Amman, Jordan 24 July 2017 (Yahoo News/AFP) Two Jordanians were killed and an Israeli seriously wounded in a shooting Sunday at the Jewish state's embassy in Amman, a security source said. "The first Jordanian, 17-year-old Mohammed Jawawdeh, succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The second, Bashar Hamarneh, a doctor who was in the residential...

London (Anadolu News) 22 July 2017 Hundreds of British Palestinians staged a protest in front of Israel’s London embassy against the latest restrictions around the Muslims’ third holiest site in Jerusalem on Saturday. The emergency protest called for by the Palestinian Forum in Britain saw protesters from all ages, and organizers said they held the...

Ankara 23 July 2017 (Anadolu New) Turkish president said Sunday that friends should not deceive other, referring to recent remarks made by a US general over change of PKK/PYD's name to Syrian Democratic Forces. The head of U.S. special forces Army Gen. Raymond Thomas said Friday that rebranding to Syrian Democratic Forces was done to...

Doha, Qatar 23 July 2017 A group of 17 European lawyers, doctors and journalists called on the siege countries to lift the blocked immediately. They also asked to protect the dignity of those families suffering due to already 45 days long blocked by providing immediate financial help to meet their day today immediate basic needs....

Zamboanga City, Philippines 21 July 2017 (Anadolou News) President Rodrigo Duterte has scrapped peace talks with communist rebels after they allegedly conducted a series of attacks on security forces. "Let us renew the fighting for another 50 years. It's what you want," Duterte was quoted as saying by the Rappler, a Philippines based news agency...

Doha 21 July 2017 (AlJazeera News) The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has said that his country is ready for dialogue to resolve a diplomatic crisis with a Saudi-led group, but stressed that any solution to the crisis must respect his country's sovereignty. "We are open to dialogue to resolve the...

Beijing 12 July 2017 (Xinhua) A large part of China is sweltering in intolerable heat as temperatures in central and eastern regions have soared to 40 degrees Celsius. Not only humans are suffering, so are the animals. With its mouth wide open, a rhino at the Beijing Zoo greedily enjoyed a spray of water. Not...

Colombo, Sri Lanka 13 July 2017 (PNA/Xinhua) Sri Lanka was named Asia's Leading Destination and Asia's Leading Adventure Tourism Destination at the recent World Travel Awards ceremony held in the Maldives, the Tourism Ministry said in a statement here Thursday. Tourism Minister John Amaratunga said these awards are important milestones in Sri Lanka's tourism promotional...

Islamabad 16 July 2017 (APP) The Official Logo of the 70 years of independence celebrations was released here today on Sunday. The Logo had been launched at a ceremony held at Pakistan National Council of the Arts on Friday. The ceremony was attended by Minister for Railways Saad Rafique, Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting...

16 July 2017 AlJazeera News (1000 PM) Pakistan has accused India of targeting its military vehicle and killing four Pakistani soldiers in unprovoked cross-line of control firing in the disputed Kashmir region. Sunday's incident between the nuclear-armed neighbours occurred in Athmaqam town of Neelum district in Pakistan-administered part of Kashmir region, according to the Pakistani...