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Muslims worried as RSS workers march in Kishtwar Town

  • ISLAMABAD, Oct 13 (APP):The workers of extremist Hindu organization, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), in occupied Kashmir, took out a rally in Kishtwar town of Jammu region,causing worry for the Muslim population. According to Kashmir Media Service, Wearing white shirts and khaki trousers, the workers marched through the town while singing songs. Escorted by Indian police […]

  • Nobel prize winning Italian playwright Dario Fo dead

    ROME, Oct 13, (APP/AFP) – Italian playwright and actor Dario Fo, who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1997, has died at the age of 90, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced Thursday. “With Dario Fo’s death, Italy has lost one of the great characters of its theatre, culture and civilian life. His satirical work, […]

  • Cambodia embraces China’s President Xi on state visit

    PHNOM PENH, Oct 13, (APP/AFP) – China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in Cambodia Thursday for a state visit to one of its staunchest regional allies, with ties flourishing after the kingdom supported Beijing in a maritime dispute. Hundreds of students waving Cambodian and Chinese flags greeted Xi alongside officials at the airport before his motorcade […]

  • Yemen rebels deny targeting US warship

    SANAA, Oct 13, (APP/AFP) – Yemeni rebels on Thursday denied US accusations they had targeted a US destroyer in the Red Sea which prompted cruise missile strikes on three radar sites under their control. “Those claims are baseless,” the rebel-controlled Saba news agency quoted a military official allied with the rebels as saying. “The (rebel-allied) […]

  • AA exhibits coup attempt photos at Council of Europe

    STRASBOURG, France, Oct 13 (APP/Anatolia): A collection of Anadolu Agency photos on the July 15 coup attempt have been put on display at the Council of Europe. Speaking at the opening ceremony Wednesday of the exhibition titled “FETO Coup Attempt Through Anadolu Agency’s Lens”, the secretary general of the Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland, pointed […]

  • Brexit battle reaches UK’s high court in challenge to PM

    LONDON, Oct 13, (APP/AFP) – The battle over Brexit reaches the High Court on Thursday in a legal challenge to Prime Minister Theresa May’s right to start negotiations for Britain to leave the European Union. The case was launched in the aftermath of Britain’s June 23 referendum which saw 52 percent of Britons vote to […]