KUWAIT CITY, (APP/AFP) – Yemen’s warring parties have pledged to free all child prisoners but have failed to reach agreement on a wider release for the Muslim holy month of Ramzan, the UN envoy said on Monday. “In the prisoners committee, an agreement was made on the unconditional release of children,” Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed […]
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Yemen foes agree to free child prisoners: UN
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US, China start Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing
BEIJING, (APP/AFP) – The US and China started their annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing Monday, as rising tensions in the South China Sea threatened to overshadow the meeting. “China and the US need to increase mutual trust,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said in opening remarks, calling for redoubling of efforts for the two […]
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Several hurt by turbulence on Malaysia Airlines flight
KUALA LUMPUR, (APP/AFP) – An unspecified number of passengers and crew were injured when a Malaysia Airlines flight from London to Kuala Lumpur was hit by severe turbulence, the carrier said, as photos emerged showing a cabin strewn with debris and upended meal carts. The trouble-prone national flag carrier, which is still trying to shake […]
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Mexico ruling party trails in key governor races
XALAPA, Mexico, (APP/AFP) – Mexico’s ruling party was trailing early Monday in key races for governor in elections considered as a test for its hopes of retaining the presidency in 2018. Results trickled in slowly late into the night in the 12 states that voted Sunday for new governors following an election day marked by […]
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Ramadan begins in US, President Obama affirms support for American Muslims
WASHINGTON, (APP): Muslims across the United States, including Pakistani Americans, will observe the holy month of Ramazan from Monday. A large number of people gathered in mosques in the US capital of Washington and in the neighboring states of Virginia and Maryland to offer “tarawih” prayers. A large number of Pakistani Americans live in these […]
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UN condemns attack targeting Afghan judicial officials
UNITED NATIONS, (APP): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned Sunday’s attack in Pul-e-Alam town of Logar Province in which seven civilians were killed and more than 20 injured. According to UNAMA, three armed Taliban entered the provincial judges’ and prosecutors’ compound in Pul-e-Alam and began shooting Afghan civilians, killing seven, including […]