Headlines- Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, will visit Tehran on Thursday and meet with several Iranian officials to discuss ways to de-escalate tensions.
- According to a notice on a Treasury Department website, the US has imposed sanctions on the Palestine Action group and designated it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
- A huge flash flood in Nepal ravaged villages, killing at least 160 people and leaving hundreds more missing for.
- At least one person was killed and over a dozen people were injured on Wednesday when a person crashed a car into a crowd in the northwest French city of Caen.
- Wildfires that sweft through several Algerian provinces claimed the lives of twelve people..
Month: February 2019
Hollywood Rolling Out Red Carpet for...
The 91st Academy of Motion Pictures Awards ceremony is Sunday at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. Although this year’s Oscars are still officially without a host for a second time in their history
Costumes From Oscar-Nominated Movies Exhibited in...
Days are left before the 91st Academy Awards ceremony that’ll take place in Los Angeles. But before actors and directors walk the red carpet and talk about the films they made, an exhibition showcasing costumes from the Oscar-nominated movies opened in Los Angeles
Child Malnutrition Looms Over Nigeria
The winners in Nigeria’s general election Saturday will face a disturbing challenge – how to help millions of children in the country suffering from malnutrition
Newcomer Aparicio On Her Oscar-Nominated Performance
A newcomer to acting, Yalitza Aparicio is in the running for Best Actress this Sunday at the Academy Awards
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DR Congo: Police Killed, ‘Disappeared’ 34...
Human Rights Watch found that police officers, often wearing civilian clothes, apprehended without warrant suspected gang members, known as kulunas, at night from their homes or other locations. In many cases, the police blindfolded and bound the victims, took them to unidentified locations, and killed them
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Samsung Rolls Out New Smartphones
Samsung has unveiled its newest line of smartphones. The top-selling smartphone maker hopes to inject excitement into a sluggish global smartphone market
Secretary-General Participates in United Nations Kids...
Children visit the UN Headquarters during the UN Kids Day on February 20
Interview With the Mother of...
The Tice family knows all too well the heartache of having a loved one detained or held hostage by hostile forces. Greta Van Susteren interviewed Debra Tice, the mother of missing journalist Austin Tice, who was detained by Syrian Forces in 2012 while covering the ongoing conflict in Syria