Russia’s new game in Afghanistan
Source: Aljazeera By Najib Sharifi Apolitical analyst and a member of Afghanistan Analysis and Awareness, a Kabul-based think tank. A resurgent Russia is making new inroads into Afghanistan, not in […]
Why Guantanamo Bay must be closed for good
Source: CNN By Jonathan Russell Jonathan Russell is head of policy at Quilliam, a counter-extremism organization based in London. The opinions in this article belong to the author. (CNN)This week, […]
A nation of immigrants enters dark chapter
Source: CNN By Raul A. Reyes Raul A. Reyes is an attorney and member of the USA Today board of contributors and writes frequently for CNN Opinion. The views expressed […]
Oscars 2017: Mahershala Ali is first Muslim actor to win academy award
Source: BBC Mahershala Ali has made history as the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar, for his portrayal of a drug dealer in the coming-of-age drama Moonlight. It was […]
Philippine Abu Sayyaf jihadists behead German hostage in video
Source: BBC Jurgen Kantner was abducted from his yacht off Malaysia’s Sabah state in November. His companion Sabine Merz’s body was later found on the boat. A deadline for a […]
Trump’s New Anti-ISIS Strategy May Mean Deeper U.S. Involvement in Syria
Source: Time Robert Burns and Lolita C. Baldor / AP (WASHINGTON) — A new military strategy to meet President Donald Trump’s demand to “obliterate” the Islamic State group is likely […]
George W. Bush on President Trump’s Russia Ties: ‘We Need Answers’
Source: Time Maya Rhodan Former President George W. Bush weighed in on the calls for a special prosecutor to investigate the connections between the Trump campaign and Russia during an […]
Trump’s Choice for Navy Secretary Is Withdrawing, Citing a Tangle of Business Interests
Source: Time (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s choice to be secretary of the Navy, businessman Philip Bilden, said Sunday he was withdrawing from consideration for the post, citing concerns about […]
Japan, China play for ‘swing states’ in regional trade game
Source: Nikkei Asian Review Deal gains prominence after TPP’s demise, but discord among 16 nations remains TOKYO — Top negotiators from 16 Asia-Pacific countries representing roughly half the world’s population […]
Indonesian police kill bomber, investigate for link to IS sympathizers
Source: Reuters By Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Gayatri Suroyo | JAKARTA Indonesian police killed a militant on Monday after he detonated a small bomb in the city of Bandung […]
Last letters : From Mosul schoolboys to Islamic State ‘martyrs’
Source: Reuters By Stephen Kalin | MOSUL, IRAQ “My dear family, please forgive me,” reads the handwritten letter discarded in the dusty halls of an Islamic State training compound in […]
After anti-Trump protests, the president’s fans organize their own rallies
Source: Reuters By Jonathan Allen | NEW YORK Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump are holding rallies in towns and cities across the country on Monday, partly as a rebuttal […]
White House Refuses To Guarantee People Won’t Lose Health Insurance From Repeal
Source: Huffington Post You know, because a lot of people will probably lose their coverage. By Matt Fuller THE WASHINGTON POST VIA GETTY IMAGESTrump said during his campaign that his […]
Battle for west Mosul: Bombs ‘fall like rain’ on front line
Source: BBC By Wyre Davies BBC News, Northern Iraq Image copyrightAPImage captionCivilians are fleeing west Mosul amid fierce clashes between Iraqi forces and so-called Islamic State militants This weekend as […]
Fox News’s ‘Swedish defence advisor’ unknown to country’s military officials
Source: The Guardian After Donald Trump’s infamous ‘what’s happening in Sweden’ comment, Nils Bildt was billed on The O’Reilly Factor as Swedish national security advisor Nils Bildt appears on Fox […]
The gruelling, six-hour commute of Beijing’s workers
Source: BBC By Danny Vincent 22 February 2017 On some days, Zhang Xia spends more time commuting to work than she does in the office. The 39-year-old marketing manager lives […]
The secret of how diamonds are made by nature
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Oscars 2017: Moonlight wins best picture after announcement mix-up
Source: BBC Moonlight has won best picture at the Oscars – but only after an error saw La La Land initially declared the winner. The La La Land producers were […]
Chile floods: Millions without water in capital Santiago
Source: BBC Rainstorms and landslides in Chile have contaminated a major river forcing the authorities to cut off drinking water to at least four million people in the capital, Santiago. […]
What’s your most unshakeable belief? Share your story
Source: CNN By Reza Aslan (CNN)As a writer and scholar of religions, I am often asked how, knowing all that I know about the religions of the world, I can […]