TEHRAN, Iran (AA): Iran’s nuclear negotiator said Wednesday he held a “serious and constructive” meeting with European Union mediator Enrique Mora in Qatar. In a Twitter post, Ali Bagheri-Kani said he exchanged views with Mora and “discussed a range of issues, including negotiations on sanctions lifting.” The talks between the two officials ca...
ATHENS (AA): At least 29 people were injured Wednesday, including four in serious condition, in a massive explosion that rocked central Paris, according to media reports. Army troops, police, 230 firefighters and other emergency services, rushed to the scene in the Fifth Arrondissement, according to broadcaster BFMTV, which said at least two p...
ISLAMABAD (AA): Pakistani authorities have collected the DNA samples of relatives to identify those who lost their lives in the tragic boat accident off the coast of Greece on June 14. The country observed a mourning day on Monday as hundreds of Pakistanis were reportedly among those who died or went missing in the tragedy. […]
Berlin, Germany (AFP): China’s premier on Tuesday urged closer cooperation with Germany to shore up a struggling global economy, at a time when the European export powerhouse is seeking to reduce its reliance on the Asian giant. Li Qiang, on his first trip abroad since he was named China’s prime minister, also underlined the emphas...
ISTANBUL (AA): There is an air of mourning in Bandli, a small village nestled among lush green hills in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Grief has gripped this village since last week’s shipwreck off the coast of Greece, a tragedy that has likely claimed the lives of hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers. Bandli and its people are […]
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA): Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban Tuesday called on Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to return detained Kosovo police officers. “We follow the events in Kosovo very closely and see what is being done to the Serbs. I respectfully ask you, President, dear Aleksandar (Vucic), to follow Hungary’s recommendation a...
BRUSSELS (AA): The EU expects Greece to conduct a “thorough and transparent” investigation into last week’s deadly migrant shipwreck near the shores of Kalamata. “We take note that the prosecutor has started an investigation on this incident. It is very important to ensure a thorough and transparent investigation,” Anitta Hipper, the European ...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA): Pakistanis observed a ‘Day of Mourning’ on Monday to express their sorrow over the last week’s tragic boat sinking incident off the coast of southern Greece, in which at least 78 irregular immigrants died and 500 others remain missing in the Mediterranean Sea. According to 104 survivors of the June 1...
ATHENS (AA): New revelations by both local and international media contradict Greek authorities’ account of last week’s migrant boat accident off southwestern Greece which led to the deaths of at least 78 migrants, including many children, with hundreds more missing and unlikely to be found. According to the log of the Greek Coast Guard boat [...
BERLIN (AA): The number of unreported Islamophobic attacks in Germany is increasing due to a growing distrust of authorities, a Muslim community leader in the capital Berlin has warned. There were 124 attacks on Muslims and mosques across Germany in just the first 90 days of 2023, an alarming average of more than one a […]
