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
Medical Waste Washing Ashore in Pakistan
Except for the occasional sunburn, a day at the beach is never a bad day. But lately visitors to Clifton Beach in Karachi, Pakistan are finding their day at the beach is being spoiled by some very unwelcome visitors
Load Shedding Affects Zambia Business
A Special report on the impact of on the impact of load shedding in Zimbabwe’s resort town of Livingston, which borders Zimbabwe along the Victoria Falls. Many businesses, including butcheries, are seeing their produce go to waste as customers stop buying
Thousands Missing in Nigeria After Decade...
The International Committee of the Red Cross says their highest caseload of missing persons in the world is currently in Nigeria. Nearly 22,000 Nigerians have been reported as missing in connection with the 10-year-old insurgency by Islamist militant group Boko Haram
Turkey’s Internet Regulation Sparks Fears of...
In Turkey, new controls regulating internet broadcasting have come into force. The government says all broadcasters need to abide by the same rules, but critics claim the new measures are an attempt to silence the last platform for independent journalism
Top Honor For Hero Dog That...
A Secret Service dog that prevented a potential attack on President Barack Obama in the White House has been given the rare honor of an Order of Merit from a British charity — the first foreign animal to receive the award
A Blind Man is Given a...
A groundbreaking new device is helping blind people perceive the world around them in a rudimentary fashion that can boost their quality of life
Venezuelan Parents Doing Double Duty as...
As the political and economic crisis in Venezuela worsens, more teachers have been leaving the classroom and moving out of the country – frustrated over the low pay and lack of supplies in schools
A Graduate’s Dream Job: Helping Rats...
Global nonprofit organization in Tanzania has developed innovative method using African giant pouched rats to detect landmines and tuberculosis using their extraordinary sense of smell
European Parliament Shortlists Jailed Uyghur Scholar...
Tuesday’s announcement comes one week after the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) awarded Tohti the 2019 Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize, named after the Czech playwright and politician who opposed Soviet communism, making him the first dissident from China to receive the prize
Malawi Charity Addresses Lack of Primary...
Malawi is struggling to provide free primary education it introduced 25 years ago to give all children a basic education. Teachers say they were not prepared for the massive rise in student enrollment, leaving schools without adequate infrastructure, teachers, and supplies. Charities have stepped-in to address the problem, as Lameck Masina reports from Nkhatabay district, in northern Malawi