Pope Francis Celebrates Mass In Baku
Pope Francis met with the local Roman Catholic community and led Sunday Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baku during his historic…
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Villagers: Explosions Rattle Houses as Usual at Kashmir Border
The village of Mandol in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir along the banks of the Poonch River is just 2,100 meters from the Pakistani military post that authorities say came under fire from…
continue readingMajlis Podcast: Why Does Kyrgyzstan Need To Change Its Constitution Now?
While many politicians in Kyrgyzstan agree there is a need to make some revisions to the constitution, the timing of the referendum, about a year before the country holds a…
continue readingUncertainty over Philippine President Alarms Investors
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody anti-drug war and his foul-mouthed outbursts in defense of the campaign have unnerved foreign investors in one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies. Analysts and businessmen point…
continue readingHungary Votes on Government’s Rejection of EU Refugee Quotas
Hungarians vote Sunday on a referendum whether to accept or reject the European Union’s migrant quotas. Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has been in power since 2010, hopes this referendum…
continue readingIndia to Ratify Paris Climate Pact
In a major boost to global efforts to address climate change, India — the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases – is ratifying the landmark Paris climate pact Sunday. India’s…
continue readingBrazilians Vote in First Local Elections Since Rousseff’s Impeachment
Brazil’s Workers’ Party (PT) is expected to lose big Sunday when Brazilians vote in the first local elections since Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment. Brazilians in 5,568 municipalities will vote for mayors…
continue readingHungary Vote on Migrant Referendum
As Hungarians are voting for a referendum on European Union-mandated migrant quotas, analysts say that as long as enough people vote, the measure will likely pass, rejecting the EU position.…
continue readingPM May: Brexit Process to Start by End of Next March
The British prime minister says Britain will formally start the process of leaving the European Union by the end of March, 2017. Theresa May made the announcement Sunday in an…
continue readingKyrgyzstan Detains Wife Of Tajik Opposition Activist
Kyrgyz authorities have detained the wife of Tajik opposition activist Sobir Valiev, her family and human rights activists say. …
continue readingBritain To Trigger EU Exit Process By End Of March
British Prime Minister Theresa May has said her government will trigger the formal divorce process from the European Union by the end of March 2017. …
continue readingColombians Vote Whether to Accept Peace Deal
Colombians decide Sunday whether to accept a peace deal between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – FARC. The referendum comes six days after a final peace…
continue readingUkrainian Army, Separatists Withdraw From Flashpoint Town
The Ukrainian military and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine have announced a pullback from a frontline city as agreed upon in a demilitarization deal agreed to last month. …
continue readingJudge Orders Reopening of El Salvador Military Massacre Case
A judge in El Salvador has ordered prosecutors to reopen a probe into one of the most notorious massacres in recent history: the army’s slaying of hundreds of people in…
continue readingBosnians Vote In Local Elections With Ethnic Tensions High
Voters in Bosnia-Herzegovina are heading to the polls to vote in local elections amid renewed ethnic tensions in the Balkan country, which is seeking to join the European Union. …
continue readingAustralian FM: MH17 Suspects To Be Known In Months And Prosecuted
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says the people responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine two years ago could be known by the end of 2016…
continue readingPakistanis Hold Rally Near Indian Border
Thousands of Pakistanis have rallied in a town on the border with India in a show of patriotism amid rising tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad over alleged cease-fire violations…
continue readingPope Francis Visits Majority-Muslim Azerbaijan
Pope Francis has led a Mass in Azerbaijan’s capital and held talks with the country’s leader, as he continues a swing through the Caucasus preaching tolerance and peace. …
continue readingAt Least 77 Hurt in Gas Cylinder Explosion in Spain
At least 77 people have been injured, five of them seriously, after a gas cylinder exploded on Saturday in a restaurant in the Spanish town of Velez-Malaga on the southern…
continue readingMuslim Youth Raise Money for Charity in Washington
It was cool and unusually rainy Saturday in Washington, not the best day for an outdoor event, but that didn’t stop more than a dozen members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim…
continue readingVolkswagen to Pay Dealers $1.2 Billion in Emissions Cheating
Volkswagen has agreed to pay its U.S. dealers up to $1.2 billion to compensate them for losses they said they suffered as a result of the company’s emissions cheating scandal,…
continue readingGunmen Kill 6 Policemen in Sinai
Gunmen killed five policemen in the restive northern Sinai on Saturday, the Egyptian interior ministry said on Facebook. The assailants pulled the policemen out a vehicle in El Obour neighborhood,…
continue readingIran Touts New Combat Drone 5 Years After Capturing US Prototype
Iranian news reports say Tehran has built a new aerial attack drone similar to a U.S. military aerial vehicle captured five years ago after it entered Iranian airspace from the…
continue readingBosnian Serbs To ‘Reconstruct’ 1990s Sarajevo Market Shellings
The Ministry of Justice in Republika Srpska, the Bosnian Serb entity of Bosnia-Herzegovina, is planning to stage what it calls a “reconstruction” of two tragic episodes of Bosnia’s 1992-95 war…
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