Headlines- A bill amending a 2021 law that targeted the LGBTQ+ community and was passed by nationalist former leader Viktor Orban was approved by Hungary's parliament on Tuesday.
- The latest attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport resulted in one fatality and eleven injuries.
- Residents of Riyadh have been given the all-clear by Saudi Arabia's civil defense agency after the military's announcement that incoming missiles fired toward the capital by the Houthis in Yemen had been shot down.
- Iran's alleged involvement in a security alert outside a UK/US airbase in southern England last month led the British government to summon the ambassador and announce sanctions against two people.
- In a sophisticated overnight cyberattack, hackers commandeered refrigeration systems throughout France, spoiling stock at major chains and forcing hundreds of supermarkets to discard perishable goods on Monday.
- According to a transcript and audio recording of the calls made on the nite of Christa Pike's botched execution, 911 callers reported that she was unconscious and had difficulty breathing an hour after receiving two fatal injections of the sedative pentobarbital.
- An "incident involving a roller coaster" at a Six Flags theme park in Georgia resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries, according to the authorities.
Month: December 2020
China Border Fence, Aimed at Curbing...
Chinese authorities building a fence topped with barbed-wire along China’s border with Myanmar’s Shan state to curb the spread of the coronavirus failed to hold pre-construction talks with their Myanmar counterparts and may have infringed upon the officially demarcated border line, local administrators said
Bulldozers Roll Into Georgian Shantytown As...
The authorities in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, have ordered a clampdown on what they say are illegally constructed homes on state-owned land, demolishing over a dozen houses in a small settlement on the outskirts of the capital
Millions of Migrants in Pakistan Hope...
The difficult life of many migrants and refugees who ended up in Pakistan
US Christmas Celebration Under COVID Cloud
From virtual theatre plays, to choral ensembles performing outdoors, this year’s Christmas celebrations have taken a creative turn
Press Freedom Turkey Womens News Network
In Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish southeast, a news network staffed entirely by women is taking the lead in reporting on women and human rights. But the groundbreaking JIN News agency is increasingly targeted in what the government claims is its battle against terrorism
Massive Decline in Daily COVID-19 Infections...
As India recorded more than 10 million cases of COVID-19, the somber milestone was accompanied by some good news – a massive decline in numbers of daily new infections. Hopes that the worst may be over are reflected in the country’s mega cities, like New Delhi, which has been ravaged by the virus
Thai PM, Officials Suspect Foreign Workers...
Thailand until last Thursday had contained the number of COVID-19 infections to only about 4,200 since the first case was detected here in January – compared with much higher numbers in its neighbors Indonesia, the Philippines and Myanmar
Tibetan Jailed For Celebrating Dalai Lama’s...
Ajaja, formerly a monk at Kirti monastery in Sichuan’s Ngaba (in Chinese, Aba) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, was released on Dec. 10 and returned to his family home, Tibetan sources living in India said
UN Security Council Holds Videoconference to...
United Nations Security Council Members hold Videoconference to announce the outcome of the votes in connection with Peacebuilding and sustaining peace
Ghana’s Capital Businesswomen Support Northern Counterparts
Northern Ghana is underdeveloped, and women have borne the brunt of it, with high levels of poverty and few economic opportunities. Businesswomen in the capital are trying to help by working with northerners to make unique products to sell locally and to international markets