Headlines- US President Donald Trump said that the war will end "immediately" after the US midterm elections and claimed that talks with Iran "could happen."
- Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, condemned the International Atomic Energy Agency's resolution on the nation's nuclear program on Wednesday, saying that it is based on "fabrications" and won't accomplish the objectives of its signatories.
- Iran said its subsequent attacks on regional U.S. targets were in self-defense on Wednesday, condemning the most recent American airstrikes on Iranian oil tankers.
- According to Syrian authorities, an explosion at a temporary site used to store weapons and remnants of the country's protracted civil war on Wednesday resulted in at least 14 fatalities and 11 injuries.
- In the southern Swiss village of Piotta, a hydroelectric power plant exploded on Wednesday, killing two workers.
Year: 2019
Married at 15 and 16, Each...
Between 2000 and 2010, an estimated 248,000 children – some as young as 12 – were married in the U.S. Just last year, the northeastern state of Delaware became the first state to prohibit marriage under the age of 18
South Africa Hosts World’s Largest Marimba...
South Africa hosted the world’s largest marimba and steelpan festival July 27-28, with nearly 2,000 musicians from around Africa, including Botswana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. The Education Africa International Marimba and Steelpan Festival prides itself for enabling disadvantaged and disabled people to compete on equal footing with other artists
Nigerian Court’s Labeling Muslim Sect “Terrorists”...
Tension between a Nigerian Shiite Muslim group and authorities is growing after a court last week granted permission to label the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) a terrorist organization
Concern Raised About Myanmar NGO Worker...
The Myanmar office of the global humanitarian and children’s rights organization Plan International issued the brief statement about the condition of Ye Lin Naing, but declined to elaborate, saying that the organization did not yet know all the details of the shooting and that it was contacting the authorities involved in the incident
Charges Against Hong Kong Protesters a...
According to Amnesty International, many people in Hong Kong will today be questioning why charges have been swiftly brought against pro-democracy protesters yet no one involved in the vicious beatings at Yuen Long station more than a week ago has so far been charged
Uzbekistan’s invisible Uighurs
These tales of disappearance are easy to find in Uzbekistan, despite the official censorship hanging over the narrative. Farukh is also an ethnic Uighur but holds an Uzbek passport
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Ambazonia Leaders Begin Hunger Strike on...
The 10 Southern Cameroonian leaders abducted from Nigeria to Cameroon on January 5, 2018, who preferred to be called Ambazonians, have announced they will begin an indefinite hunger strike on Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Stop Your Sobbing: Iranian Minister Under...
Black banners on the streets, crying men in dark clothing beating their bodies, somber parades, orators exhorting crowds to wail at the horrors the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson suffered before being killed some 1,400 years ago
2018 Marked the Highest Level of...
A total of 13,600 children benefited from release and reintegration support worldwide, an increasing number compared to the previous year (12,000). 2,253 children were separated from armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 833 in Nigeria and 785 in the Central African Republic. A