Exclusive: Alan Kurdi's Grandfather Begs World to 'End Madness' of Syrian War
A year after the image of three-year-old Alan Kurdi lying lifeless on a Turkish beach pushed the Syrian refugee crisis to the top of the international agenda, his grandfather makes an emotional plea for world leaders to end the war in Syria.In an exclusive interview with Newsweek, Sexo Seno Kurdi, speaking by phone from the northern Syrian Kurdish city of Kobane—from which Alan, his mother Rehan, father Abdullah and brother Galip fled two years ago—discusses his year of heartache since his daug..>> view originalAsia Pacific|Pakistan Hit by Attack on Christian Colony and Court Bombing
PESHAWAR, Pakistan รข€” Northwestern Pakistan was struck by two separate militant attacks hours apart on Friday, when gunmen wearing suicide vests stormed a Christian colony near the town of Peshawar, killing one civilian, and a suicide bomb attack on a district court in the town of Mardan killed 12 people and wounded 54 others.Militants stormed the Christian neighborhood early on Friday morning, triggering a shoot-out in which four attackers were killed and one Christian died, police and the m..>> view originalIslam Karimov: Turkey announces Uzbek leader's death
Image copyright AP Image caption Mr Karimov had governed Uzbekistan since 1989 Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov has died, Turkey says - despite no official confirmation from the Uzbek government. Mr Karimov, 78, was taken to hospital last week after a brain haemorrhage. However, the Uzbek government has only said Mr Karimov is critically ill.On Friday, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told a televised meeting Mr Karimov had died. Mr Karimov ..>> view original
Friday, September 2, 2016
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