TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Three mosques in Austin, Texas, were vandalized overnight Wednesday in what Muslim advocacy groups are calling targeted hate crimes, featuring pro-Zionist graffiti and symbols linked to a pro-Israel agenda.
Category: 2. World
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Pro-Zionist Vandal Targets Austin Mosques in Hate-Fueled Attack
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Ten people died in Colombia in university bus crash
“Twenty-two students, two lecturers and a liaison department employee of our institution were traveling in the bus,” University Rector Diego Jaramillo Lopez said in a statement posted on the university’s page on Instagram.
According to…
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Erdogan stresses maintaining Syria’s territorial integrity
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a meeting in Istanbul with Jolani that it is important to preserve the territorial integrity of the neighboring country, the Turkish leader’s office said in a statement following the talks.
The…
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Iran’s roads minister visits Iraq to advance transport coop.
Farzaneh Sadegh, Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development, arrived in Iraq on Sunday to advance bilateral transport relations, follow up on the Shalamcheh–Basra railway project, and maximize facilities for pilgrims traveling to Iraq for…
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Russian strikes kill eight across Ukraine, officials say
At least eight people have been killed and more than 30 injured across Ukraine in overnight Russian drone and missile attacks, regional officials have said.
Four deaths were reported in Ukraine’s western Khmelnytskyi region. Three more deaths were…
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From Arsenal prodigy to drugs smuggler
Lewis AdamsBBC News, Essex
NCAJay Emmanuel-Thomas is awaiting sentence for importing cannabis into the UK As a footballer, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas seemed destined for greatness. But a drug-smuggling conviction has left his career and reputation in…
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North Korea detains three officials over warship launch accident, state media says
North Korea has detained three shipyard officials over an accident during the launch of a new warship on Wednesday, state media has reported.
Parts of the 5,000-ton destroyer’s bottom were crushed during the launch ceremony, tipping the vessel off…
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King’s invite to Canada sends a message to Trump
Nadine YousifBBC News, Toronto
AFP/Getty ImagesIn his first move after his historic election win, Prime Minister Mark Carney invited the King to Canada A decade ago, a portrait of the British monarch caused a row in Canadian politics. Now, the King…
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‘Someone stole my BBC bike in Amsterdam
BBCAnna Holligan’s bike meant a lot to her and other people I was planning an ordinary afternoon out – bags packed, ready to roll – when I bounded downstairs and was hit by a jolt of disbelief.
The space where my cargo bike should have been was…
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Other refugees in limbo as US welcomes white South Africans
Brandon DrenonBBC News, Washington DC
Getty ImagesThousands of civilians have been killed by armed militias in recent years, the UN says A man slept outside in a car park overnight in Kenya with his wife and infant son in January, consumed by…
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