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Syrian army cuts off largest town in Ghouta enclave, splitting it into three

Syrian troops on Saturday cut off the largest town in eastern Ghouta from the rest of the rebel-held enclave which…

8 years ago

$1.2m fund to pay Denmark’s veil fines

An Algerian businessman has said he would pay all the fines faced by women in Denmark who choose to wear…

8 years ago

Syria’s Eastern Ghouta targeted as aid convoy enters

Air strikes have hit Douma in Syria's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta just after 13 trucks of food aid crossed into the…

8 years ago

In Sri Lanka, hate speech and impunity fuel anti-Muslim violence

A day before anti-Muslim mobs swept through a peaceful hill town in central Sri Lanka, the leader of a Sinhala…

8 years ago

Palestinian killed in W. Bank clashes with Israeli army

A Palestinian youth was martyred -- and another four injured -- in clashes with Israeli troops that erupted in the…

8 years ago

The Man Who Founded London’s First ‘Mosque’

Reading through the biography of Abdullah Quilliam I was surprised to see the mention of a mosque known as Regent’s…

8 years ago

Civilian death toll in Syria’s Ghouta rises to 800

More than two weeks of ferocious bombardment of Syria’s rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta have left 800 civilians dead, a…

8 years ago

Russian transport plane crashes in Syria killing 39 aboard

A Russian transport plane crashed in Syria killing all 39 people on board with the defence ministry saying the aircraft…

8 years ago

Kashmir: Civilian killings threaten new anti-India protests

When darkness descends on the quiet villages of Shopian, everything falls silent. (more…)

8 years ago

45 killed in bombardment of Syria enclave

Syrian regime bombardment on the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta killed at least 45 civilians on Monday, the Syrian Observatory…

8 years ago