BEIJING, China – Hundreds of Muslims have reportedly clashed with Chinese police in the southwestern province of Yunan to protest the demolition of a mosque’s dome. Videos on social media showed a scuffle breaking out between police and locals outside the 13th-century Najiaying Mosque in the city of Nagu on Saturday. According to m...
NEW DELHI, India – The murder of a girl in the Indian capital, New Delhi, in full view of onlookers has sparked an outcry in the country. The 16-year-old was stabbed more than 20 times by her ex-boyfriend Footage of the attack shows the man repeatedly stabbing the girl and crushing her head. According to […]
MADRID, Spain – At least one Spanish citizen converts to Islam almost every Friday in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia. The president of the Spanish Islamic Society, Umar del Pozo, said that in recent years they have been receiving one person almost every Friday who wants to convert to Islam. Del Pozo, who also […]
KABUL, Afghanistan – Two Iranian border guards and a Taliban fighter were killed after an exchange of fire at the border. Clashes had erupted between the two countries on May 27, reportedly over water rights. Residents of Afghanistan’s border province of Nimroz claimed that the clashes erupted after the Iranian military opened fire...
JERUSALEM, Palestine – A Palestinian was killed and seven others injured by Israeli gunfire during a raid in the West Bank on Monday According to the Palestinian new agency Wafa, clashes erupted when Israeli forces moved into the city of Jenin early Monday. A security officer was injured in the violence and later died of […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh – The grouping of Islamic countries has called for a permanent solution to the Rohingya crisis. The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Hissein Brahim Taha, said Monday that the grouping supports the genocide case against the military junta in Myanmar. The case was filed by the African Muslim state of...
MOSCOW – Angered by his remarks during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia said it had opened a criminal case against U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham. According to the state news agency TASS, Moscow called his remarks “Russophobic” During a meeting with Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Friday, Graham was recorded in...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. government has approved the vaccination of the critically endangered California condor against avian flu. Known scientifically as Gymnogyps californianus, the condor is a member of the vulture family and was declared endangered in 1987. California condors are known for their largest wingspan in North America. Offici...
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts – Using artificial intelligence, scientists have succeeded in developing a new antibiotic to treat the world’s most drug-resistant microbe. The bacterium Acinetobacter baumanii has been described as notoriously difficult to eradicate. But the Canadian and U.S. scientists used artificial intelligence tools t...
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – More than a hundred people greeted Jacob Chansley on Sunday after he was released from federal prison. The 35-year-old man also known as Jake Angeli, or the “QAnon Shaman,” was convicted of attacking the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He was pictured walking through the U.S. Capitol that day wearing a [&h...
