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
Declining Fish Stocks Threaten Cambodian Way...
For centuries, Cambodians have looked to the Tonle Sap for a protein-rich river fish dinner. But supply has been a challenge. Malis Tum reports from a riverbank fish market in Phnom Phen
Colorado City Teams With Jaipur, India,...
The Jaipur Literature Festival began in the city of Jaipur, India. With 300 speakers and more than 500 million visitors every year, it is the world’s largest free literary festival. The festival also travels internationally. One stop is Boulder, Colorado
UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard Has...
According to Callamard, her mandate to investigate Khashoggi’s killing was within the framework of human rights and it did not allow her to conduct an in-depth investigation into individual culpability, which she said the United Nations should have insisted on
Somalia Restores Monuments Wrecked During Civil...
Somali Government and Cultural Activists are now nowadays are giving importance of restoration of Somali Cultural heritage damaged by decade long Somali civil war and extremism.In 1991, civil war broke out destroying all kind of cultural heritage.Now ongoing effort to restore historic monuments of Somalia~VOA NEWS
Uyghur Man Taken Into Custody in...
Beginning in early July 2017, more than 200 Uyghurs, many of them religious students at Al-Azhar, were detained in Egypt after being rounded up in restaurants or at their homes, with others seized at airports as they tried to flee to safer countries, sources said in earlier reports
Press Briefing by UN Secretary-General on...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (left) briefs reporters on the recent demonstrations taking place around the world
Cambodian Musicians Heal Through Music
The power of music and art to influence generations is well documented, and that’s sometimes why authoritarian regimes tend to silence artists. The brutal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia is no different and a huge percentage of Cambodia’s musicians and artists were killed during the Pol Pot Regime
Chinese Train Inaugurates New Rail Link...
A 28-wagon Chinese freight train has arrived in Belgrade, inaugurating a new direct railway line between China and Serbia
It’s Hard To Be A Girl...
Afghan children must have IDs to go to school. And each family must have a permanent residence in order to get their IDs. Many members of the Jogi minority, a formerly nomadic people, have neither, and are unable to vote, own land, or attend school
African Migrants Evacuated from Libya Tell...
African migrants evacuated from Libyan detention centers to Rwanda say they still want to make the dangerous journey to Europe, despite the abuse they encountered in Libya. The 189 migrants, mostly Eritreans but also Somalis, Ethiopians, and Sudanese, were brought to Rwanda after a September agreement with the African Union