Headlines- Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said that the Gulf will be included in the restricted area outside the Strait of Hormuz.
- Three oil tankers that have been sailing through "an unauthorized route" in the Strait of Hormuz and three US-affiliated vessels in other areas have been targeted, according to a statement released by Iran's IRGC navy on Saturday.
- Exit polls indicate that the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won the election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.
- At least five people were killed when an Amazon cargo jet crashed off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, striking vehicles and catching flames.
- After ash erupted from the Anak Krakatoa volcano over 150 kilometers away, affecting thousands of passengers, Indonesia halted its main international airport outside of Jakarta on Sunday.
Year: 2019
Historic Russian School ‘Broken To Pieces’
Residents of a town in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad are demanding the reopening of a historic school. The building dates from the 1930s, when the area was part of Germany’s East Prussia region, and was originally named after Adolf Hitler. It was shut down seven years ago amid budget cuts, and local children have had to commute 10 kilometers to a nearby town since it closed
Afghan Refugees Reflect on 4 Decades...
Forty years of conflict in Afghanistan has forced millions of refugees to neighboring countries, mostly Pakistan and Iran. Their lives over four decades have reflected the ups and downs of regional politics. Forty years later, the lives of many of them are still uncertain, still full of challenges
Red Carpet
This week on Red Carpet, Jay-Z hosts his inaugural Shawn Carter Foundation Gala, two “Black Panther” actors starring in new films, and who is this year’s pick for People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive?” Also, queen of Afro-zouk music Monique Seka joins us in studio
Zimbabwe Charity Uses Horse Therapy to...
With Zimbabwe’s health sector and economy ailing, some parents of children with disabilities have turned to Healing with Horses Therapeutic Centre. The charity, supported by donations, provides horse-rides and activities to children with physical and mental challenges
How Harriet Advances the Slavery Narrative...
Feature films on slavery have been part of Hollywood since the beginning of the film industry in United States. However, only recently, movies on slavery have been told from the perspective of the slaves, and now, with the film “Harriet” from the perspective of a female slave
Two Tibetans Detained Following Independence Protest...
The protest by the two men, Yonten and Choegyal, took place at about 2:30 p.m. in front of the police station in Sershul’s Dza Wonpo village in the Kardze (Chinese, Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, a Tibetan monk living in India told RFA, citing contacts in the region
Indian Student Thrives in High-Tech Field
A success story of a Indian Student in the field of High Tech
Philippine Court to Decide Next Month...
Fifty-eight people, including 32 journalists and media workers, died on Nov. 23, 2009, in what had been described as the world’s biggest single-day killing of members of the press. Almost 100 people have been jailed and charged with murder, but none have been convicted
Memorial To Kosovo’s War Vandalized Near...
In April, Kosovo authorities installed an old train near the border with North Macedonia as a memorial to hundreds of thousands of ethnic Albanians who were expelled during the 1998-99 war. Within months, vandals left the memorial in ruins
Map Tattoos Grow in Popularity For...
Border activists and members of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) say that the legislation will cede land to Vietnam because it is based in part on the 1985 treaty, which was enacted after Vietnam invaded Cambodia in 1979 to oust the Khmer Rouge regime and installed a puppet government to run the country