Rasa - Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said he and other world leaders were wrong to give in to Israeli pressure to boycott Hamas after it won the Palestinian elections in 2006.

Rasa - German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has suggested that Germany introduce Muslim public holidays in its official regional calendars, upsetting fellow conservative members of the government.

Rasa - A Labour government would ban exports of British-made weapons to all members of the Saudi-led bombing campaign against Yemen, Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow minister for peace said.

Rasa - European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says the US president is not in a position to terminate Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers.

Rasa - A UK government report has revealed that blacks and other ethnic minorities are more likely to be unemployed and more likely to be victims and suspects of crime, highlighting the deep-seated racial inequality in Britain.

Rasa - A Sarajevo court on Monday acquitted Naser Oric, a commander revered by many as the defender of Muslims during Bosnia's 1990s conflict but viewed as a butcher by Serbs, of war crimes charges.

Rasa - The Vatican’s Finance Chief Cardinal George Pell, who is a top adviser to Pope Francis, has made a second appearance at an Australian court on sexual abuse charges.

Rasa - Reports said Saudi-linked Wahhabi cleric is facing expulsion from Belgium after he was found preaching hatred and ideology at the country’s biggest mosque.