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: October 2020
Pandemic Inspires NY Philharmonic Pop-Up Concerts
Live music is slowly coming back to the streets of New York City – in a new, pandemic-inspired way. With the city concert venues still closed, New York Philharmonic decided to put its world-class musicians on a truck to perform on city roads and intersections
Zimbabwe Doctors, Nurses Decry Government Rule...
Doctors and nurses in Zimbabwe are challenging a Ministry of Health rule they say impedes their ability to leave the country. The ministry said last month that health care workers must obtain official signatures to receive a “Certificate of Good Standing” – a needed reference to get work abroad
Demonstration of “young people” for Democracy...
Thousands of demonstrators, who marched yesterday from the democracy Monument to the government building, were dispersed by the police this morning without any episodes of violence
Tiny African Nation of Lesotho Proposes...
The set of regulations, introduced for debate by lawmakers this week, would require all social media users with more than 100 followers to register as “internet broadcasters” — a move that would, in turn, require them to abide by the same rules that govern broadcast media houses. It would also allow regulators to investigate social media users’ posts and even order them to remove them
COVID-19: Nigeria Schools Reopen
Nigeria re-opened schools October 12, six months after they were closed to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. Students from poor families unable to afford internet for distance learning suffered the most from schools being shuttered
Women in Afghan Security Forces Fear...
While talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban continue in Doha to find a solution to nearly two decades of conflict, women serving in the Afghan National Defense Security Forces (ANDSF) say they fear losing their jobs if the Taliban return to power
UN Security Council Meets on Situation...
Nicolas De Rivière (left), Permanent Representative of the Republic of France to the United Nations, speaks with Christoph Heusgen, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations
Hong Kong Reassigns Judges Denounced by...
Pro-democracy lawmaker Dennis Kwok addresses he media after the Hong Kong judiciary reassigned Eastern Court magistrate Stanley Ho, despite throwing out a complaint against him regarding his handling of protest-related cases, in the Chinese city
Japarov Announces He Holds ‘All Power’...
Newly elected Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov told supporters on October 15 that the country’s presidency had passed to him after the resignation of President Sooronbai Jeenbekov earlier the same day
New York Nonprofits Find New Ways...
New York City is seeing a rise in Covid-19 cases as the number of deaths in the city nears 24,000. City leaders are shutting down some parts of New York to contain the virus while businesses continue to struggle to stay afloat. Meanwhile one group is helping recent U.S. immigrants as they adapt to a new country and deal with the pandemic