Headlines- Early on Thursday, 73 students were injured and at least 16 students killed at a girls' boarding school in central Kenya.
- The vital Strait of Hormuz, according to US President Donald Trump, "must be open to everyone" and "no one can control it."
- A major portions of southern Lebanon has been declared a "combat zone" by the Israeli military.
- Iran's foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that American bombings in the country's southern Hormozgan region broke the ceasefire.
- The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health claims that Israeli attacks in Lebanon on Tuesday left at least 31 persons dead and 40 injured.
- Due to the Ebola outbreak, Ugandan authorities announced on Wednesday that the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been closed.
Month: March 2021
Tibetan Protester Released Early From Prison...
A Tibetan man serving a 10-year prison term for taking part in protests against Chinese rule was released in February one year before completing his sentence, but is in failing health after suffering beatings and torture in prison, Tibetan sources say
UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Myanmar...
Christine Schraner Burgener, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Myanmar, briefs reporters
Tiny New York Thai Restaurant Still...
New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo recently reopened restaurants at 25% capacity, easing coronavirus restrictions. It’s good news for the city but still a challenge for small restaurants
Armenia Struggles with Political Tensions and...
Massive rallies have taken place in Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, with some demonstrators supporting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan while others demand his resignation
Australia, Turkey to Join Nations Debating...
Australia and Turkey are moving to investigate whether to label human rights violations in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) as genocide, following a similar designation by the White House and recent parliamentary motions in Canada and the Netherlands
UN Secretary-General Attends Unveiling of ‘Pandemic...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres attends the unveiling of the installation ‘Pandemic Classroom’ at United Nations Headquarters to call attention to the need for governments to prioritize the reopening of schools
The Message of Magic
Magicians dazzle both the eye and mind of their audience. VOA’s Marsha James talked to one performer who tells us how his hobby turned into a career, and the importance of using his platform to address greater social issues
South Africa Vaccine Rollout
After fits and starts, the largest vaccination effort on the African continent has finally begun, in South Africa
Press Conference Following High-Level Pledging Event...
Mark Lowcock, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, speaks during the press conference following the virtual high-Level pledging event for the humanitarian situation in Yemen
Death of Tibetan Protester Slows Flow...
The death in February of a Tibetan protester serving a 21-year prison term for sharing news of Tibetan protests with foreign news media has temporarily slowed the flow of information from residents of Tibet’s Driru county, where local Tibetans have staged frequent protests against Chinese rule