Mother Teresa will be made a saint on Sept 4. Pope Francis set the canonization date Tuesday, paving the way for the nun who cared for …
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2 dead as villagers and Islamists clash
DHAKA, March 15, (AFP): Thousands of Bangladeshi villagers clashed on Monday with members of a minority Islamic group who are often regarded with suspicion, leaving …
Read More »Thousands of maids in Hong Kong in ‘forced labour’
HONG KONG, March 15, (AFP): Tens of thousands of foreign maids in Hong Kong are in “forced labour”, according to a new report that fuels …
Read More »American IS member surrenders in Iraq – DAESH returns to Iraqi town a day after pullout
ARBIL, Iraq, March 14, (AFP): A member of the Islamic State jihadist group with US citizenship turned himself in to the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in …
Read More »Islamist militants arrested
DHAKA, March 14, (Agencies): Bangladesh’s elite security force said Monday it had arrested five Islamist militants and seized a large quantity of explosives it suspects …
Read More »Senior Saudi prince condemns Obama comments
RIYADH, March 14, (RTRS): A senior Saudi Arabian prince on Monday condemned comments attributed to US President Barack Obama, saying the American leader had “thrown …
Read More »Al Habtoor Group Chairman meets delegation from Isa Cultural Centre
DUBAI, March 14: Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, Chairman of the Al Habtoor Group welcomed His Excellency Dr Khalid bin Khalifa bin Daij Al Khalifa, Deputy …
Read More »Ankara blast kills 27
ANKARA, March 13, (AFP): A car bomb ripped through a busy Square in central Ankara Sunday, killing at least 27 people and wounding 75, officials …
Read More »At least 16 killed in attack on 3 hotels in Ivory Coast
GRAND BASSAM, Ivory Coast, March 13, (Agencies): Fourteen civilians and two soldiers were killed in the Ivory Coast beach resort of Grand Bassam on Sunday …
Read More »At least 41 Taleban fighters killed by Afghan forces in western Herat
fighters were killed and 50 others wounded in a joint security operation by Afghan forces in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, said officials on Saturday. The …
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