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...
Nadiya Hussain: The Great British Bake Off winner reveals racial abuse
The Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain has said racial abuse is part of her life - and has been "for years".
She revealed she has received abuse after "massive things happen" in the news, from 11 September 2001 onwards.
"I've had things thrown at...
Pakistan celebrates Independence Day
During his speech, President Mamnoon Hussain said the country will continue to support Kashmiris in their bid for the right to self-determination.
Pakistan on Sunday commemorated its Independence Day with national zeal and fervour.
The day dawned with 31 gun salute in the federal and 21...
Imam, friend fatally shot after leaving NYC mosque
The leader of a New York City mosque and a friend were fatally shot in a brazen daylight attack as they left afternoon prayers Saturday.
Police said Imam Maulama Akonjee, 55, and 64-year-old Thara Uddin were shot in the head as they left the Al-Furqan...
Boko Haram releases purported video of Chibok girls
BokoHaram-Video posted on social video reportedly shows some of the 300 girls who were kidnapped more than two years ago.
Boko Haram has released a video of the girls allegedly kidnapped two years ago, showing some who are still alive and claiming others died in air...
Crisis in Ethiopia and the Role of the International Community: Politics of Fear
Dozens of anti-government protesters have been killed and arrested by government authorities amid ongoing unrest in Ethiopia. For months, hundreds of thousands of protestors from Ethiopia’s largest ethnic groups have rallied to protest political marginalization and systematic persecution by the government.
In June, a 61-page...
25 US Mega Corporations: Where They Rank If They Were Countries
World Economic:-If Wal-Mart were a country, its revenues would make it on par with the GDP of the 25th largest economy in the world by, surpassing 157 smaller countries.
We've found 25 major American corporations whose 2010 revenues surpass the 2010 Gross Domestic Product of...
Iran and Turkey agree to cooperate over Syria
The foreign ministers of Turkey and Iran have pledged greater cooperation on resolving the Syria crisis, vowing to keep the dialogue open despite their differences.
At a joint news conference on Friday in Ankara, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad...
Moving 500 elephants – Africa’s elephant population is under threat from poaching and habitat loss
Horndiplomt-(CNN)In the Liwonde Wildlife Reserve in Malawi, the elephant population is struggling to survive.
The growing local human population is edging ever closer to their reserve, sometimes entering it to poach bushmeat or fish, or using the land to grow crops.
On the elephants' side of...
Twitter denies rumors of shutting down in 2017
Twitter Inc denied on Thursday rumors that the social media messaging service will be shutting down in 2017, denouncing the claim as groundless.
"There is absolutely no truth to the claims whatsoever," a spokesman for Twitter said in an emailed response to a Reuters request...