Headlines
  • The military claims that projectiles are being intercepted as the Houthis in Yemen launch a missile barrage at Saudi Arabian cities. At least four people are injured in Riyadh, the country's capital, as shrapnel falls on Dhahran.
  • According to the Saudi Ministry of Energy, an attack on the Saudi Aramco building in Dhahran resulted in a minor fire, but there were no fatalities or injuries reported.
  • On Tuesday, a Las Vegas court sentenced Duane "Keffe D" Davis to 40 years to life in prison for his involvement in the more than 30-year-old murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur.
  • The Vatican said on Tuesday that Pope Leo XIV had surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung after receiving a lung cancer diagnosis.
  • A Pennsylvania woman is accused of fatally stabbing her husband and 3-year-old son at a family resort in the Poconos before attempting suicide.
  • In support of the protesting high school students, tens of thousands of people gathered throughout France on Tuesday.

Month: September 2020

September 15, 2020

Changsha Rights Defenders Tried in Secret...

Authorities in the central Chinese province of Hunan have secretly tried three non-governmental organization (NGO) workers, family members and rights groups said

September 14, 2020

Detentions Accompany Another Day Of Protests...

Tens of thousands of Belarusians marched through the streets of the capital, Minsk, against authoritarian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka since he claimed victory in a disputed election on August 9. There was a heavy police presence at the event, and hundreds of protesters were detained

DRC Video Centers Score With Young...

Some people stuck inside during coronavirus lockdown are playing video games. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, entrepreneurs are catering to young people who want to share the gaming experience

White Commercial Farmer Evicted in Zimbabwe

A white commercial farmer, Martin Grobler, has been evicted from Protea Valley Farm in Ruwa following a protracted legal battle over the ownership of the piece of land. Ivy Rupindi of the Ministry of Agriculture says she is now the new owner of the farm after getting a court eviction order

September 13, 2020

Afghan Civilians: Cease-fire Top Priority for...

The Afghan government and the Taliban started intra-Afghan talks Saturday in Doha, Qatar. Afghan civilians say that both sides should agree to an immediate cease-fire

Georgian ‘Ketsi’ Maker Fears Stone Craft...

Avto Sikharulidze learned how to make “ketsi” — traditional Georgian stone or clay cooking pans — from his father as a child. Now 70, he is the only person in the Guria region still making the pots in the traditional way and fears the craft will die with him

Tibetan School Year Begins Under New...

In several towns in Qinghai’s Rebgong (in Chinese, Tongren) county, local primary schools have been closed by government order, and Tibetan children are being forced against their parents’ wishes into boarding schools in areas far away, a local source told RFA’s Tibetan Service this week.

September 12, 2020

Drive-in Theaters Make a Comeback During...

Drive-in theaters were once a big part of American car culture in the mid-’60s. But air-conditioned theaters eventually put most of them out of business. But these days, with movie theaters shut down because of the coronavirus, drive-in theaters are experiencing something of a renaissance

Outrage In Pakistan Over Alleged Gang...

Protests were held in Islamabad and other cities across Pakistan on September 11 amid national outrage over the alleged gang rape of a woman in front of her children

Cambodia Khmer Rouge

Cambodians have greeted the death earlier this month (September 2) of the Khmer Rouge commandant Kaing Guek Eav – commonly known as Comrade Duch – as one more milestone for the country as it continues to move on from its tragic past

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