PanARMENIAN.Net – The Turkish Armed Forces advanced at least 26 kilometers (km) into Iraqi territory this past weekend, as they continue their military operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Al-Masdar News reports. “Our soldiers advanced between 26 to 27 kilometres in northern Iraq, and there is not much left to liberate in Qandil,” […]
An Iraqi court has sentenced a French woman to life in prison for membership in the Islamic State (IS) extremist group. Melina Boughedir, a mother of four, was initially sentenced to six months in prison for entering the country illegally. However, the court ordered a retrial after prosecutors presented new evidence, including photos of her […]
Three Dalit men were brutally hacked to death with machetes and other weapons by a group of upper caste Hindus in India’s southern Tamil Nadu state Monday night. The men were attacked for sitting with their legs crossed, which the caste Hindus took as a grave insult. The attack occurred in Kachanatham village, in Tamil […]
Both houses of the Philippine Congress have passed a proposed law that will eventually allow self-rule for Muslims in the southern Mindanao region, but the chambers have come under criticism for allegedly watering-down certain provisions of the legislation. President Rodrigo Duterte had earlier certified as urgent the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), which, […]
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Wednesday he would reconsider resuming a search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 if new information emerged, while his transport minister announced that a final report on the joint international hunt would be publicized in July. Ocean Infinity, a U.S. seabed exploration company, on Tuesday ended its search for the […]
As reported by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, will be travelling to Pyongyang for a visit with his North Korean counterpart tomorrow. The agenda is set to cover relations between the two nations, as well as covering areas of regional and international concern. The North Korean Foreign Minister, […]
Buddhist monks in Thailand took to social media to call for violence against Muslims last year, the United States government said Tuesday in its latest annual report on curbs to religious freedom worldwide. The U.S. State Department also highlighted concerns about issues affecting minority groups in Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Bangladesh, in its report that […]
Authorities in the northeastern Chinese province of Jilin sent in emergency rescue teams after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake rocked the city of Songyuan early on Monday, officials said. State-run news agency Xinhua said no casualties had yet been reported after the quake hit Songyuan’s Ningjiang distict at 1.50 a.m., but panicked residents left their homes and […]
