Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, talks with Iran may occur this next weekend.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards claim that in response to US strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, they opened fire on US military installations.
- In order "to safeguard national security," Bahrain's Ministry of Interior declared that it has arrested fifteen people who were allegedly linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Kuwait said on Wednesday that one person was killed and numerous others were injured in an Iranian missile and drone strike on its international airport.
- During a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, stated that the Ebola virus in central Africa has had a "big head-start" and warned that health officials were still lagging behind.
Month: November 2018
UN Concern Over Escalation of Tensions...
United States Ambassador Nikki Haley said the latest events represent “yet another reckless Russian escalation,” adding that Russia “decided to prevent passage of the Ukrainian ships, rammed them, and then opened fire on them.”
FIFA Urges Tough Line on Iran...
FIFA’s statutes prohibit gender discrimination, though its leaders typically avoid publicly criticizing Iran’s government
Bosnia War Still Torments Village Massacre...
A quarter-of-a-century ago Croat paramilitaries on orders from their wartime leader, Franjo Tudjman, slaughtered more than a hundred Bosnian Muslims in the village of Ahmići
Rediscover the Forgotten Heros
The film ‘Khelein Hum Je Jaan Se’ (We played very hard) directed by Ashutosh Gowariker revolves around Surjya Sen, a school teacher of Chittagong, then a district of undivided Bengal (now in Bangladesh) who was the leader of the team of 64 revolutionaries and the mastermind of the April 18,1930 Chittagong uprising
Uganda Continues to Search for Bodies...
Ugandan Marine security authorities continue to search for bodies after a party boat in poor mechanical condition capsized with 120 people on board
UAE Pardons British Academic Convicted of...
Hedges, a student at Britain’s Durham University, was sentenced last week Wednesday after a five-minute court appearance
Soldiers Use Cluster Bombs On Civilians...
A senior official has identified the weapon as cluster bombs, but wondered why the soldiers are still using them despite the fact that it is banned by International law
Remembering 26/11
Just ten years ago on this day (November 26), terrorists launched co-ordinated attacks at several crowded locations across India’s financial capital, killing at least 130 people and over 300 people injured.
On UN Day, Thousands Protest Violence...
Rights groups say violence against women is widespread in Turkey, and an online database called the Monument Counter says at least 337 women were killed by domestic violence in 2018
Taiwanese Reject Legalizing Same-Sex Unions in...
Ruling party lawmakers backed by President Tsai Ing-wen had proposed legalizing same-sex marriage in late 2016, but put their ideas aside to await the court hearing