Headlines- At least 600 people killed and another 3000 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
- On Saturday, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank were attacked by masked Israeli settlers who trapped them in their homes and pelted rocks at them.
- On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the "criminal acts of violence" that Israeli settlers perpetrated in two Palestinian villages.
- In central Zimbabwe, a minibus carrying churchgoers crashed head-on with a truck, killing at least 27 people and injuring seven more.
- After being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, far-right British political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to the United Kingdom.
- The "Yes" and "No" camps in Iceland's EU referendum are tied at 51.17% and 48.83%, respectively.
Year: 2020
West Bank Palestinians Say Peace Further...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s recently announced Middle East peace plan calls for Israel to keep control over all of Jerusalem, with its Jewish, Christian and Muslim holy sites. The plan envisions the capital of the Palestinian state in outlying suburban neighborhoods of Jerusalem such as Abu Dis, which is technically in the West Bank
Coronavirus Anxiety: Will Chinese Factories Open...
Many U.S. companies are collectively holding their breath wondering if Chinese factories will open Monday
Trump administration slashes protections for migratory...
Federal wildlife officials have already been treating that guidance as the established rule, essentially legalizing all unintentional migratory bird deaths, including those caused by oil rigs, power lines and wind turbines. The change meant that the 100-year-old Migratory Bird Treaty Act solely prohibits the intentional hunting, capturing or killing of bird species
Cambodia Land Dispute
Poor villagers in remote Cambodian provinces commonly occupy public lands, hoping to be later granted legal ownership by the authorities. Hundreds of cases in the past have been decided in their favor, but a recent land protest has resulted in a clash with the local military police that killed one of the villagers
SLLS Holds Open House to Formally...
In November 2019, SLLS began providing free legal help to clients at its new office at 200 Guidry Drive, Hammond, LA. This location provides SLLS’ clients with an updated facility offering room for expansion, updated amenities, and easy-to-access parking. This location also provides SLLS additional office space to better accommodate increasing the number of civil legal aid attorneys and volunteers working to close the justice gap for vulnerable residents
Women Enter Afghanistan’s Male Dominated Restaurant...
Women are slowly moving into Afghanistan’s male-dominated restaurant industry. And one entirely women-run restaurant in central Afghanistan’s Bamyan province is attracting food lovers from the region
Myanmar Workers Leave China Without Pay,...
Some are leaving without receiving their salary or money they have saved, because their bosses do not want them to leave, a resident of Yesagyo, a town in Myanmar’s Magway Division near the border, told RFA’s Myanmar Service in an interview
Press Briefing on Upcoming UN Ocean...
Ngedikes Olai Uludong, Permanent Representative of Palau and co-facilitator to oversee the preparatory process of the 2020 UN Ocean Conference and conclude the intergovernmental consultations on the declaration, speaks at the press briefing on the UN Ocean Conference, to be held during 2 to 6 June 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal
Tourists Visiting Hollywood for the Oscars...
As the number of U.S. cases of coronavirus continues to inch upward, some people are getting panicky. But the health scare doesn’t seem to impress many tourists visiting Los Angeles to watch the upcoming Oscars ceremony this weekend
Botswana’s ‘Edible Diamonds’ Decline with Drought,...
A prolonged dry spell in Southern Africa has caused a decline in mopane worms, a key source of income and food for rural communities in Botswana. Experts say over-harvesting of the protein-rich caterpillars has also affected breeding