One person is dying from COVID-19 every three minutes in Iran, state television said on Wednesday, as the health ministry reported a record daily toll of 415 fatalities. Parliament speaker Mohammad ... ( read original story ...)
France, Turkey And The Charlie Hebdo Cartoons: What’s Behind The Dispute?
The increased friction follows the beheading of a French teacher after he showed his class caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad. The two countries have sharp foreign policy differences. ( read original story ...)
Turkey Bans Public Health Workers From Quitting or Retiring
Turkey’s Covid-19 death toll topped 10,000 Wednesday as the government barred public health workers from quitting or retiring amid a surge in coronavirus cases. ( read original story ...)
Turkey vows legal action over Charlie Hebdo cartoon
Turkish officials have vowed to take legal action against the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo over a caricature of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that they said spread “cultural racism and ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey condemns Charlie Hebdo for satirical cartoon of Erdoğan
French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was condemned by Turkish officials for mocking Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan in a political cartoon.The magazine accused Erdoğan of sowing "the seeds of ... ( read original story ...)
Russian strike on Syria’s Idlib fighters a ‘message’ to Turkey
Latest uptick comes as Turkey’s involvement in the region stretches from Syria to the Caucasus and the Mediterranean. ( read original story ...)
Philippines local police chief killed by fighting cockerel
Officer was taking part in raid on cockfights when one of the birds severed his femoral artery ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Says Plan to Release Fukushima Water Coming Soon
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says his government is working on the final details of a plan to release massive amounts of radioactive water being stored at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant ... ( read original story ...)
Muslims in India, Bangladesh protest cartoon
Rough Cuts Muslims in India, Bangladesh protest cartoon. Posted . Protesters in India's western city of Mumbai and in Dhaka took to the streets on Wednesday to protest remarks by ... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds of Muslims hold anti-France protest in Bangladesh
Hundreds of activists from an Islamist political party protested in Bangladesh’s capital on Wednesday against the French president's support of secular laws that ... ( read original story ...)