LONDON (AA) – Two London mosques were shocked by Islamophobic letters they received after devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, in “appalling and disgusting” shows of hate at a time when the whole world has mobilized to help heal the wounds of the two countries. A hate-filled letter was sent to both the Masjid Ramadan...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A group of assailants stormed the police headquarters of Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, igniting an intense exchange of firing between the attackers and the police on Friday evening. Karachi police chief, Javed Alam Odho, confirmed to the local media that his office has been attacked, and at least one [&hell...
NEW DELHI (AA) – Police in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan have detained six people for their alleged involvement in cow vigilantism and the death of two Muslim young men, a police official said on Friday. According to the family members of the deceased, the two were abducted from Bharatpur in Rajasthan by the […]
ANKARA (AA) – Iranian authorities have detained two foreign nationals for allegedly undermining security in southeastern region of Sistan and Baluchestan, reported local media on Thursday. According to a report by state news agency IRNA, the two foreigners allegedly “played an important role in the creation of an atmosphere of inse...
KAHRAMANMARAS, Türkiye (AA) – In yet another miraculous rescue, crews defied odds and pulled alive a 42-year-old woman from rubble of a collapsed building, 222 hours after earthquakes hit southern Türkiye last week. Melike Imamoglu was saved in the Onikisubat district of Kahramanmaras province, the epicenter of the tremblors in which more than...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 15 people were killed and 12 others injured in an avalanche caused by heavy snowfall in the city of Khorugh in eastern Tajikistan, according to official sources. “As a result of the avalanche, four apartments were completely destroyed, while 35 houses and five farm buildings were partially damaged,” the Tajik […...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – The Somali army has killed over 200 rebels with ties to the al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group al-Shabaab during military operations that took place in three states and liberated large swaths of territory from the group, a senior government official has said. Somalia’s Information Minister Daud Aweis said at a news co...
Jakarta, Indonesia — AFP One of Indonesia’s most senior police officers has been sentenced to death over the murder of his bodyguard. Ferdy Sambo, a two-star general and former head of internal affairs for the national police, was named as a suspect after his bodyguard was found dead at Sambo’s home in July, in a […]
IDLIB CITY, Syria (AA) – A UN delegation has made its first-hand tour in the Syrian opposition-held areas that were badly affected by last week’s devastating earthquakes. The UN delegation entered the Syrian territory from the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Türkiye and headed towards Idlib province in northwestern Syria. The delegation...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye’s national flag carrier Turkish Airlines has resumed flights from Hatay Airport in the country’s earthquake-hit southern region. “Our flights from Hatay Airport have resumed,” Yahya Ustun, Turkish Airlines’ senior vice president for media relations, said on Twitter. Flights made between February 13...
