Headlines- The latest attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport resulted in one fatality and eleven injuries.
- Residents of Riyadh have been given the all-clear by Saudi Arabia's civil defense agency after the military's announcement that incoming missiles fired toward the capital by the Houthis in Yemen had been shot down.
- Iran's alleged involvement in a security alert outside a UK/US airbase in southern England last month led the British government to summon the ambassador and announce sanctions against two people.
- In a sophisticated overnight cyberattack, hackers commandeered refrigeration systems throughout France, spoiling stock at major chains and forcing hundreds of supermarkets to discard perishable goods on Monday.
- According to a transcript and audio recording of the calls made on the nite of Christa Pike's botched execution, 911 callers reported that she was unconscious and had difficulty breathing an hour after receiving two fatal injections of the sedative pentobarbital.
- An "incident involving a roller coaster" at a Six Flags theme park in Georgia resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries, according to the authorities.
Month: November 2019
San Gabriel Valley a Mecca for...
San Gabriel Valley a Mecca for Asian Americans capital of Asia America is one description used for an area spanning 36 kilometers just east of downtown Los Angeles, called the San Gabriel Valley. Close to half a million Asians live in this region. It’s an Asian enclave where nine cities in the area are majority
Botswana’s Historians, Archaeologists Cautious on Study...
A study in the journal Nature tracing the origins of modern human life to Botswana has drawn mixed views from experts in the Southern African nation. Some archaeologists question the study’s findings
Flooding Displaces, Isolates Hundreds of Thousands...
Days of severe rains in central Somalia have killed at least 21 people and displaced more than a quarter-million more as rivers burst their banks, flooding villages and towns. Mohamed Sheikh Nor reports from Beledweyne, Somalia
Bangladesh: Plan to Move Rohingya to...
In mid-October, Enamur Rahman, Bangladesh’s state minister in charge of disaster management and relief, said 350 Rohingya families or about 3,000 people had responded positively to the government’s request that they relocate to Bhashan Char this month. The island is 21 nautical miles from Noakhali district in Chittagong
A Tale Of Two Uzbek Brothers...
Alisher Bazhorov and his brother Yavlon both work in cafes. While Alsiher runs his own catering business in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, Javlon remains at home in Uzbekistan
Doctors Warn of Pollution’s Impact on...
Authorities in New Delhi declared a public health emergency this month as air pollution levels hit hazardous levels — a problem the Indian capital wrestles with in winter when stagnant winds and cooler temperatures hold the toxic air over the city. Doctors say the dirty air is taking a serious toll on the health of the city’s 20 million residents
Raising A Family In The Shadow...
A family of eight lives in a rickety house just meters from a landfill in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek. In these adverse conditions, mother Zhazgul Raimbek Kyzy is working to make sure her kids have the opportunities to study that she never had
Germany’s Far Right Adopts a Slogan...
The Berlin Wall’s demise 30 years ago brought an end to a divided Berlin — and symbolized the eventual liberation of East Germany, and later the rest of Eastern Europe, from Soviet communist rule. Yet the wall’s anniversary comes as the politics of east and west continue to reverberate through German society
Good News
bakery located in a suburb of Long Island, New York is being held as a symbol of interfaith harmony by the local population and media…..Kitten Lounge Offers Play Time with Kittens and Hopefully Adoptions
Rebel Arakan Army Frees 25 Captives,...
Myanmer military spokesman Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun said government troops are still searching for survivors of the military’s Oct. 26 helicopter assault on the vessels used by the AA to carry their captives away