Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses to the nation on the country’s Independence Day from the ramparts of the historical Red Fort in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. Modi said that stripping the disputed Kashmir region of its statehood and special constitutional provisions has helped unify the country. Modi gave the annual Independence

A boat sails after approaching to the boarding ladder (L) of the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 as it sits anchored after it was seized in July by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria, in the Strait of Gibraltar, southern Spain August 14,

Abdi Yusuf Hassan An accused pirate who was allegedly part of a Somali crew that kidnapped an American journalist and held him hostage on a hijacked ship while demanding a $20 million bounty was hauled before a federal judge in Brooklyn Wednesday. Abdi Yusuf Hassan, 51 — who is accused of negotiating the writer’s ransom

Islamabad sends letter to UNSC president for council meeting on ‘illegal’ Indian moves against Kashmir Pakistan on Tuesday formally requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) against recent “illegal” moves by India to “change the status quo” in the northern region of Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said

Muhammad Ali Buwe, a refugee from Mogadishu in Somalia. Three years ago, Muhammad Ali Buwe fled the terror of war and death in Somalia, arriving on the shores of Malaysia in the hope of building a new life here. Muhammad, 24, is now married, a father and a community leader of the Somali refugees in

Muslim pilgrims perform the final walk around the Kaaba (Tawaf al-Wadaa) at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on August 13, 2019. Some Kenyan Muslim pilgrims who were to travel to Hajj in Saudi Arabia have lost over Sh12 million to a Nairobi-based agent. PHOTO | FETHI BELAID | AFP Some

Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 sits anchored after it was seized earlier this month by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria, in the Strait of Gibraltar, southern Spain July 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo Iran said on Tuesday that Britain might free its

Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen and his wife Sarah Kamotho. Mr Cohen has been missing for two weeks. As the mystery of missing Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen deepens, police have interrogated Sarah Kamotho his estranged wife as they try to unravel the whereabouts of the Kenyan-based businessman. So far, they have no leads on what happened

Philip Manshaus, who is suspected of an armed attack at Al-Noor Islamic Centre Mosque and killing his stepsister, appears in court in Oslo, Norway, August 12, 2019. NTB Scanpix/Cornelius Poppe via REUTERS The man suspected of shooting at people inside a Norwegian mosque on Saturday and of separately killing his stepsister does not admit to

Muslims walk past Indian paramilitary soldiers after offering prayers during Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, in Jammu, India, Monday, Aug.12, 2019. An uneasy calm prevailed in Indian-administered Kashmir on Monday as people celebrated a major Islamic festival during a severe crackdown after India moved to strip the disputed region of its constitutional