text

US to discuss with EU possible laptop ban on flights

USandEUofficialsareduetodiscussthepossibleextensionofaUSbanonlaptopsandtabletsincabinbaggagewhentheymeetinBrusselsnextweek.ItcomesafterUSHomelandSecuritysaiditw

text

Trump signs revised travel ban, exempts Iraqis

US President Donald Trump signed a revised ban on refugees and on travelers from six Muslim-majority nations Monday, scaling back the order to exempt Iraqis and permanent US residents.

text

Afghan family detained in US despite visas set for release

Members of an Afghan family who were detained in the US despite having valid entry visas will be released on Monday, their lawyer has said.

text

U.S. President Trump to issue new executive order on immigration

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he will rescind his controversial executive order temporarily barring entry to refugees and immigrants and replace it with a new one next week.

text

Trump stays course on immigrants, undocumented workers

The courts may have halted his travel ban but that hasn't caused President Donald Trump to shy away from planning new action on immigration in the name of keeping Americans safe.

text

US Justice Department defends 'lawful' Trump travel ban

The US Department of Justice has defended President Donald Trump's travel ban and urged an appeals court to reinstate it in the interests of national security.

text

Trump calls for 'careful' border checks after travel ban setback

President Donald Trump says he has told US border officials to check people entering America "very carefully", as his travel ban remains suspended.

text

Catholic Church leader criticises Trump travel ban

US President Donald Trump's travel ban will not improve safety in the country and could put Christians at risk in the Middle East, the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has warned.

text

Setback for Trump: Appeals court rejects demand to resume travel ban -- for now

A federal appeals court early Sunday morning denied the US government's emergency request to resume President Donald Trump's travel ban.

text

Trump sacks acting attorney general for refusing to enforce immigration order - White House

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday night fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates, hours after she ordered the Justice Department not to defend his temporary ban on refugee and immigration that sparked nationwide protests and worldwide criticism.

text

U.S. Western allies reject Trump's travel ban

The recent temporary entry ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries has been rejected by traditional U.S. allies.

text

Trump's refugee ban sparks protests before White House, at over 30 U.S. airports

Thousands of protesters rallied in front of the White House on Sunday while demonstrations continued across more than 30 American airports after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily barring all refugees and seven Mideast and North African countries' citizens from entry into the U.S..

text

Germany's top court rejects ban for far-right NPD party

Germany's Constitutional Court on Tuesday rejected an attempt by the country's 16 federal states to ban the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD), described by the intelligence agency as racist and anti-Semitic, saying it was too weak to pose a threat.

text

Kashmir Reader: Newspaper printing again after ban lifted

​A prominent newspaper in Indian-administered Kashmir has resumed publication after the government lifted a ban of nearly three months.

text

Australia's Coogee beach bans alcohol after Christmas party

​Alcohol will be banned at a popular Sydney beach all summer after a Christmas party resulted in a build-up of 15 tonnes (15,000kg) of rubbish.

text

Kashmir tension: Pakistan ends ban on Bollywood films

​Major cinemas in Pakistan have agreed to end a ban on Indian films imposed when relations between the two countries deteriorated in September.

text

Women enter Mumbai's Haji Ali Dargah mosque after ban lifted

​Trustees put the ban in place in 2011, arguing that allowing women near the tomb of a revered saint was a ‘grievous sin’ in Islam