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.
Month: October 2021
UN Security Council Neets to Discuss...
T.S. Tirumurti, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, speaks at a Security Council meeting about Haiti
A Dance Troupe From Zimbabwe is...
Duramazwi Traditional Mbira Dance Troupe performed at Haka Game Park in Msasa, Harare, along the Cleaveland Dam. The group is expected to be performing at the next Dubai Expo
In a Road Accident, Threatened Swedish...
Lars Vilks, a Swedish artist who had been living under police protection since his 2007 sketch of the Prophet Muhammad with a dog’s body drew death threats, died Sunday in a road accident, according to Swedish news agencies
Focus:Georgian Municipal Election
On October 2, Georgia voters went to the polls to elect mayors and city councils. A mobile team delivered the ballot box to COVID-19-infected electors in Tbilisi, the capital
With Public Universities Still Closed, Afghan...
After a month of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, fears of women being barred from higher education and public life are growing. Lawmakers in the United States are urging the Biden administration to maintain pressure on Taliban officials to protect women’s rights
President of UN General Assembly Addresses...
Abdulla Shahid, President of the United Nations General Assembly’s seventy-sixth session, speaks to reporters after the General Assembly’s seventy-sixth session’s general discussion
Scientists in the United States Are...
By 2027, geneticists, lead by Harvard Medical School’s George Church, hope to revive the woolly mammoth. However, other experts aren’t sure it’s such a good idea
With Coronavirus Book,Nigerian Author Helps Children...
As the coronavirus has spread across Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, myths surrounding the virus have grown as well, particularly among children. A Nigerian author has written a book for children to help them understand the pandemic and how to prevent getting infected
In Northeast Syria, Curfew Imposed Amid...
A surge in coronavirus infections has forced local officials in northeast Syria to declare a week-long curfew to curb the virus’s spread
South Africa May Change it’s Coal...
Coal accounts for more than 75% of South Africa’s energy supply, but public and corporate pressure is increasing to change that. Protests erupted across the country last week, and a proposed coal power plant backed by China may now be abandoned