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
A Former Judge Recounts Mass Executions...
It was also at the Snow Mountain execution site, though I can’t remember the exact time. It was when we were stilling carrying out the executions by firing squad. After the execution, I hurried to a nearby outhouse to relieve myself. On the way back, I went the wrong direction and entered a small building that was apparently being used as a makeshift operating room
Jessica Lal Murder A Pathbreaking Investigation
Manu Sharma, son of a politician walked into the Tamarind Court restaurant’s bar in New Delhi on April 29,1999,and demanded a drink.Model Jessica Lall was shot
Quintal urged to provide details of...
Quintal and her Kenyan colleague Muthoki Mumo were detained in the country’s capital two weeks ago following what the local authorities call an “immigration violation”
Lithuania: Russia’s UBER Could Be Used...
In the Baltic country of Lithuania, there’s growing debate over a Russian-owned taxi ride-sharing service that Lithuanian government officials warn could be spying on users through their smartphones
Putin’s Monastery Visit
President of Russia Vladimir Putin visited one of the largest and most famous male monasteries in Russia – the Holy Dormition Pskovo-Pechersky Monastery of Pskovo region of Russia
Fresh protest Erupts in Sabarimala
Sabarimala on the boil since the supreme court of India allows women to enter the temple and Hindu organisations vehemently opposing it
Goddess Kali in Kalighat
According to Hindu Scriptures, different body parts of Sati, the wife of Lord Siva fell on the earth at the time of self-sacrifice. Devotees believed that the right toe of Sati fell here and gradually, the temple was built to worship the Goddess
Hélène Pastor Wojciech Janowski Monaco A...
A man named Wojciech Janowski (65) is being accused of having handed over a large sum of money to have the wealthiest person in Monaco and one of the wealthiest in the world, Hélène Pastor, the mother of his companion, Sylvia Pastor (53), shot to death
Art Thrives Among Hunters, Fishers in...
The small town of Utqiagvik, Alaska, is the northernmost town in the United States. Entertainment is scarce and so is the list of jobs. A lot of locals still hunt and fish, and there is room for art here as well. As Natasha Mozgovaya reports, indigenous carvers have been creating beautiful figurines, intricate miniature …
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A Women-Only Village in Northern Syria...
A new village has been built specifically for women in northern Syria’s Rojava region. The name of the village is Jinwar, which means a place for women in Kurdish. It has 30 identical houses, each of which is made from red clay. VOA’s Zana Omer visited the village and filed this report, narrated by Bezhan …
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