Asia
Protect Rights Of Rohingya Minority, OIC Tells Myanmar
About 75,000 people fled to Bangladesh during the ensuing military crackdown, which was beset by allegations of rape, torture and extrajudicial killings by security...
’20 Dead in Suicide’ Attack on Mosque in Afghanistan
Shadi Khan Saif
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): At least 20 people were killed and 30 others wounded when a suspected suicide bomber struck a Shia mosque in...
The Muslims of Myanmar: Has the UN failed the Rohingya?
Peter Oborne, Emanuel Stoakes and Alastair Sloan
Aid workers and human rights groups are critical of how the Rohingya crisis has been handled by senior...
Afghans Fighting in Syria Worry Hezb-e-Islami Chief
Shadi Khan Saif
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): Veteran Afghan Mujahedeen leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Tuesday voiced concerns over thousands of his countrymen allegedly sent to Syria by...
Situation ‘Worsening’ For Rohingya Muslims, Other Minorities in Myanmar: UN Rights Expert
Fawad Maqsood
UNITED NATIONS (APP): A United Nations rights experts has issued a strongly worded statement accusing the Myanmar government of policies reminiscent of the...