Headlines- After a migrant boat sank overnight off the coast of Djibouti in northeastern Africa, the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Sunday that 109 people had died, 80 had survived, and 116 were still missing for.
- According to Interior Ministry spokesperson Karolina Galecka, police received information about a potential attack against Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, prompting the emergency meeting at the Internal Security Agency's (ABW) Counter-Terrorism Center.
- The latest attack on Riyadh's King Khalid airport claimed 12 lives and injured 309, according to Saudi Arabia's Civil Aviation Authority.
- In a statement posted on social media, Saudi military spokesperson Turki Al-Maliki blamed the Iran-backed Houthis for Saturday's fatal attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
- US president Donald Trump stated that he would "take a look" at joining Saudi Arabia in attacking the Houthis and resuming attacks on Iran.
- Four people died as Storm Isaias moves across the southern United States.
- A man was hospitalized after he was struck by a vehicle driven by an Immigration Customs and Enforcement agent who was allegedly pursuing him and another man on Saturday in Houston, Texas.
- More than a week after her botched execution in Tennessee, Christa Pike was discharged from the hospital and returned to prison.
Month: November 2018
Malawi Government Considers Liberalizing Abortion Laws
Malawi’s government is considering a proposal to liberalize the country’s abortion laws. Currently, abortion is allowed only when a woman’s life is in danger, and many pregnant women turn to risky.
Uganda Prepares to Fight Off Ebola...
In Uganda, officials have stepped up measures to prevent an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. Ebola has infected 250 people in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo since August, killing 180. The border between the countries remains open, and health experts fear the virus will enter Uganda through the cross-border traffic. Halima Athumani …
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A Mavellous Sculpture by Italian...
The sculpture “Sphere within a Sphere” by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro, located at the Visitors’ Entrance to the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The work was presented as a gift to the UN from Italy in 1996.
Selous Game Reserve One of the...
Which game reserve in Africa is four times bigger than Serengeti? Naturally the answer is Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania which is about 50, 000 square kilometers and is the home of about 350 species of birds and reptiles. The main attraction obviously the big herds of Tanzanian elephants gather at the river bank of …
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Who Are the Uighurs?
Uighurs are a largely Muslim ethnic minority group based mainly in China’s westernmost Xinjiang region. They tend to have more in common culturally and ethnically with people across Central Asian nations than they do with Han Chinese. Their language is related to Turkish and also shares similarities with Uzbek, Mongolian, Kazakh and Kyrgyz. Islam is …
The Political Year of the Woman...
least 120 female candidates — both Republicans and Democrats — won their races in Tuesday’s election.
South African Journalist Released by Tanzania...
South African journalist Angela Quintal and her Kenyan colleague Muthoki Mumo, who were detained by law enforcement in Tanzania last night, have been released.
The Big Day Has Finally Come!
THE BIG DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED.THUGS OF HINDOSTAN IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST FILMS IS RELEASED THIS YEAR STARRING AMITABH BACHCHAN,AMIR KHAN,KATRINA KAIF AND FATIMA SANA SHAIKH.
In Honduras, Most Returnees From Caravan...
Some of the dozens of people sleeping on the concrete floor or outside on the grass underneath palm trees bathed by the light of street lamps are awaiting buses to the Guatemalan border to begin the journey north.
They Just Vanish Into Thin Air
Sticking his nose higher in the air,Rathin replied,”Are you joking?-Do you know the actual figure of Bangladeshis who entered India through valid passports and visas cannot be traced?They Just vanish in thin air.