AFP, ISTANBUL: The world’s Islamic countries began their annual meeting Sunday in Istanbul, where they are set to focus on the Palestinian cause, conflicts in member states and combating terrorism. The meeting of the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) comes once again at a time…

AFP, WASHINGTON: A US newspaper has published a mockup of what a frontpage might look like should Republican frontrunner Donald Trump win the presidency, as it condemned his “deeply disturbing” and “profoundly un-American” vision. “Deportations to begin, President Trump…

AFP, ATHENS: Police fired tear gas at migrants as they tried to break through a border fence from Greece into Macedonia on Sunday, officials said, in the latest violence to hit Europe’s migrant crisis. The incident took place near the Idomeni border crossing in northern Greece, a flashpoint where…

AFP, CAIRO: Italy’s ambassador to Egypt left Cairo on Sunday after Rome recalled him over a lack of progress in the probe into the murder of an Italian student, an airport official and a diplomatic source said. Italy, a key ally of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime, recalled…

AFP, DUBAI: Dubai plans to build a tower that will stand higher than its Burj Khalifa, currently the world’s tallest skyscraper, property developer Emaar said Sunday. The viewing tower will cost around $1 billion (880 million euros) and will be “a notch” taller than Burj Khalifa, Emaar…

AFP, HIROSHIMA: G7 foreign ministers on Sunday began two days of talks in Hiroshima, with John Kerry’s visit to the atom-bombed city—the first-ever by a US secretary of state—overshadowing the broader agenda. Kerry’s landmark trip is seen as possibly paving the way for Barack…

AFP, KABUL: A 6.6-magnitude quake struck northeast Afghanistan Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, with tremors also felt in Pakistan and India. The quake at a depth of 210 kilometres (130 miles) occurred at 2:58 pm (1028 GMT), 282 km northeast of the capital Kabul. There were no immediate reports…