Washington: Islamophobia is on the rise in the United States and US presidential candidates have targeted Muslims during the election campaign, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said during a visit to the country, reports aljazeera.com. Speaking on Saturday at the opening of a Turkish-sponsored mosque…

AP, Eau Claire: Following one of the worst weeks of his campaign, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was on defense Saturday as he kicked…

AFP, PESHAWAR: At least 36 people were killed and 27 injured after heavy rain across northwest Pakistan caused the roofs of dozens of homes to collapse, officials said Sunday. The deaths were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during a downpour that began Saturday night, a provincial disaster management…

AFP, BRUSSELS: A Brussels Airlines flight to the Portuguese city of Faro became the first plane Sunday to take off from Brussels Airport since its departure hall was wrecked in Islamic State suicide attacks 12 days ago. In an emotional ceremony at the airport, tearful employees and government officials…

AFP, TOKYO: US Secretary of State John Kerry and fellow envoys from the G7, including nuclear powers Britain and France, will visit Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park this month, Japan announced. Kerry will be the first US secretary of state to have ever visited the iconic park, where he is set to…

AFP, BELGRADE: An explosive device was thrown and automatic weapons were fired at a sports hall in northern Kosovo on Sunday some 12 hours before Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic was due to visit, Serbian media reported, adding that there were no casualties. The blast occurred outside a hall…