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US Guantanamo judge dismisses 'confession' obtained by torture
Aug 20, 2023 05:38A US military judge has rejected a "confession" coerced out of a young Guantanamo Bay captive through torture following the September 11, 2001 highly suspicious terror attacks in Washington and New York that led to military invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Delegation of ECOWAS, which threatens military intervention, arrives in Niger
Aug 19, 2023 12:55The West African diplomatic mission arrived in Niger a day after issuing an ultimatum to the military leaders to reinstate the pro-Western president who was toppled on July 26.
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Russia has to send 'sobering signals' to West about risks of nuclear war: Lavrov
Aug 19, 2023 12:49Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow has to repeatedly send “sobering signals” to the West in order to prevent a direct armed confrontation of nuclear powers.
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Canada's western province declares 'emergency' state amid devastating wildfires
Aug 19, 2023 11:23Canada's western province of British Columbia has declared a "state of emergency" as devastating wildfires continue to rage in the hills and mountains, forcing thousands of evacuations.
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Sheikh Zakzaky warns of US, French plots to sow discord between Nigeria, Niger
Aug 19, 2023 11:14Nigeria's leading Islamic scholar Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky has warned that the US and France intend to stoke sedition in African countries following the recent coup in Niger that ousted a Western-sponsored president.
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China says US engaged in more biomilitary activity than any other country
Aug 19, 2023 05:32China has censured the United States on the grounds that it is engaged in more biohazardous laboratory tests for military applications than any other country across the globe.
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Sweden police arrest woman trying to stop Qur’an desecration in front of Iranian embassy
Aug 19, 2023 05:02In yet another act of desecration of the Holy Qur’an, a Sweden-based serial blasphemer burned a copy of the sacred Muslim book in front of the Iranian embassy in Stockholm as the police arrested a woman who tried to stop him.
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Bangladesh: Thousands of anti-govt. protesters rally in Dhaka
Aug 19, 2023 04:05Thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Dhaka on Friday, demanding the resignation of Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and his ruling party, the Awami League.
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China slams weapon deliveries to Ukraine battlefield
Aug 19, 2023 03:51China has again voiced opposition to the supply of weapons to the battlefield in Ukraine, saying peace in the country can be restored only through dialogue, and not arms deliveries.
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Biden’s approval rating drops over Americans' economic woes
Aug 19, 2023 03:49US President Joe Biden’s approval rating has sunk over growing fears of his administration’s failing policies at home and abroad.