Headlines
  • 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.

Year: 2020

January 13, 2020

Iranian Americans Mourn Lost Lives, Protest...

Iranian Americans gathered in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles Sunday to mourn those killed when Iran shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, and peaceful protesters killed and wounded by Iranian security forces

Young Cambodian Activists Challenge Social and...

With two-thirds of its population under the age of 30, Cambodia is undergoing a generational shift that is challenging the nation’s social and political status quo

Transforming a House of God into...

A couple in the state of Maryland is taking flak for turning a church into a house. Some are calling it blasphemy but others think what they’re doing is a great idea

Food Trucks Take Business Lunch World...

Street food is popular in the Middle East and East Asia, but in the United States restaurants are more common. But food trucks – basically restaurants on wheels – are becoming very popular

Moscow is a Christmas Wonderland, Minus...

In Moscow, a New Year season without snow is spurring an all out effort by authorities to promote holiday cheer, as well as questions about climate change and government spending

January 12, 2020

Taiwan’s Tsai Sweeps to Landslide Victory...

President Tsai Ing-wen swept to a landslide victory in Taiwan’s presidential elections on Saturday after she vowed to defend the island’s way of life against threats, infiltration and saber-rattling by China

Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson Visited Venezuelan...

During the third day of the visit, Neeson went to Rondon 3, which is the biggest sheltering facility for Venezuelan migrants in Brazil. More than a thousand people, including 550 children, are currently living at the site

January 11, 2020

Armenian Mothers Seek Answers in Baby-Stealing...

Armenia has been shocked by revelations of a high-level conspiracy to sell babies to foreigners. The National Security Service (NSS) announced in November that it was opening an investigation into the sale of more than 30 Armenian babies, and three suspects – two senior doctors and the head of a state-run orphanage – were arrested

One in Three Hong Kong Adults...

Around of 32 percent of adults surveyed in the study from September to November last year reported suspected PTSD or depressive symptoms, the study found

Threats Against Cambodian Journalists Linger After...

Independent news organizations in Cambodia are struggling to recover from a major crackdown on the free press during the 2018 election

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