International News

June 29, 2018

Iraq executes 12 after PM calls for speedy executions

BAGHDAD: Iraq put to death 12 people convicted of terrorism hours after Prime Minister Haider al Abadi called for speedy executions in response to the kidnapping […]
June 29, 2018

Nurse guilty of ‘black magic’ in landmark British slavery case

LONDON: A nurse known as “Madame Sandra” was found guilty on Thursday of submitting five Nigerians to black magic rituals then forcing them into European sex […]
June 28, 2018

Swiss government rejects proposed burqa ban

ZURICH: The Swiss government opposed on Wednesday a grassroots campaign for a nationwide ban on facial coverings in public that will prompt a binding referendum, the […]
June 28, 2018

EU deeply divided over migration as key summit nears

Brussels – The European Union’s 28 leaders are expected to meet for the European Council in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to discuss migration, a controversial […]
June 28, 2018

Evidence ‘shoddy’ in Kim Jong-un half-brother murder trial

Evidence against two women facing the death penalty for killing the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was described as having “doubts and gaps that […]
June 28, 2018

‘I pray they let me in’: Asylum seekers face long wait at border

Nogales, Mexico – Guadalupe and her two-year-old daughter have been waiting at the port of entry to the US in Nogales, Mexico for days. The 22-year-old […]
June 28, 2018

Top US court backs Trump travel ban on Muslim-majority countries

The United States Supreme Court has upheld President Donald Trump’s controversial order blocking entry by people from several Muslim-majority countries, a decision described as “disappointing” and […]
June 28, 2018

US Supreme Court rules public sector union fees violate first amendment

The top court in the US has ruled that states and public sector unions may no longer collect fees from workers without their consent, a defeat […]