The booksellers of Baghdad’s Mutanabbi Street have faced invasion and bombings, two decades on from the war in Iraq. A statue of Abu al-Tayyib al-Mutanabbi stands on the banks of the Tigris, gesturing towards the water to people walking down the street named after him [Abdulrahman Zeyad/Al Jazeera] Baghdad, Iraq – Haj Mohammed al-Khashali has outlived four sons and one grandson, …
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Thousands forced from their homes amid southern Malaysia floods
Some cleanup efforts have begun but forecasters warn more rain is on the way. A cleanup is under way in parts of Malaysia after days of rain-triggered flooding forced thousands from their homes and killed at least four people. Nearly 50,000 people had been affected by the floods as of Monday morning at 8am (00:00 GMT), state news agency Bernama …
Read More »Fire hits Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
A massive fire has raced through a crammed refugee camp for Rohingya in Bangladesh, leaving thousands homeless. Smoke rises after a fire broke out at Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar district. [Mohammad Shajahan/Anadolu Agency] A massive fire raced through a crammed refugee camp for Rohingya in southern Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving thousands homeless, a fire official and …
Read More »Major earthquakes hit Turkey, Syria: Who is stepping up to help?
People search for survivors under the rubble following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey [Sertac Kayar/Reuters] Powerful earthquakes and aftershocks have caused widespread devastation in Turkey and Syria. Dozens of countries and organisations have offered to assist rescue efforts in southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria after an earthquake disaster killed more than 1,800 people. Below is a list of the international mobilisation …
Read More »Canada PM Trudeau calls killing of Muslim family ‘terrorist attack’
London police said Monday the suspect had deliberately attacked a Muslim family with his pick-upThe victims, who were struck as they walked together along a sidewalk, represent three generations of the same family OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday labeled the killing of four members of a Muslim family, who were run down by a man driving a …
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