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Hotel in United Kingdom Refuses to Give Rooms to Pakistan International Airlines Staff for 'Pestering Women'
The UK hotel authorities have further said that the female guests are “uncomfortable” in the presence of the Pakistani men at their establishment.
In a First, Saudi Arabia Allows Women to Enter King Fahd Stadium on 87th Foundation Day
Dozens of families entered the stadium -- where top football matches are held -- through a separate gate from single men. They cheered, flashed peace signs and waved green Saudi flags.
Next Version of Donald Trump Travel Ban Could be More Tailored
The Department of Homeland Security has recommended the president impose the new, targeted restrictions on foreign nationals from countries it says refuse to share sufficient information with the US or haven't taken necessary security precautions.
Defying Donald Trump, Iran Says will Boost Missile Capabilities
At the United Nations General Assembly, US President Donald Trump said Iran was building its missile capability and accused it exporting violence to Yemen, Syria and other parts of the Middle East.
'Madman' North Korea Leader to be 'Tested Like Never Before': Donald Trump
Trump branded Kim a "Rocket Man" and threatened to "totally destroy North Korea" in his UN speech. Washington followed on Thursday by announcing tougher sanctions on North Korea.
L'Oreal Cosmetics Heiress Liliane Bettencourt Dies Aged 94
Liliane Bettencourt was the only child of Eugene Schueller, who founded L'Oreal in the early 20th century.
Mexico Quake: Desperate Night Search for Children in School Ruins
Among the twisted concrete and steel ruin of the Enrique Rebsamen school, soldiers and firefighters found 22 dead children and two adults, while another 30 children and 12 adults were missing, President Enrique Pena Nieto said.
US Files Denaturalisation Complaints Against One Indian, Two Pakistanis
If convicted all the three, Parvez Manzoor Khan and Rashid Mahmood from Pakistan and Baljinder Singh from India would be deported to their respective home countries.
Top US Diplomat Says Closing Embassy in Cuba 'Under Review'
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's comments were the strongest indication to date that the United States might mount a major diplomatic response, potentially jeopardising the historic restart of relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
Britain's Boris Johnson Accused of Brexit 'Backseat Driving'
Only days before Prime Minister Theresa May is due to speak in Italy about Britain's planned EU departure, Johnson on Saturday published a 4,300-word newspaper article that roamed well beyond his ministerial brief and, in some cases, the approach set out...
Pakistan Asks World Bank to Set up Arbitration Court to Settle Water Issue
The request came after delegations of India and Pakistan met at the World Bank headquarters in Washington on September 14 and 15 for the second round of talks on Ratle and Kishanganga hydroelectric projects, over which Islamabad has raised objections.
Iran Says it Has 'Father of All Bombs' to Donald Trump America's 'Mother of All Bombs'
The commander called the device the "father of all bombs", comparing it to the US GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), commonly known as the "mother of all bombs".
Australia's Turnbull Defends 'Religious Freedom' Amid Gay Marriage Poll
"Churches are free to marry whoever they like," Turnbull said on Friday in Canberra according to a press conference transcript.
Saviours or Profiteers? Bangladesh Fishermen Rescue Rohingya, for a Price
While the fishermen say they have a moral obligation to help desperate fellow Muslims escaping persecution, Bangladeshi officials accuse them of profiteering.
UN Seeks 'Massive' Help for Rohingya Fleeing Myanmar 'Ethnic Cleansing'
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday urged Myanmar to end the violence, which he said was best described as ethnic cleansing.
Iraq Holding Hundreds of Foreign IS Women Near Mosul
An investigations officer says 531 non-Iraqi women were separated from a larger group of women and children detainees because of their close ties to IS and "are being investigated" until further instructions come from Baghdad.