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
‘Terror in Tigray – The Ethiopian...
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced due to conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Many have fled to refugee camps in neighbouring Sudan, traumatised by the continuous horrors
Officials Say Haitian Migrant Crisis is...
According to UN authorities and others, Haitian migrant crisis is far from over,with tens of thousands still stuck along the route from South America, through Panama, and north via Mexico
Uyghur Carpenter Serves Third Stint in...
A Uyghur who spent eight years in state custody during two separate prison terms on different charges in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region was detained a third time in September, according to a source with knowledge of the situation and police in his hometown
Afghan Girls Want to Go Back...
Due To The Taliban’s Stringent Restrictions On Women In Afghanistan, Afghan Girls Are Unable To Attend School, Many Million Girls Are Affected
An Afghan Refugee Seeks Solace in...
After escaping from Taliban militants who threatened him and killed his father, Afghan artist Omar Khamosh went to Vahdat,Tajikistan,in early 2021
Analysts Say Ties Between US and...
Human rights activists and others around the world are outraged that three years after Washington Post columnist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, the US has failed to sanction Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is accused of ordering the killing
Tibet’s Exile Parliament Ends Oath-Taking Impasse...
After four months of controversy over the seating of Tibet’s exile parliament, all members of the parliament’s 17th session will now take their oaths of office under the terms of Tibet’s exile charter, following the intervention of exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama
UN Secretary-General and Director-General of WHO...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres participates in a virtual press conference on the Global COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)
US Non-Profit Organisation Helps Sexually Exploited...
For more than 40 years, the non-profit Children of the Night has been helping young people leave prostitution. As Genia Dulot reports from Los Angeles, the group’s founder, Lois Lee, started working with minors while in college
Hundreds of People in Burkina Faso...
For years, at least 400 people in Burkina Faso, including some kids under the age of 16, have been awaiting trial on terrorism charges