World-renowned Brazilian author Paulo Coelho defends Holy Quran as ‘book that changed the world’
World-renowned Brazilian author Paulo Coelho publicly defended Islam on his official Facebook page after a picture he posted of the Holy Quran…
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Venezuelan leader closes Colombia border crossing for 3 days
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the closure of a major border crossing with Colombia after three soldiers were…
North and South Korea exchange artillery fire
North Korea fired a shell toward South Korea on Thursday, an official with the South Korean Defense Ministry told…
All victims of Indonesia plane crash recovered from jungle
The bodies of all 54 people killed in a plane crash in eastern Indonesia have been recovered from a…
Japan rocket set to blast off for International Space Station
A Japanese rocket is set to blast off later Wednesday, carrying emergency supplies and an unmanned cargo vessel bound…
White House hires first openly transgender staff member
The White House has hired its first openly transgender staff member, officials said on Tuesday, marking the latest step…
Bangkok bomb shrine reopens as police hunt suspect
Thai monks led prayers Wednesday at a ceremony to reopen a Bangkok shrine hit by a deadly bombing, as…
IS beheads leading Syrian antiquities scholar in Palmyra
Syrian state media and an activist group say that Islamic State extremists have beheaded one of the country’s most…
No survivors in Indonesia Trigana Air plane crash
After trekking through mountain forests laced with fog, Indonesian rescue workers on Tuesday reached the crash site of a…
Australian Politician Suggests Taking MR to The Hague
Lee Rhiannon, a New South Wales Senator in Australia stated that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s election defeat was a…
Maldives debris not from MH370: Malaysia
One of the suspected ‘debris’ washed up in Baa Atoll Fehendhoo and Fulhahdhoo, both in the Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll…
Myanmar’s Ruling Party Leader U Shwe Mann Removed
Chairman of Myanmar’s ruling party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), U Shwe Mann was removed Thursday, according…
Iraqi Kurdish Forces Hit By Chemical Weapon Attack: Germany
Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State (IS) jihadists in northern Iraq have reported being attacked with chemical weapons, the German…
Uzbekistan Airlines to weigh passengers
Uzbekistan Airlines announced a new policy that involves weighing passengers shortly before takeoff. A statement by the airline announced…
Packer steps down as Crown chairman
Australian billionaire James Packer has stepped down as chairman of Crown Resorts with the gambling tycoon taking on a…