A bomb explosion hit the bus carrying German football team Borussia Dortmund to a Champions League match on Tuesday, the club said in a tweet. Dortmund defender and Spain international Marc Bartra was injured and in hospital, Xinhua news agency reported. Explosions hit the team bus of Borussia Dortmund ahead of its first game of […]
Addressing Syria’s use of chemical weapons last week in an attack against a rebel-controlled region of his own country, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s behaviour was worse than that of Adolf Hitler, “who didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons.” “We didn’t use chemical weapons in World War II,” […]
British travellers to the US face the uncomfortable choice of handing over personal information, including social media passwords and mobile phone contacts, or running the risk of being denied entry to the country, under a new “extreme vetting” policy being considered by the Trump administration. Tourists from Britain and other US allies, including Germany and […]
Tens of thousands of Hungarians protested in central Budapest on Sunday against new legislation that could force the Central European University (CEU), a school founded by financier George Soros, to move out of the country. The demonstrators called for President Janos Ader to veto tough legislation passed by parliament targeting Central European University, The Guardian […]
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday declared a three-month state of emergency in the Arab country after two church blasts killed at least 43 and injured over 100. Earlier on Sunday, a terrorist blast at Mar Girgis Church of Tanta city in Gharbiya province left at least 27 dead and 78 injured, while a following […]
gyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday ordered the deployment of special military units to assist the police in protecting vital institutions nationwide, official MENA news agency reported. Al-Sisi’s decision came hours after deadly blasts at two churches in northern Egypt left at least 43 dead and over 100 injured. “This treacherous terrorism targets the nation […]
French President Francois Hollande on Sunday vowed to mobilise his country’s forces to support Egypt’s combat against terrorism following bombings of Coptic churches that killed 43 and injured 100 people. “Egypt is again struck by terrorists who want to destroy its unity and diversity,” Xinhua quoted Hollande as saying. The French head of state also […]
More than 8,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in the US state of Massachusetts have been banned from driving under a new, stricter background check regulations, a media report said. In November, the ride-sharing companies agreed to let the state run its own background checks as part of a deal that would let Lyft and Uber […]
Survivors of a deadly chemical attack earlier in the week in Syria that killed over 70 people, say they were gassed as they slept, a media report said. They also described that the gas bombs were dropped from planes, directly contradicting the government’s version of events. Abdul Hamid Youssef told the CNN that the attack […]
UN is awaiting a detailed report on a chemical weapons attack earlier this week in Syria that killed at least 70 people and injured more than 200 others, media reports said. “We are still receiving information. Full details are still not known,” Under Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Kim Won-soo said at the […]