
HUMAN RIGHTS
US police mostly use tasers on minorities
A new report suggests police in the US state of Connecticut are more likely to use stun guns on minorities.

A new report suggests police in the US state of Connecticut are more likely to use stun guns on minorities.

Twin bomb attacks by the Taliban kill 27 people on the western outskirts of the Afghan capital, Kabul.

A bombing attack by the Takfiri Boko Haram terrorist group kills at least 11 people in a mosque in Cameroon.

The leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has reportedly been hurt in a US drone strike against the southern Yemeni province of Abyan.

The EU releases a strategy document that suggests the bloc can no more rely on NATO for the provision of security.

Turkish President Erdogan blasts the organizers of a 2010 Gaza-bound aid flotilla after reaching a reconciliation deal with Israel.

A Palestinian has been shot dead by Israeli forces after he allegedly stabbed and killed a settler near Hebron (al-Khalil) in the occupied West Bank.

President Obama says Brexit raises concerns about long-term global growth.

The UAE ruler is reportedly supporting a plan to install Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as Saudi Arabia’s king by end of 2016.

Hundreds of workers in Bolivia clash with riot police while protesting against recent mass lay-offs at a state-owned company.

An analyst says the attack in Istanbul is a military message to the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.

A senior Iraqi official has dismissed latest remarks by Saudi foreign minister on Hashd al-Shaabi, stating that Riyadh is in no position to comment on the volunteer forces.

Iranian Paralympian athlete Sajjad Pirayqorchaman receives a bronze medal at the third edition of World Deaf Athletics Championships in Bulgaria.

US President Barack Obama has described the rhetoric of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as “xenophobic” and “cynical.”

Jeremy Corbyn vows to carry on as Labour leader despite ongoing calls for his resignation.

The Israeli prime minister seeks to oust an Arab member of the Israeli Knesset who has described the Israeli commandos who killed ten Turkish activists in 2010 as “murderers.”

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi warns Turkey that meddling in the Arab country's affairs will only result in a prolonged conflict in the region.

Romania received “millions of dollars” from the CIA to allow the agency to torture terrorism suspects in secret prisons.