Headlines- The IRGC launched ballistic missiles at two US warships "patrolling regional waters," according to US Central Command, which then launched an attack on Iranian oil vessels.
- The US attacks on three oil tankers were denounced by Iran's Foreign Ministry as a "war crime," and the Iranian military threatened to launch further strikes on US naval vessels if the blockade persisted.
- On Saturday evening, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Moscow.
- As part of an anti-immigrant protest, hundreds of masked people halted ferry traffic between France and the UK on Saturday at the port of Dover, England.
- Ten days after the catastrophic floods near the border between Nepal and Tibet, a man and a woman found alive, according to officials.
Year: 2018
Story of Another Calcutta
The historical sites around Calcutta: Old Economy Village,the 19th-century community founded by the Harmony Society
In Johannesburg, Residents Can Help Fight...
Global Citizen encourages people to take action on their platform by awarding points for applying pressure on world leaders to make commitments around the issues associated with extreme poverty.
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.