Russia, Syria and Iran warn US against further strikes
Allied foreign ministers meet in Moscow over Syrian war and warn Washington following cruise missile strike on airbase.
Russia has denounced last week's US attack on Syria and warned further such action would derail global security.
The US has said its strike on a Syrian air...
Incredible story :Muslim restaurant owner in Washington who feeds the homeless for free
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — On a dreary morning in Franklin Square along K Street in Northwest Washington layers of donated clothes keep the homeless warm. Finding shelter and food defines their day. Dawud Proctor knows the struggle of homelessness all too well.
“Yeah it’s tough. I...
Qatar and Russia to bolster economic ties
Qatar and Russia announced the new agreement, which will see closer trade ties, during a visit by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the Gulf Nation on Wednesday.
Lavrov made the commitment after a meeting in Doha with his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin...
Marriage discrepancy clouds Ilhan Omar’s historic primary victory
Website claims candidate is married to two men, including her brother.
Ilhan Omar, whose victory in a Minneapolis DFL primary last week virtually assured her of becoming the nation's first Somali-American legislator, denied recent reports that she married her brother to commit immigration fraud while...
Trump’s travel ban comes under intense scrutiny at appeals court
Court says it will issue ruling as soon as possible but matter likely to go to Supreme Court
President Donald Trump’s order temporarily banning US entry to people from seven Muslim-majority countries came under intense scrutiny on Tuesday from a federal appeals court that questioned...
African Union urges restraint in Djibouti-Eritrea border spat
By Aaron Maasho | ADDIS ABABA
The African Union urged Djibouti and Eritrea to remain calm and exercise restraint on Saturday after Djibouti accused its neighbor of occupying disputed territory along their border following the withdrawal of Qatari peacekeepers.
On Friday, Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali...
A record number of journalists are in jail, CPJ census finds
Turkey's unprecedented crackdown on media brought the total number of jailed journalists worldwide to the highest number since the Committee to Protect Journalists began taking an annual census in 1990.
As of December 1, 2016, there were 259 journalists in jail around the world. Turkey...
Trump’s offensive to ‘wipe out’ al-Shabaab threatens more pain for Somalis
Efforts to avert a disaster caused by drought are at risk from renewed offensive
A new US-backed military offensive against Islamist militants in Somalia could undermine the massive international effort to help millions of people threatened by the worst drought there in more than 40...
Smuggler or survivor? Migrants forced to help, face arrest
PACHINO, Sicily (AP) " All migrant Marc Samie has of his fiancee is a picture in his mind. Louise, seven and a half months pregnant, is standing silently on a beach in Libya, tears rolling down her face as traffickers force him at gunpoint...
Istanbul rally commemorates Turkish soldiers killed in Iraq, supports Palestinians
By: Anadolu agency
Thousands of people gathered on Monday for an event titled "Mercy for our martyrs, support for Palestine, curse on Israel” in mosques during the morning prayers to join a procession organized by Türkiye’s NGO TUGVA...