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: 2021
UN Security Council Holds Videoconference in...
United Nations Security Council members hold a videoconference in connection with the adoption of the draft Presidential statement on Libya
Migrant Children Live Without Parents Among...
Dozens of migrant children live without their parents in rough camps, abandoned factories, and houses they find on their way through Bosnia-Herzegovina
Afghan Officials: Taliban Intensified Violence Amid...
Afghan officials say the Taliban have intensified their attacks across Afghanistan amid stalled peace talks in Doha
Myanmar Forces Raid Ruling Party Headquarters,...
Myanmar security forces raided the headquarters of deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s ruling party on Tuesday, a party official said, as nationwide demonstrations against the military takeover turned bloody when police fired on a large crowd in the capital, wounding two protesters. In a nighttime raid as anti-coup protests in Myanmar’s major cities …
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Families Press Ugandan Government on Missing...
There’s a growing outcry in Uganda from relatives of missing opposition supporters who were detained by security forces ahead of last month’s election. As Halima Athumani reports from Kampala, the government confirms 44 people have gone missing since November and that most are from the opposition National Unity Party
‘No One Wants To Live Here’:...
The European Union says Bosnia-Herzegovina has the continent’s deadliest pollution. The district of Bukinje is so badly affected by a local coal-fired power station that its mayor says nobody wants to live there
Myanmar Anti-Coup Protests Continue
Tens of thousands of people in Myanmar continue to protest a military coup and to demand the release of the country’s democratically elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Amid escalating confrontations, police have warned they may resort to live ammunition rounds
Legal Opinion Finds ‘Credible Case’ For...
Available evidence of Chinese state actions establishes a “credible case” that authorities have committed crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide against Uyghurs in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), experts said in a legal opinion Monday
American-Style Football Gaining Traction in Russia
Sunday’s Super Bowl could have an unexpected audience of fans — in Russia. The Federation of American Football in Russia says the number of enthusiasts of the sport there runs in the tens of thousands and there are teams playing American-style football in almost every region of the country
Women Gaining Ground in Ivory Coast...
In Ivory Coast, girls and women increasingly are taking to the rugby field. M’ma Camara reports on how girls are tackling this rough and tumble game-VOA NEWS Subscribe Our You Tube Channel