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Malaysia’s first Islamic-compliant airline, Rayani Air, has been barred from flying for breaching regulations. The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) said it was revoking the airline’s certification because of concerns over its safety audit and administration. Rayani Air launched last December offering only halal food, no alcohol and crew wearing modest clothing. It has two Boeing 737-400 planes in its ...

First it was on your computer, then a cinema near you and now World Of Warcraft (WoW) is taking over China. Warcraft: The Beginning, the film of the hit computer game, opened in China last week, taking $156m (£109m) in five days and topping box offices. Comparatively, Star Wars: The Force Awakens took $125.4m during its entire box office run ...

13 June, 2016 Founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange said his organisation is preparing to publish more emails Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee Hillary Clinton sent and received while she was the secretary of state. Assange’s comments were made during an interview on British commercial network, ITV on Sunday, the Guardian reported. “We have upcoming leaks in relation to Hillary Clinton ...

​A gunman armed with an assault rifle killed 50 people at a packed gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida on Sunday in the worst mass shooting in US history which authorities described as a possible act of terrorism. Police killed the shooter, who was identified as Omar S Mateen, a 29-year-old Florida resident and US citizen. A top US congressman said Mateen may ...

Uefa has threatened to disqualify England and Russia from Euro 2016 if there is any further violence by fans. It has begun disciplinary proceedings against Russia – but not England – after “totally unacceptable” scenes at Saturday’s England-Russia game. Footage appeared to show Russia fans rush at England supporters after the Euro 2016 1-1 draw in Marseille. Charges against Russia ...

Harare, Zimbabwe – On the 4th of June 2016 the International Peace Youth Group alongside numerous youth groups and educational institutions hosted the 3rd Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of World Peace at the Harare Gardens. Showing their commitment for peace, youth from the Female Student Network, Global Youth Foundation, and Centre for Peace and United Theological College all came ...

8 June, 2016 Islamabad:  Pakistan has failed to take concrete action to keep a lid on banned terrorist outfits like Hafiz Saeed-led Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad which continuously resurface under new names challenging the government’s authority, a media report said today. Under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997, it is the job of the Interior Ministry to determine whether any group is ...

8 June, 2016 Hillary Clinton was looking ahead today to a general election showdown against Donald Trump, hours after making history by clinching the Democratic Party nomination. “Thanks to you, we’ve reached a milestone,” a beaming Clinton told ecstatic supporters in New York, “the first time in our nation’s history that a woman will be a major party’s nominee.” The ...

8 June, 2016 Millions of Muslims across China began observing Ramadan on Monday, which lasts from June 6 to July 6 this year. During the Islamic holy month of fasting and spiritual reflection, Muslims are not allowed to eat or drink between sunrise and dusk. It is widely observed by ethnic minorities in China, including the Hui, Uygur, Kazakh, Uzbek, ...

8 June, 2016 The origami cranes made by US President Barack Obama, who donated them to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum during his visit to the city, will be exhibited in the museum, starting Thursday. Along with the cranes, the museum will also display the message the US leader wrote in its guest book, a museum spokesperson told Efe news ...