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Iran Made a Cartoon Competition Mocking Donald Trump

Hundreds of cartoonists from several countries in the world participated in a competition in Iran which mocked Donald Trump as the topic of the competition. The winner is Hadi Asadi from Iran. In his drawing, the United States President is wearing a dollars-pattern jacket with the burning yellow hair. The officials who was responsible for the exhibition previously hosted a similar contest with the theme which had Islamic State or the Holocaust, or the mass murder of Jews by the Nazis as the themes. And logo that was used this year was based on the Nazi but with the shape of 'T' and not the swastika, which prompted many people to compare the United States President to Nazism. "The Ism is Trumpisme, refers to racism and Nazism," explained Masuod Shojai Tabatabaei, who managed the competition to the Associated Press News Agency. "Many believe his comments is as equal as Hitler. He has a bad attitude towards the media and refugees." The last year ...

The ISIS Militant Planted Explosives in 1500 Buildings in Marawi

Maute militant which is allegiance with ISIS is still taken over 1500 buildings in Marawi, in the southern Philippines, Monday (3/7). Condition in Marawi (Photo : Reuters) On the other hand, the Philippine military continued fighting the Maute militant who has blasted Marawi since May 23, although security forces keep the air strikes. The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte vowed to destroy the rebel last month. However, the security forces continued to pass the deadline to overcome the conflict that has killed more than 350 people and made more than 400 thousands people lose their homes. Maute fighters in Marawi is led by Isnilon Hapilon, the most wanted fugitives in the Philippines, which is also the cause of the conflict outbreak in Marawi. Hapilon is suspected still alive and hides in a mosque, confirmed the Defense Minister of the Philippines Delfin Lorenzana in a press conference in Manila. Lorenzana also mentions that the militants occupied the building, in...

The Mossack Fonseca Begins the Investigations of Panama Papers

It was just a month ago when a group of international journalists gathered outside of the headquarters of Mossack Fonseca in Panama City, waiting for someone from the law firm to come out and speak to them. Now, prosecutors have raided those offices, prompted by news reports that placed the firm at the center of an offshore-finance scandal that spans continents. A police officer stands outside the headquarters of Mossack Fonseca while prosecutors raid the offices in Panama City on April 12, 2016. ( Carlos Jasso / Reuters) Panamanian organized-crime prosecutors searched the headquarters late Tuesday, looking for evidence of money laundering and other criminal activity at the firm, which specializes in offshore financial services, The Associated Press reported. Police officers stood guard outside the building as the raid was car...

Pakistan Mourns For The Buried Victims From University Attack

The dead was burried and Pakistanis observed the day of nationwide mourning Thursday following the brazen attack by Islamic militants who stormed a northwestern university the previous day, gunning down students and teachers and spreading terror before the four gunmen were slain by the military. Meanwhile, the death toll from the assault at Bacha Khan university in the town of Charsadda rose to 21, after another student died in hospital, said police official Tariq Khan. Most of the victims were students and their families were inconsolable. Two teachers were among the dead, including a chemistry professor who was praised as a hero for shooting back at the attackers and allowing some students to escape. "My son was grown up, but still he was an innocent kid for me," said Gula Bibi, the mother of the second slain teacher, Iftikhar Ahmad, who was also the university librarian. "My heart is breaking apart, I don't know what to do," she said. The attack,...