AFP, BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned “vile” violent demonstrations against refugees at the weekend, her spokesman said yesterday, amid criticism she has failed to forcefully address anti-migrant sentiment. After clashes erupted in eastern Germany over two nights between…

AFP, DAMASCUS: Islamic State militants blew up the ancient temple of Baal Shamin in the UNESCO-listed Syrian city of Palmyra on Sunday, the latest in a series of cultural relics to be destroyed by the jihadist group. The jihadists have become notorious for demolishing archaeological treasures since…

AFP, PRESEVO, Serbia: At least 2,000 more migrants flooded overnight into Serbia in a desperate journey to try and go on to Hungary, the door into the European Union, a UN official said yesterday. At least 7,000 people—mostly refugees from the brutal war in Syria—have been registered so…

AFP, TEHRAN: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said yesterday that world powers will eventually look back at last month’s nuclear deal as a wise precursor to better relations with the Islamic republic. His remarks came in a meeting with Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, who…

80,000 sign petition for Netanyahu arrest AFP, LONDON: Almost 80,000 people had by yesterday signed a petition urging the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes when he visits London next month. The petition was launched earlier this month by British citizen Damian Moran…