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

April 13, 2021

2021 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for...

Munir Akram, President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, chairs the 2021 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development

April 12, 2021

Amazon COVID-19 Vaccination

In Colombia, vulnerable indigenous communities in the Amazon region are among the priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination. In the riverside settlement of Paujil Indigenous reserve, health teams go door-to-door to vaccinate as many eligible community residents as possible

April 10, 2021

LGBTQ Members Face Threats in Iraqi...

Members of the LGBTQ community in Iraqi Kurdistan say they face threats from their society and their government, leading some to leave the country

Video News

An ethnic Kazakh from China has been welcomed back to Kazakstan by his family at Almaty airport after 17 years of captivity in China…Sergei Sazanakov was hunting in Russia’s Khakassia region when an accident left him trapped in the snow overnight. He lost his lower legs to frostbite, and later had to fight for his children in court after his wife left him

Turkish Court Rejects China’s Request to...

A court in the Turkey has rejected a request by Beijing to extradite Uyghur religious teacher Abduqadir Yapchan to China to face “terrorism” charges, his lawyer said

April 9, 2021

Britain’s Prince Philip Dies

Prince Philip, the Greek-born consort to Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest sitting monarch, has died at the age of 99. The Duke of Edinburgh is best remembered for his sense of duty to the queen, and also his sense of humor

Focus on Refugees: Mozambique

Displaced by attacks in Mozambique’s Palma, thousands of people are struggle with trauma and devastating loss, according to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR)

Kenyan Charity Makes Vegetable Soap for...

Checking the spread of the coronavirus through handwashing is a challenge in Kenya, where many people can’t afford soap. To help, a Kenyan charity is making soap out of vegetables to hand out in city slums

North Korea Tells Citizens to Prepare...

Authorities in North Korea are asking residents to prepare for economic difficulties as bad as the 1994-1998 famine which killed millions, RFA has learned, but experts say the situation is dire, but not that extreme

Co-chairs of Group of Friends on...

Margo Dieye, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Nauru to the UN, brief reporters on Climate and Security

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