More than 320,000 dead in six years of Syria war: monitor
Author: AFPMon, 2017-03-13ID: 1489400287474617400 BEIRUT: Syria’s war has killed just over 320,000 people since it erupted six years ago, a monitor said Monday, noting that a fragile cease-fire had helped to slow the rising death toll. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had recorded the deaths of 321,358 people since the conflict broke out […]
Turkey summons Dutch envoy over Rotterdam police action
Author: ReutersMon, 2017-03-13ID: 1489395028114380600 ANKARA: Turkey summoned the Dutch envoy in Ankara on Monday to complain about the actions of Rotterdam police against Turkish protesters over the weekend, foreign ministry sources said, as the row over Ankara’s political campaigning abroad widened. President Tayyip Erdogan, who is seeking support from Turks in a referendum on boosting his powers, […]
‘When equality is denied, everything is denied’: JNU Dalit scholar’s last FB post before suicide
CasteHe was a Kabali fan, and had written his proposal 38 times to get into JNU.TNM Staffrajini krish.jpegIt has happened again. In January 2016, the suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula at the University of Hyderabad shook the nation, leading to widespread protests which knocked on the doors of the Indian parliament. On Monday, just […]
Pakistan census: A third gender, nine languages, many faiths
Author: AFPMon, 2017-03-13ID: 1489397484794482500 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is preparing for its first census in 19 years. Here are some facts about the sixth most populous nation in the world. For the first time, transsexual people will be counted separately, according to representatives of this historically recognized but often persecuted community in Pakistan. The forms had been printed well […]
Old-time terrorist ‘Carlos the Jackal’ back on Paris trial
Author: APMon, 2017-03-13ID: 1489396292514435100 PARIS: Once the world’s most-wanted fugitive, the political terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal is appearing a French court for a deadly 1974 attack against a Paris shopping arcade, a trial that victims’ families have been awaiting for decades. The Venezuelan-born Ilich Ramirez Sanchez is accused of throwing a hand grenade from a […]
Car bomb blast kills 6 near hotel in Somalia’s capital
Author: APMon, 2017-03-13ID: 1489395778684411700 MOGADISHU: A police officer says a suicide car bomber has detonated near a hotel in Somalia’s capital, killing at least six people and injuring four others. Capt. Mohamed Hussein says the bomber detonated near the Weheliye hotel on the busy Maka Almukarramah road on Monday morning. Ambulances have rushed to the scene. There […]
UNICEF says 2016 was worst year yet for Syria’s children
Author: Associated PressMon, 2017-03-13ID: 1489385360144071700 BEIRUT: At least 652 children were killed in Syria in 2016, making it the worst year yet for the country’s rising generation, the United Nations’ child relief agency said Monday. There was no letup to attacks on schools, hospitals, playgrounds, parks and homes last year as the Syrian government, its opponents and […]
Oxford bosses tell UK: protect EU workers or academics will flee
Author: ReutersMon, 2017-03-13ID: 1489391969784277700 LONDON: University of Oxford bosses said Britain should guarantee the rights of European Union citizens after Brexit or Britain’s oldest university could suffer enormous damage as academics leave. Britain’s parliament is to vote on whether to pre-commit to protecting the rights of EU citizens ahead of its decision to trigger negotiations to leave […]
Emirates flight diverted to London due to technical fault
Author: Arab NewsMon, 2017-03-13ID: 1489390203514211700DUBAI: An Emirates Airline A380 was diverted to London Sunday after experiencing a technical glitch shortly after takeoff. Flight EK18 was traveling from Manchester to Dubai with an unspecified number of passengers onboard.The A380 – the world’s largest commercial airliner – landed safely in London’s Heathrow airport at 3.01 p.m. local time where […]
What to do, where to do it: A handy guide to Dubai’s Art Season
Author: Arab NewsMon, 2017-03-13ID: 1489387778924124400 DUBAI: As the world’s art glitterati descend upon the UAE for Art Dubai, the region’s largest art fair, visitors need not worry if they miss the creative event as it is one of a stellar line-up of upcoming cultural activities. Supported by the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, Art Season is set […]
