France ‘Corrects’ White House Video on Climate Pact Facts by AFP June 3, 2017 by AFP June 3, 2017 Video tweeted by French foreign ministry debunks Washington’s reasons for pulling out of Paris climate accord 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
U.S. Begins Asking Visa Applicants for Social Media Handles by AFP June 3, 2017 by AFP June 3, 2017 State Department official says new measures went into effect on May 25 and will target travelers deemed to present a risk 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Denmark Revokes 334-Year-Old Blasphemy Law by AFP June 3, 2017 by AFP June 3, 2017 Prior to its repeal, Denmark was the only Scandinavian nation with a law forbidding public insults of religion 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
CIA Names Michael D’Andrea to Run Iran Operations by AFP June 3, 2017 by AFP June 3, 2017 Report says decision to appoint man who led hunt for bin Laden to post suggests renewed U.S. focus on Tehran 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Fasting Muslims Protest Outside New York’s Trump Tower by AFP June 3, 2017 by AFP June 3, 2017 About 200 people, Muslims and non-Muslims alike, gathered in front of U.S. president’s New York home to protest his Islamophobic rhetoric 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Muslim Travel Ban by AFP June 2, 2017 by AFP June 2, 2017 U.S. president hopes top court can justify legal standing of controversial executive order 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Global Anger as Trump Withdraws U.S. From Paris Agreement by AFP June 2, 2017 by AFP June 2, 2017 In joint statement, France, Germany and Italy say the agreement cannot be renegotiated 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Climate Accord Rejection Deals Blow to U.S. Leadership by AFP June 2, 2017 by AFP June 2, 2017 Former secretary of state John Kerry says Donald Trump’s decision has isolated the U.S. from the rest of the world 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Trump Delays Move of U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem by AFP June 2, 2017 by AFP June 2, 2017 Palestinian leaders express relief at decision, as Israeli prime minister expresses disappointment at delay 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Ex-FBI Director Comey to Testify on Russia Probe Next Week by AFP June 2, 2017 by AFP June 2, 2017 Senate Intelligence Committee to question ex-security chief on June 8 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Germany Suspends Afghan Refugee Deportations After Kabul Attack by AFP June 2, 2017 by AFP June 2, 2017 Foreign ministry to reassess security by July prior to resuming group deportations 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
May Woos Brexit Voters Ahead of Election by AFP June 2, 2017 by AFP June 2, 2017 With less than a week to go, British premier’s Conservative party has lost ground to opposition Labour 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Sri Lanka Urged to Probe Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes by AFP June 2, 2017 by AFP June 2, 2017 Western diplomats say Colombo needs to send clear massage there can be no impunity for hate crimes 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Tunisians Get Jail Terms for Eating During Ramzan by AFP June 2, 2017 by AFP June 2, 2017 Sentencing follows complaints from local residents that there is no official law barring eating in public during holy month 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Indian Shelling Kills Two Pakistani Civilians in Kashmir by AFP June 1, 2017 by AFP June 1, 2017 Officials say seven other people were injured in cross-border attack 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Afghanistan Cancels Pakistan Games After Kabul Attack by AFP June 1, 2017 by AFP June 1, 2017 Afghanistan Cricket Board accuses Islamabad of providing safe haven to militants allegedly behind bombing that left 90 people dead 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Global Outrage Over ‘Barbaric’ Kabul Truck Bomb by AFP June 1, 2017 by AFP June 1, 2017 Afghan intelligence has blamed the Haqqani Network for attack that left 90 dead, but no group has claimed formal responsibility 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Secretive Global Group Gathers in U.S. by AFP June 1, 2017 by AFP June 1, 2017 Four-day Bilderberg meeting expected to mull Donald Trump’s presidency, according to statement 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Ex-Worker Kills Two Staff at Saudi School by AFP June 1, 2017 by AFP June 1, 2017 A third staff member was injured in shooting allegedly perpetrated by employee dismissed four years ago 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Twitter King by AFP June 1, 2017 by AFP June 1, 2017 Global leader with most retweets per original tweet is Saudi King Salman 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail