BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Bosnia and Herzegovina Wednesday is celebrating the 31st anniversary of its independence from former Yugoslavia. In February-March 1992, a referendum on independence for Bosnia-Herzegovina was held, with 99.44% of votes in favor of independence and a 64% turnout rate. A month later, the EU and the US recognized th...
Huwara, Palestinian Territories (AFP): Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Monday counted the cost of deadly violence and arson by Israeli settlers in Huwara. Dozens of Israeli settlers set homes and cars ablaze in the northern town of Huwara overnight Sunday, after a day of Israeli-Palestinian talks in neighbouring Jordan aimed at quell...
Washington, United States (AFP): An Israeli who was killed amidst violence in the West Bank city of Jericho on Monday was also a US citizen, State Department spokesman Ned Price said. “We condemn the horrific killing of two Israeli brothers near Nablus and the killing today of an Israeli near Jericho, who we understand was […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 7,259 Syrians were killed in the Feb. 6 deadly earthquakes that rattled northern Syria and southern Türkiye, according to a Syrian rights group on Tuesday. In a statement, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said 2,534 people were killed in regime-held areas in Syria and 394 others in areas […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israeli settlers went on a rampage in the West Bank town of Huwara late Sunday, setting fire to several homes and cars and injuring dozens of Palestinians. The Palestinian Health Ministry said a Palestinian was critically wounded in the head during the attack by the settlers, who were under heavy protection [&h...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – At least three officers were killed when a helicopter of the Somali army crashed, the African Union said in a statement. “. . . , three of the eleven passengers on board lost their lives. Eight officers have been evacuated to Mogadishu for urgent medical attention,” said a statement issued by […]
ANKARA (AA) – At least 44,374 people have died in two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye on Feb. 6, an official from the nation’s disaster agency said on Sunday. The magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 quakes were centered in Kahramanmaras and struck 10 other provinces – Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Elazig, Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Malatya, Osm...
Bamako, Mali (AFP): An attack by insurgents on a village in central Mali killed 13 civilians, local officials told AFP on Friday. A local politician said “terrorists” had killed at least 13 civilians and burned homes in the village of Kani-Bonzon on Thursday, adding that the death toll could be as high as 20. Insurgents […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – Russia may be preparing to provide Iran with fighter jets as the countries continue to expand their military cooperation, the White House said on Friday. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the US further assesses that Iran is seeking to acquire additional military hardware from the Kremlin, including...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 44,218 people have been killed by two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye on Feb. 6, the country’s disaster management agency said on Friday. The Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) in a statement said the quakes, centered in the Kahramanmaras province, were followed by 9,136 aftershocks. Th...
