World

ISTANBUL: Thousands of Muslims gather as Hagia Sophia holds the first prayer in 86 years attended by the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan himself. Hagia Sophia holds first prayer in 86 years. The Istanbul monument is nearly 1,500 years old and was originally built as a Greek cathedral during the...

MEXICO: A viral video shows Black Bear in Mexico approaches a woman and sniffs her hair as she takes a selfie. The video is making rounds on social media as the black bear approaches a group of hikers at Chipinque Ecological Park in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico. READ MORE:...

UKRAINE: Twenty people are taken hostage on a bus by an armed man in Western Ukraine in Lutsk. The man is identified by the police as Maksym Kryvosh, 44, from Russia. According to police records the armed man has previous convictions and undergone psychiatric treatment. The police on the scene...

RIYADH: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) announced on Monday that Hajj 1441 will take place on July 29 with a limited number of pilgrims will participate due to Coronavirus Pandemic. The Dhul Hajj Moon was not sighted, Hajj will take place on 29 July, 2020 and the Eid Ul...

MINSK: Belarus presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanouskaya receives threats that her children will be taken away if she did not quit the race. She has sent her 4-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son to a safer and undisclosed location where they can be safe. Svetlana Tikhanouskaya joined the presidential race to topple...

We Reject World Map (#WeRejectWorldMap) started trending on Twitter as tech giants Google and Apple both allegedly removed Palestine from the world map on their apps causing uproar in the Muslim world. Google and Apple remove Palestine from the world map on their respective apps. People on Twitter started voicing...

NEW YORK: The body of Fahim Saleh a leading tech entrepreneur was found decapitated and dismembered in his New York luxury apartment on Monday afternoon. It is understood that his body was found next to an electric saw in his Manhattan apartment. His body parts were found inside plastic bags....

LONDON: Animal bleed for human greed - A campaign by animal rights activist group "Animal Rebellion" turned Trafalgar Square fountains blood-red using nontoxic dye in central London. Animal bleed for human greed The campaigners were seen holding play cards which read " Animal Bleed For Human Greed", Government has Blood...

Ventura County Sheriff Department has confirmed that the body found at Lake Piru has been identified as missing Glee star Naya Rivera. Body found at lake identified as Glee star Rivera. Earlier search teams found a body at the lake in California using sonar equipment but no further details were...

The police have found a body in search of missing Glee star Naya Rivera according to sources days after she went missing on Lake Piru in California. Body of missing Glee star Naya Rivera found. However authorities are yet to confirm that the body found is that of the 33...

The Istanbul Monument Hagia Sophia which has been converted back into a mosque will hold its first prayers on 24 July according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. First prayers in Hagia Sophia to be held on 24 July. According to President Erdogan, Hagia Sophia will no longer have any...

Indian Army has banned 90 applications including top social media apps like Facebook and Instagram and directed soldiers to delete these apps from their phones immediately citing risk of security through data leaks. Indian Army bans Facebook and 89 other apps. As per the directives issued by the Indian Army,...