Large groups of people in Catalonia have gone on strike across the region in protest at the violent crackdown by Spain’s national security forces on the Catalan voters attending an independence referendum on the weekend. The Tuesday general strike was called by more than 40 unions and associations in the region under the umbrella organization […]

The administration of US President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to expel nearly two-thirds of embassy staff in Cuba, days after cutting down the number of US diplomats in the Caribbean country due to mysterious health “attacks.” Washington was going to officially relay the request to Havana on Tuesday, the Associated Press reported citing government officials. The […]

TEHRAN – US President Donald Trump on Monday called the shooting on the Las Vegas strip that killed more than 50 people an “act of pure evil.” In a somber address to the nation from the Diplomatic Room at the White House, Trump said Americans are joined in “sadness, shock and grief” at the attack — the […]

TEHRAN  – Russia is consistent in its stance that the Catalan referendum is Spain’s domestic affair, Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. “As for the developments in Spain, as you have correctly noted, Moscow’s consistent position is that it is a domestic affair of the kingdom,” Peskov told journalists, TASS news agency […]

TEHRAN – US President Donald Trump sent on Monday his condolences to the victims the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas. “My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting. God bless you!” he said in a tweet. ​Las Vegas police confirmed on Monday that Stephen Paddock was […]

TEHRAN – More than 2 million people fleeing wars or persecution have joined the ranks of the world’s refugees this year, but often face more restrictive asylum policies, including in Europe and the United States, the top UN refugee official said on Monday. They include 650,000 from South Sudan and 500,000 Muslim Rohingya who have […]

TEHRAN – The suspected gunmen in the Las Vegas shooting has been identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock from Mesquite, Nevada, a report said. Over 50 people died and more than 200 were injured after a gunman opened fire at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival which was taking place across the road from Mandalay […]

TEHRAN  – Some 893 people have been injured in clashes during the banned referendum on independence in Catalonia, the local government announced on Monday. According to local health services, four people have been wounded seriously, but remain in stable condition. It was earlier reported that at least 844 civilians and 33 law enforcers were injured […]

TEHRAN  – The Iraqi army said late on Sunday that it had killed 21 suicide attackers from the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group near the holy city of Karbala. The Takfiri militants were killed in an operation by Iraqi forces on the borders between Anbar province and the holy city of Karbala, where millions of Shiite […]

British Finance Minister Philip Hammond has said Prime Minister Theresa May and her all senior ministers are frustrated by the slow pace of Brexit negotiations with the European Union. Hammond made the remarks at the Conservative Party’s conference in Manchester, northern England, on Monday, claiming May’s team is loyal to her and there are no […]