Headlines- Iranian authorities have accused the United States of firing at one of Iran's commercial ships in the Gulf of Oman in violation of the two countries' ceasefire agreement.
- US President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that the US Navy fired an Iranian ship in the Gulf of Oman and seized control of it.
- Hours after US President Donald Trump announced he was sending negotiators to Islamabad, Iranian state media stated Tehran did not currently plan to participate in new talks with the United States.
- In an effort to try to reach an agreement with Iran ahead of another round of face-to-face negotiations in Pakistan on Monday, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz backed President Donald Trump's renewed threat to eliminate Iran's electrical infrastructure and bridges.
Year: 2019
Vietnamese Refugee Thrives in Louisiana
Since the 1970s more than 4 million Vietnamese have immigrated to America. Most of them are on America’s West Coast, but a large group live in Texas and Louisiana in America’s Deep South. That’s where Theresa Nguyen ended up in 1979 when she came here with her family
Police Shoot at Journalist in CAR:...
Bruno Makilo , journalist for Radio Maigaro , one of the two stations in Bouar in western CAR, did not attend the end of the wreath laying ceremony in front of the war memorial on Saturday 30 November, the day before the National Day
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As Kenya marks the anniversary of the end of British colonial rule more than five decades ago (Dec 12, 1963), two communities in the Great Rift Valley want the United Nations to investigate a colonial-era land grab….Rwanda this week (Dec 9) co-hosted the annual Anti-Corruption Excellence Award summit to celebrate and encourage successes against graft, including at home
Indian Capital Hosts its First Queer...
Nearly a year and a half after India scrapped a controversial legislation criminalizing homosexuality, the Indian capital has hosted its first ever queer literature festival. Turning the focus on stories and experiences of the community, the two day meet explored common ground between different identities of society
In Gabon, US Military Joins Counter-Poaching...
Poaching is a major threat to the survival of forest elephants in Africa. Now, the U.S. military is helping to train park rangers who are fighting to protect the elephants in the Central African country of Gabon
An American Runner’s Dream Temporarily Derailed...
American Teen Cross Country Runner Noor noticed that her name was not up there because of her Hijab. She broke down.A special report
DRC: a Closed Radio, One of...
On 12 November, during an interview between RSF, JED and Felix Tshisekedi, on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum, the Congolese President supported the idea of a moratorium on the arrests of journalists in the exercise of their duties. functions until the 1996 Press Law is revised
Kenyan Safari Doctors Risk Al-Shabab to...
In Kenya’s remote island communities near the border with Somalia, the threat from al-Shabab militants has scared away most medical personnel. But one group of volunteers the Safari Doctors – is braving the danger to provide much-needed regular health care to the area’s most vulnerable
Bosnian Authorities Postpone Closure Of Makeshift...
Bosnian authorities have indefinitely postponed the scheduled closure of a makeshift migrant tent camp in the northwest of the country