistani capital for three months commencing from August 1, 2014. Interior […]