Happy Ramadan! (Wait, can we even say that?)
Happy Ramadan! (Wait, can we even say that?): Common questions on Islam's holy month answered by Jessica Haynes Updated June 10, 2016 17:15:11 With the month of Ramadan now underway, we asked some of the burning questions you might have about the holy month.What is Ramadan?Ramadan is the fasting month for Muslims. It falls in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is one of the five pillars of Islam.Participants fast during daylight, and generally eat a meal..>> view originalKurdish group claims responsibility for Istanbul attack
By Associated Press June 10 at 4:21 AM ISTANBUL — A Kurdish militant group has claimed responsibility for a car-bomb attack in Istanbul this week that killed 11 people and wounded 36. In a statement posted online Friday, the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons also warned tourists that Turkey was no longer secure for them. “We have just started the war,” read the statement. Tuesday’s bomb was placed inside a car and detonated as a police vehicle went past. The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons is considered ..>> view originalMH370 Team to Check Debris Found 6000 Miles Away From Africa
Teams hunting for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 plan to examine debris found off Australia’s south coast, suggesting the wreckage of the plane that disappeared more than two years ago might be spread over almost 10,000 kilometers of ocean.The item was found on a beach on Kangaroo Island in South Australia state, said Dan O’Malley, a spokesman for the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. The ATSB, which is leading the search for MH370, has received photographs of the debris and is making plans for..>> view originalMiddle East|United Nations Chief Exposes Limits to His Authority by Citing Saudi Threat
Video U.N. and Saudis Battle Over Blacklisting Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he had temporarily removed a Saudi Arabia-led coalition from a blacklist because it had threatened to defund United Nations programs, which would imperil children in the region. By UNTV, VIA REUTERS on Publish Date June 9, 2016. Photo by Murad Sez..>> view originalAnnie Leibovitz captures loving couple, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh pose to mark the Queen's 90th birthday, in photo by Annie Leibovitz released on June 10, 2016, which is also Philip's 95th birthday.(Photo: Annie Leibovitz, Buckingham Palace, AP)Who's more famous — Queen Elizabeth II or photographer Annie Leibovitz?It's a toss-up. Let's just say the queen has been famous for longer: She turned 90 in April and now Britain is getting ready to celebrate her official birthday on Saturday at the annual Trooping ..>> view originalShabab Attack in Somalia Sets Off Predawn Gun Battle
NAIROBI, Kenya — A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into the gates of an African Union base in central Somalia on Thursday, setting off a predawn gun battle between militants and African Union soldiers.The Shabab militant group, which has been terrorizing Somalia for years, claimed responsibility for the attack in the Hiran region, saying on Somali news media that its fighters had stormed the base and killed dozens of soldiers.It is difficult to know what really happened in the atta..>> view originalUN calls Ireland's abortion ban cruel, discriminatory to women
DUBLIN — Ireland’s abortion ban subjects women to discriminatory, cruel and degrading treatment and should be ended immediately for cases involving fatal fetal abnormalities, U.N. human rights experts said Thursday. The 29-page report from the Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Committee accepted a complaint filed by Amanda Mellet, a Dublin woman who was denied a 2011 abortion in Ireland after doctors informed her that her fetus had a heart defect and could not survive outside the womb. Ireland perm..>> view originalRussia Just Grounded Half of Its Fighter Jets After a Crash
The Russian air force grounded its entire fleet of Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jets on Thursday after a fatal crash near Moscow. The Su-27, commonly known as Flanker — the code name given to it by NATO, which assigns one to every piece of Russian military hardware — is the backbone of Russia's air force. The grounding means that about half of Russia's fighter jets cannot take to the air.According to Reuters, aviation sources told Russian agencies the crash looked like the result of an unspecified tech..>> view originalOfficials: White House OKs expanded Afghanistan airstrikes
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) รข€” After months of debate, the White House has approved plans to expand the military's authority to conduct airstrikes against the Taliban when necessary, as the violence in Afghanistan escalates, senior U.S. and defense officials said Thursday. Several officials said the decision was made in recent days to expand the authority of U.S. commanders to strike the Taliban and better support and assist the Afghan forces whe..>> view original
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