Afghan officials: Taliban cut off accused thief’s hand, foot
Author: Associated PressTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489477959284292800KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghan officials say that the Taliban have carried out another brutal punishment by cutting off a suspected thief’s hand and foot in public.The young man was accused of robbery in a remote area in western Herat province that is controlled by the insurgents.Provincial spokesman Gulam Jilani Farhad says the incident happened […]
Flights canceled, schools shut as blizzard rolls into northeast US
Author: ReutersTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489474591944193500 NEW YORK/BOSTON: Snow began blanketing northeastern United States on Tuesday as a winter storm packing blizzard conditions rolled into the region, prompting public officials to ask people to stay home while airlines grounded flights and schools canceled classes. The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings for parts of eight states including New York, […]
Watch: Women defend Muslims from abuse on New York subway
Author: Arab NewsTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489472900144158700 DUBAI: Two women can be seen jumping to the defense of Muslim subway riders in New York City in a video recently uploaded to YouTube. The Muslims were being verbally assaulted by a female passenger who stated that she is Puerto Rican in the video. “Why are you here?” the woman is […]
EU warns Erdogan as Turkey-Netherlands crisis deepens
Author: AFPTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489442120588506400ISTANBUL: The European Union on Monday warned President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to avoid inflammatory rhetoric as a diplomatic crisis between Turkey and the Netherlands deepened over the blocking of Turkish ministers from holding rallies to win support for plans to expand his powers.Erdogan at the weekend twice accused NATO ally Netherlands of acting like […]
Fillon battles to bury scandals before date with judges
Author: AFPTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489442120558506100PARIS: French presidential candidate Francois Fillon has defended his radical economic plan and proposed a measure to clean up politics, two days before a key meeting with judges investigating him over a fake jobs scandal.The struggling conservative, who was hit by new allegations of financial impropriety over the weekend, said that if elected in […]
Pence to tour Asia next month amid security crises
Author: ReutersTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489441751298437000JAKARTA: US Vice President Mike Pence will visit Japan and Indonesia as part of an Asian tour next month, sources said on Monday, amid concerns the Trump administration is rolling back Barack Obama’s “pivot to Asia.”US President Donald Trump has already withdrawn from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, which was seen as an […]
No evidence of wiretap operation, says top White House aide
Author: AFPTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489441751238436700WASHINGTON: Top White House aide Kellyanne Conway said on Monday she had no evidence to back up Donald Trump’s claim that his predecessor had wiretapped him, after suggesting her boss may have been spied upon using other methods.The Trump administration is under mounting pressure to provide proof to shore up the president’s unsubstantiated allegation […]
Dubai firm reveals plans to build world’s first 3D-printed skyscraper
Author: Arab NewsTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489482389944539600DUBAI: A Dubai-based construction company has announced plans to build the world’s first 3D-printed skyscraper.The firm, called Cazza, says that they plan to use a new construction technique called “crane printing” but are yet to announce a date for the building’s completion or its planned height, according to Construction Week Online. CEO Chris […]
Assad regime bombed Damascus water supply, turned Syria into a ‘torture chamber’ — UN officials
Author: ReutersTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489483412954601400 GENEVA, Switzerland: The Assad regime came under fire from two UN bodies on Tuesday, one of which accused Syria’s air force of deliberately bombing water sources in December and another saying Syria has become a “torture chamber.” In a report, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria said that the deliberate […]
Female Iraqi MP calls on government to encourage polygamy
Author: Arab NewsTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489478355244308300 DUBAI: A female Iraqi MP is calling on the government to encourage polygamy by providing men with financial benefits if they choose to marry more than one wife. Jamila Al Ebeidi is set to collect signatures in support of her planned bill which she says is designed to “protect the dignity” of […]
