Several would-be passengers have been barred from boarding flights to the United States. A new US immigration ban will even apply to green card holders from seven Muslim-majority nations ...
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Trump's Muslim ban: Green card holder dies after stops returning to US
North America | - February 1, 2017 -
Maharashtra school for grandmas opening doors many thought closed
The Aajibaichi Shala School in the Thane district of Maharashtra does not admit typical students, as it enrolls grandmothers aged from 60 to 90. ...
South Asia | - February 1, 2017 -
Iran confirms missile test, denies breach of nuclear deal
Iran's ballistic missile programme has been a bone of contention with the West since the nuclear deal took effect in January last year, triggering the lifting of international sanctions ...
Middle East | - February 1, 2017 -
British MPs to hold first vote on Brexit bill
Prime Minister Theresa May is under intense pressure to push the bill through quickly, having promised EU leaders that she will trigger Article 50 by the end of March ...
Europe | - February 1, 2017 -
Israel evicts settlers from West Bank outpost
Some threw stones at the media as residents started packing their belongings ...
Middle East | - February 1, 2017 -
EU parliament to take funds from Le Pen salary
Le Pen, who is also an MEP as well as leader of France's National Front, incorrectly used the funds to pay an aide, Catherine Griset, who was based at the party's headquarters in Paris and not at the ...
Europe | - February 1, 2017 -
Amnesty: Philippines police behave like 'criminal underworld' in drugs war
In a series of reports last year, Reuters showed that the police had a 97% kill rate in their drug operations, the strongest proof yet that police were summarily shooting drug suspects ...
Asia-Pacific | - February 1, 2017 -
Watchdog: Afghan government controls less than 60% of country
As of November, the government could only claim to control or influence 57% of Afghanistan's 407 districts, according to US military estimates released by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan ...
South Asia | - February 1, 2017 -
