Doctor in Spain faces court over Franco-era ‘stolen babies’
Source: CNN By Laura Maestro and Angela Dewan Madrid (CNN)It was almost half a century ago that Ines Madrigal was born in Spain and handed to a woman who was not […]
European MPs spend night on migrant ship in desperate bid to secure dock
Source: CNN By Nadine Schmidt and Sheena McKenzie, CNN A group of five European politicians spent Sunday night on a rescue ship stranded in the Mediterranean with hundreds of migrants […]
2 migrant rescue vessels suspend operations after Italian intervention
Source: CNN By Jay Croft, Valentina DiDonato and Nadine Schmidt Amid the ongoing controversy over immigration, the owners of two rescue boats say Italy has forced them to stop operating. […]
What next for Turkey after Erdogan’s executive presidency win?
Source : Al Jazeera News Istanbul, Turkey – Turkey’s high-stakes elections might be over, but the dynamics that will emerge after ushering in a new executive presidential system are yet to be seen […]
Inside Geneva : Who’s in charge in today’s wars?
By Imogen Foulkes This content was published on June 25, 2018 It is key for humanitarian organisations to be able to talk to ‘non-state’ armed groups to try to […]
French far-right group arrested over alleged plot to attack Muslims
Source Independent Several firearms reportedly discovered during raids and some suspects had grenades and explosives A group linked to France’s radical far-right have been arrested on suspicion of planning an […]
Turkey’s Erdogan wins sweeping new powers after election victory
Source: Reuters By Tuvan Gumrukcu, Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan won sweeping new executive powers on Monday after his victory in landmark elections that also saw his […]
Switzerland: Opinion Shaqiri and Xhaka as Quantum Phenomenon
By Daniel Warner June 25, 2018 Switzerland’s midfielder Granit Xhaka makes the double-eagle gesture.(© KEYSTONE / LAURENT GILLIERON) Watching Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka score for Switzerland and celebrate […]
In Europe, leaders back Africa, Balkans migrant reception centers
Source: The Times News By The Associated Press BRUSSELS — The leaders of 16 countries survived the “frank talk” of an emergency meeting on immigration and emerged with a veneer […]
As a Turkish person living in Britain, I don’t like the western double standard around our democracy
A question I am often being asked is: ‘How does it feel to live under a dictatorship?’ This is a laughable claim, and one I only began to understand when […]
Humanity First and Ahmadiyya serving Humanity in Macedonia
By Zubair Khan From 10.06.2018 to 15.06.2018, projects were conducted under Food Secuirty and Medical Help in various citiies of Macedonia. 1. Food Packets in the city of Kumanovo. It is a city about 30 KM away from the capital city Skopia. For the first time, on 10.06.2018 Macedonian […]
View from Turkey: Islamism, jihadism, and the Turkish elections
HAKKI ÖCAL @hakkiocal Erin Cunningham, the Washington Post correspondent in Istanbul, Shabtai Gold, a reporter for dpa international from Washington D.C., Howard Eissenstat of St. Lawrence University and the […]
Erdogan declared winner of Turkey’s presidential vote by country’s electoral board
Mr Erdogan gains sweeping new powers as he extends his grip on power Kim Sengupta Istanbul The Independent Online Supporters of Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate in front of AKP headquarters in […]
Austria Plans To Close Seven Mosques, Expel Dozens Of Imams
Source: Huffington POST VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s right-wing government plans to shut seven mosques and could expel dozens of imams in what it said was “just the beginning” of a […]
Pope Francis: Every Country Should Welcome As Many Refugees As Possible
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla CIRO FUSCO VIA GETTY IMAGES Pope Francis talks with journalists aboard a plane, at the end of his visit to Geneva on June 21 […]
Gosport hospital deaths: Prescribed painkillers ‘shortened 456 lives’
Source: BBC News More than 450 patients died after being given powerful painkillers inappropriately at Gosport War Memorial Hospital, a report has found. An independent panel said, taking into account missing […]
Turkey election: Erdogan leads in early results
Source: BBC News Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ahead in the presidential election with 52% of votes counted, state media report. Mr Erdogan has 56%, and his closest rival, Muharrem […]
Polls close in Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL AA Photo Polls have closed in Turkey’s high-stakes presidential and parliamentary elections, with 56,322,632 registered voters and 180,065 ballot boxes across the country. Voters […]
Legal norms on migrants overdue
Jun 23,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi The migrant narrative in Europe and the US is not over blown for no reason, as it is taking a heavy […]
Pope to make Vatican changes in push for reform, transparency
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will be making several significant changes in the Vatican in the next few weeks and months to bring in […]