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
Malaysia: Mahathir Announces Program to Combat...
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday announced the launching of a public-private partnership where financial institutions can share information with law enforcers to combat money laundering and terrorism financing
Baghdadi: A Legacy of Terror
Special Program on slain IS Terror Group Leader Abu Baker al-Bagdadi by renowned political commentator Greta Van Susteren
Cambodian Choreographer Promotes Healing Through Dance
Cambodian Choreographer Promotes Healing Through Dance
Thousands Demand Resignation Of Pakistani Prime...
An anti-government sit-in entered its sixth day in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, with thousands of protesters continuing to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan
African-Made Mobile Phone Launched in Rwanda
Dubai-based Mara Group launched in October what it calls Africa’s first smartphone manufacturer in the Rwandan capital, Kigali. Mara Phone says its device is the first high specification, affordable smartphone made in Africa to compete in a market dominated by South Korean and Chinese brands
Mix & Match
In the age of technology, walking to get around doesn’t have to slow you down. We can call a taxi like service such as Uber or Lyft, we can rent a bicycle using our phones, but the most recent form of transportation is taking cities across the globe by a storm….Gwabi Gwabi mfana ngilentomb’iyami … The Music of Blessings Nqo Nkomo and Zethekeli Music Group
Hope And Anxiety As Troops Pull...
Troops and civilians are adjusting to a new reality after forces began disengaging along the line of separation between the Ukrainian military and Russia-backed separatists. Amid hopes for peace there’s also distrust and anxiety
Freedom House: Social Media Increasingly Conduit...
The democracy watchdog group, Freedom House, has released a report painting a bleak outlook for the way many governments are using social media
Fueled by Teenagers, TikTok, the Short...
The video app TikTok has become the world’s most downloaded app. Teenagers are fueling the craze by posting videos as short as 15 seconds of themselves dancing, lip-syncing, being silly and generally showing off
Trafficked Myanmar Woman Returns Home After...
The 47-year-old woman, whose leg had been broken by her captors, was found by Chinese police and transferred to Myanmar authorities in the border town of Muse in Myanmar’s northern Shan state on Nov. 1, they said. She was then sent back to her home in Bago city in central Myanmar’s Bago region on Sunday