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STOCKHOLM Minister for Culture and Democracy Alice Bah Kuhnke on Sunday condemned Saturday’s attack on a mosque in Stockholm. In remarks made to Anadolu Agency, Kuhnke said the Swedish government had launched an investigation into the incident. “I myself called Orhan Karan, the head of Setra Turkish...

From Nigeria to Uruguay, women share their thoughts and feelings about the hijab. By:Al Jazeera Staff Women from around the world share their thoughts and feelings about wearing - or not wearing - the hijab. For more, watch the documentary The Veil. 'Hijab makes me feel free' Ifat Gazia...

The BBC World Service will launch 11 new language services as part of its biggest expansion "since the 1940s", the corporation has announced. The expansion is a result of the funding boost announced by the UK government last year. The new languages will be Afaan Oromo,...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces questioning by prosecutors Monday at the Ecuadoran embassy in London in a twist in the long-running legal battle over a rape allegation against him. An Ecuadoran prosecutor will quiz the founder of the secret-spilling website at the red-brick building where...

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential election, voicing hope that joint work will resolve the crisis in bilateral ties, the Kremlin said Wednesday.  President Putin sent a telegram to Donald Trump, congratulating him on his victory in the US presidential...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Cigarette smoking may shorten the lifespan of people living with HIV more than the AIDS virus itself, a U.S. study said Thursday. "A person with HIV who consistently takes anti-HIV medicines but smokes is much more likely to die of...

Turkey suspended 1,218 gendarmerie personnel on Thursday, an official from the interior ministry overseeing the force said, as part of investigations into a failed coup in July. Turkey has already sacked or suspended more than 110,000 civil servants, judges, prosecutors, soldiers and others over suspected...

A further worsening of relations between Moscow and the United States is in the interests of neither side, Nikolai Patrushev, the Secretary of Russia's Security Council, was quoted as saying on Tuesday. "As recent history shows, relations between Russia and the USA will sooner or...

A year long exhibition of Somali culture has launched at the MShed, as part of the Bristol Festival of Somali Culture. Somalis in Bristol: Where Are We From and Who Are We Now? seeks to introduce new audiences to the richness of Somali culture, break...

By:Julian Borger, The Guardian Russia has lost its bid to become a member of the UN’s human rights council, in a defeat that reflects the diplomatic cost of its war in Syria. Russia was beaten on Friday by Hungary and Croatia in the competition for two...