Headlines
  • The military claims that projectiles are being intercepted as the Houthis in Yemen launch a missile barrage at Saudi Arabian cities. At least four people are injured in Riyadh, the country's capital, as shrapnel falls on Dhahran.
  • According to the Saudi Ministry of Energy, an attack on the Saudi Aramco building in Dhahran resulted in a minor fire, but there were no fatalities or injuries reported.
  • On Tuesday, a Las Vegas court sentenced Duane "Keffe D" Davis to 40 years to life in prison for his involvement in the more than 30-year-old murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur.
  • The Vatican said on Tuesday that Pope Leo XIV had surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung after receiving a lung cancer diagnosis.
  • A Pennsylvania woman is accused of fatally stabbing her husband and 3-year-old son at a family resort in the Poconos before attempting suicide.
  • In support of the protesting high school students, tens of thousands of people gathered throughout France on Tuesday.

Year: 2021

February 25, 2021

Venezuela Crisis: Barter Economy

Venezuela’s currency the Bolivar is worth almost nothing these days. That’s forced the country’s citizens to figure out new ways to put food on their tables

Syrian Child Labors

The children of many displaced families in Syria are often doing dangerous, low-paying work as a means to survive because these families are neglected by governments and aid organizations

Uyghur Student Confirmed Jailed After Forced...

A young Uyghur man has been confirmed imprisoned after being forced to return to northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) for the “crime” of having studied abroad in Egypt, according to official sources

UN General Assembly Hears Briefing by...

United Nations General Assembly holds an informal meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing by the Secretary-General António Guterres on the “Call to Action for Human Rights”

February 24, 2021

Commentator’s Killing Raises Fears in a...

recent killing in Lebanon of activist and commentator Lokman Slim, a prominent critic of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, has rattled the country and raised fears that more people may be targeted

Tajik Couple Leaves Free Bread In...

A married pensioner couple has installed a “magic box” near a bread market in the Tajik city of Khujand in which they leave free bread every day to anyone in need

Portuguese Republican National Guard Registered Another...

A man was arrested following acts of domestic violence and illegal possession of a weapon on 23 February in the municipality of Belmonte, in the district of Castelo Branco

In Important Step for Blind People,...

Malian linguists and braille experts have translated the most widely spoken African language in Mali, Bambara, to braille for the country’s blind. Bambara is spoken and understood by about 15 million Malians

COVAX Explainer

How Can Low-Income Countries Compete for COVID-19 Vaccines?

Uyghur Meshrep Detainee Handed 17 Years...

A Uyghur engineer with the Kashgar (in Chinese, Kashi) prefecture branch of a state-run telecom company in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) has been sentenced to a lengthy jail term for having rejected local family planning policies, according to sources

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