Based on the information from Al Jazeera, that India is not only rejecting Rohingya refugees but is now attempting to deport those already in the country, India is clearly going through a period of xenophobia. This is most likely a result of the increased influence of ISIS in the middle east. However, in many countries, the people have developed xenophobia… Read more »
Al Jazeera In March 1959, the spiritual head of the Tibetans, the then 24-year-old Dalai Lama, with a rifle slung over his shoulder, made a dramatic escape on horseback from the Potala Palace in Lhasa. Assisted by Tibetans resisting China, he crossed into Tawang in India’s then North East Frontier Agency (NEFA, now in Arunachal Pradesh). At the border, waiting… Read more »
BBC At least 18 people have been killed and 27 injured in a suicide attack on a Sufi Muslim shrine in Pakistan’s south-western province of Baluchistan. Crowds of devotees had gathered for a religious ceremony in Jhal Magsi, near the provincial capital Quetta.
BBC An Indian soldier and three militants were killed in a suicide attack on a paramilitary camp in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said. The attack on the camp near Srinagar began about 04:00 local time (22:30GMT Monday). It took eight hours for Indian forces to end the gun battle. The attackers’ identities have not been confirmed by officials.
France 24 He trekked to Bangladesh as part of an exodus of a half million people from Myanmar, the largest refugee crisis to hit Asia in decades. But after climbing out of a boat on a creek on Friday, Mohamed Rafiq could go no further. He collapsed onto a muddy spit of land cradling his wife in his lap a… Read more »
Prime minister Narendra Modi pressured to condemn Australian report on modern slavery over fears it could tarnish India’s image Modern slavery refers to child labour and a range of other exploitative practices. Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images View more sharing options Shares 489 Michael Safi in Delhi @safimichael Wednesday 4 October 2017 22.01 EDTLast modified on Wednesday 4 October 201722.02 EDT The… Read more »
Media captionIn August President Trump said: “We are not nation building again. We are killing terrorists” US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis says the US will send 3,000 extra troops to Afghanistan as the Taliban gain ground and security deteriorates. American combat operations against the Taliban officially ended in 2014, but over 8,000 US special forces remain in the country backing… Read more »
A female chess champion from Iran has joined the United States Chess Federation, after learning that she was officially barred from playing for her homeland because she refused to wear a head scarf. Dorsa Derakhshani is a 19 year old from Tehran, capital of Iran and has currently moved in the United States to start competing with the St. Louis… Read more »
At least 18 people have been killed and 27 injured in a suicide attack on a Sufi Muslim shrine in Pakistan’s south-western province of Baluchistan. Crowds of devotees had gathered for a religious ceremony in Jhal Magsi, near the provincial capital Quetta. The bomber reportedly detonated his explosives after being stopped at the gate of the shrine by a policeman…. Read more »
Iran says it has successfully tested a new-medium range missile, in defiance of US President Donald Trump. The launch of the Khoramshahr missile, which has a range of 2,000 km (1,242 miles), was shown on state TV. It is unclear when the test took place. On Friday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Iran would increase its military power “as a… Read more »