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Algerian party calls for taking France to courts over colonial crimes

By Anadolu Agency A political party in Algeria Sunday called for prosecuting France in international courts for the crimes it committed in Algeria during its 132 years of colonial rule. In a statement on the 60th anniversary of the 1961 French police massacre of peaceful Algerian demonstrators in Paris demanding independence for their country, the

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PM to lead Commons tributes to David Amess as family call for unity

Candles are lit next to a portrait of Sir David Amess during a vigil on Sunday at St Michael’s church in Leigh-on-Sea. Photograph: Alastair Grant/AP The Guardian By Heather Stewart and Dan Sabbagh Boris Johnson will lead tributes to Sir David Amess in the House of Commons on Monday as debate rages about how drastically

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France’s Macron condemns ‘inexcusable’ 1961 crimes against Algerians

By Anadolu Agency President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday condemned as “inexcusable” the massacre of hundreds of Algerian demonstrators in Paris 60 years ago French police. Macron, in a statement, recognized and admitted to state violence on Oct. 17, 1961, where 300 peaceful Algerian protesters were killed. Although he did not issue a formal apology, the

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Former Somali official son’s arrested killing Tory MP Sir David Amess

Credit to Twitter/ Former Somali official Harbi Ali Kullane. The killer of Tory MP Sir David Amess planned the murderous assault more than a week in advance, security sources have told The Mail on Sunday, According to Daily Mail reported. As police continued to question a 25-year-old British man of Somalian descent last night, sources

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Leaders pay tribute at church where British lawmaker killed

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Leader of the Labour Party Sir Keir Starmer, left, followed by Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Lindsey Hoyle, carry flowers as they arrive at the scene where a member of Parliament was stabbed Friday, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. David Amess, a long-serving member of

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UK police arrested a 25-year-old Somali man on suspicion of killing a Conservative MP

Credit: PA Sir David Amess Conservative MP. Anti-terror police are leading an investigation into the knife attack that killed a Conservative MP in the UK, Sir David Amess. A 25-year-old British national of Somali origin was arrested on suspicion of murder, according to The Sun Newspaper reported. Sir David, an MP from Southend West in

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UK counterterror officers lead probe in lawmaker’s slaying

An image of murdered British Conservative lawmaker David Amess is displayed near the altar in St Peters Catholic Church before a vigil in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. Amess died after being stabbed earlier Friday during a meeting with constituents at another nearby church in eastern England. Police gave no immediate details on

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British lawmaker murdered in knife attack at meeting in church

Police are seen at the scene where MP David Amess was stabbed during constituency surgery, in Leigh-on-Sea, Britain October 15, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge By Reuters A British lawmaker was stabbed to death on Friday in a church by a man who lunged at him at a meeting with voters from his electoral district, knifing him

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President Biden, please do not waste your breath. Uhuru has proven time and again to Kenyans that he not willing to tackle corruption

President Joe Biden, right, listens as Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, left, speaks during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) A US senator is calling on President Joe Biden to prioritise the fight against corruption, political violence and rising debt ahead of his

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Qatar emir appoints two women to advisory council after men sweep polls

Qatar’s ruler, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, gives a speech to the Shura Council in Doha, Qatar, November 3, 2020. Qatar News Agency/Handout via REUTERS By Reuters Qatar’s emir named two women among his new appointments to the Gulf state’s advisory Shura Council on Thursday, after partial elections held for the first time earlier

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