Agony of Pakistani Women Enslaved by Dubai Sex Trade
Faisalabad: Zunera once dreamed of becoming a computer engineer. Instead, aged 16, the bright-eyed Pakistani girl was tricked into prostitution in the UAE, beginning a four-year nightmare of cruelty, violence and rape. Pakistan has long been an important source of cheap labour for the Gulf state,... read more »
Israel Strikes Back Against Fire From Gaza, North
Israel’s military responded to fire from the Gaza Strip, Syria and Lebanon and shot down a Palestinian drone that reached the southern city of Ashdod as its air offensive against Gaza militants entered a seventh day. Israel targeted more than 40 “terror sites” in the Hamas-controlled... read more »
Mix of tears, cheers and violence in Argentina
Despite the 1-0 loss to Germany in the down-to-the-wire, extra-time match, young Argentines climbed onto traffic lights and bus stops, dancing and singing to the beat of drums. But after several hours of partying, dozens of hardcore fans known as “barra bravas” started throwing rocks at... read more »
Israel strikes Gaza for the 7th day as death toll hits 172
Israel kept up air strikes and artillery fire on the Gaza Strip Monday despite diplomatic efforts to halt the bloodshed, as its offensive entered the seventh day, AFP reported. Aircraft struck three training facilities of Hamas’s military wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, around the... read more »
