Europe fears Afghan refugee crisis after Taliban takeover
Sunday, 22 August 2021, 07:32
Last update: about 5 years ago
Associated Press
From above, the new border wall separating Turkey from Iran looks like a white snake winding through the barren hills. So far it only covers a third of the 540-kilometer (335-mile) border, leaving...
EU warns Taliban it has not recognized their regime
Saturday, 21 August 2021, 17:41
Last update: about 5 years ago
Associated Press
The European Union’s top officials warned the Taliban on Saturday that the current conversations being held to secure the exit of as many Afghan evacuees as possible do not mean the bloc is...
Historic Rai announcer Nicoletta Orsomando dies
Saturday, 21 August 2021, 17:27
Last update: about 5 years ago
Nicoletta Orsomando, a historic figure on Italian national TV, died today, aged 92, Italian media report. Orsomando was a Rai programme announcer, known as the “signorine buonasera”,...
Europe fears Afghan refugee crisis after Taliban takeover
Saturday, 21 August 2021, 12:25
Last update: about 5 years ago
Associated Press
From above, the new border wall separating Turkey from Iran looks like a white snake winding through the barren hills. So far it only covers a third of the 540-kilometer (335-mile) border, leaving...
Active threat near US Capitol as man in pickup claims he has a bomb
Thursday, 19 August 2021, 19:11
Last update: about 5 years ago
Associated Press
A man sitting in a black pickup truck outside the Library of Congress told police Thursday that he had a bomb, prompting a massive law enforcement response to determine whether it was an operable...
Tensions over aid grow in Haiti as quake's deaths pass 2,000
Thursday, 19 August 2021, 09:36
Last update: about 5 years ago
Associated Press
Tensions have been growing over the slow pace of aid reaching victims of a powerful weekend earthquake that killed more than 2,100 people in Haiti and was trailed by a drenching tropical...
Taliban marks Afghan independence as challenges to rule rise
Thursday, 19 August 2021, 09:29
Last update: about 5 years ago
The Taliban celebrated Afghanistan's Independence Day on Thursday by declaring it had beaten "the arrogant of power of the world" in the United States, but challenges to their rule ranging from...
Taliban vow to respect women, despite history of oppression
Wednesday, 18 August 2021, 11:41
Last update: about 5 years ago
Associated Press
The Taliban vowed Tuesday to respect women's rights, forgive those who fought them and ensure Afghanistan does not become a haven for terrorists as part of a publicity blitz aimed at reassuring world...