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MPs in the Netherlands have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a ban on wearing face-covering Islamic veils in public places, including schools, hospitals, government buildings and on public transport.     MPs in the Netherlands have voted overwhelmingly in favor…

Over 600 people, including more than 450 children, have been rescued from the Boko Haram extremist group, a Nigerian commander, Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor, has announced.    Over 600 people, including more than 450 children, have been rescued from the…

The United Nations is getting daily reports of rapes and killings of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar and independent monitors are being barred from investigating, the UN human rights office says.     The United Nations is getting daily reports…

Nigerian authorities should end their violent repression of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), a minority Shia group, that began with a three-day lethal crackdown on December 12-14, 2015, and free its leader, Human Rights Watch said today.    …

Shah Rukh Khan’s new film ‘Raees’ remains to be one of the most awaited films of 2017.     Shah Rukh Khan’s new film ‘Raees’ remains to be one of the most awaited films of 2017. The Indian superstar recently…

The governor of the Indonesian capital went on trial Tuesday on charges of blasphemy over remarks insulting to Muslims in his speech in September.     The governor of the Indonesian capital went on trial Tuesday on charges of blasphemy…

The United States has decided to limit military support to Saudi Arabia’s campaign in Yemen because of concerns over widespread civilian casualties and will halt a planned arms sale to the kingdom, U.S. officials told Reuters.     The United…

Finnish prosecutors are demanding life sentences for Iraqi twin brothers charged with ISIS-related killings of at least 11 unarmed soldiers in their home country.   Finnish prosecutors are demanding life sentences for Iraqi twin brothers charged with ISIS-related killings of…

Some 2.2 million Yemeni children are hungry and in need of urgent care with one child dying every ten minutes due to malnutrition, diarrhoea or respiratory tract infections, UNICEF has reported.   Some 2.2 million Yemeni children are hungry and…

Human Rights Watch on Thursday called for an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia over the war in Yemen, and said the United States might be complicit in “atrocities” by supplying bombs.   Human Rights Watch on Thursday called for an…