Headlines- Two days after catastrophic flash flood struck the border between China and Nepal, rescue workers have resumed searching for hundreds of people who are still missing.
- At least 538 people killed and another 1,300 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
- Iran's President Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf met with Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister to discuss ongoing efforts to defuse the situation in the region.
- According to Iran's security chief, Moshen Rezaei, his country is preparing together a list of conditions to submit to the United States in order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- In an attempt to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, further escalating his conflict with Canada and its prime minister.
- Mazloum Abdi, the leader of the now-dissolved Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has been named presidential advisor by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Month: January 2019
Iranian Anchor Woman’s Arrest Gets Twitter...
well known American anchorwoman on Iranian state television Press TV’s English language service Marzieh Hashemi was arrested by FBI after arriving at America’s St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Sunday
Prosecutor Seeks 20-Year Prison Terms For...
Ten became the first Kazakh figure skater to win an Olympic medal when he earned a bronze at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He also won medals at the world championships in 2013 and 2015
Popularity of Scooters Creates Jobs for...
U.S.cities are being overtaken by the scooter craze young and old riding rented electric-powered scooters everywhere. That has given rise to a new line of work people who go out at night to charge those scooters to earn some money
India’s Farmers Threatened by Swelling Numbers...
Tighter laws in several states ruled by Hindu nationalist governments to protect cows, which Hindus consider holy, have had a fallout: more than five million stray cows roam the countryside as farmers abandon aging animals which they once sold
ICC Acquitted former Ivorian President Laurent...
The Court ordered the release of Mr. Gbagbo and Mr. Blé Goudé. The Prosecutor may request that either or both remain in detention for exceptional reasons
Donkeys Stolen, Skinned in Africa to...
A donkey owner gives his animals healthier food in Ethiopia, where an estimated seven million donkeys are used for transporting water, wood, building materials and people
Rescuing a Toddler
A rescue effort is going on for a 2 year old boy who fell 100 meter deep since Sunday afternoon in the town of Sierra de Totalan in the province of Malaga,Spain. Rescuers including civic Protections, firefighters are trying to rescue the toddler
‘No Pathway’ to Grand Bargain Ending...
Republican South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has all but given up efforts to negotiate a compromise to end the U.S. government shutdown that would fund a U.S. Mexico border wall
Zimbabweans Protest Against Rising Cost Of...
Zimbabweans say their lives will now get even harder following the fuel price increase President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced on Saturday night
Focus on Refugees: Burundi Refugees
Rokundo and his family were among a group of 280 refugees to leave the settlement and return home through a voluntary repatriation programme late last year