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: March 2022
Using Self-Defense to Combat Hate Crimes...
Asian Americans say they’re fighting back against an increase in hate crimes directed at them, particularly targeting women and the elderly
Former Hong Kong Healthcare Union Founder...
Authorities in Hong Kong have revoked bail for former healthcare union chief and democracy activist Winnie Yu, putting her back behind bars on International Women’s Day
United Nations General Assembly Will Meet...
As a follow-up to the United Nations Secretary-General’s “Our Common Agenda” report,Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the General Assembly in an informal thematic consultation. This is the 5th thematic cluster on the topic of “enhancing international cooperation”
A Ukrainian Family Flees Russian Shelling...
Each of the two million Ukrainians who have left Russia’s invasion has a heartbreaking tale of loss and separation
Human Rights Groups Urge UN Rights...
The U.N. human rights chief must issue an overdue report on serious rights violations by Chinese authorities targeting Uyghurs and other Turkic communities in Xinjiang, some 200 human rights groups said in an appeal on Wednesday, a day after she announced that she would visit China and the turbulent region in May
Refugees From Ukraine Pour into Poland,...
More than 1.2 million Ukrainian refugees have fled to Poland since the Russian incursion began, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency. They’ve been welcomed into Poland
Volunteers From Kramatorsk Are Doing Everything...
The resistance to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine comes in many different of forms. For some residents in the Donetsk region, this means flooding their local volunteer centre with supplies for Ukrainian soldiers fighting Russian forces
Woman Found Chained in China’s Feng...
Authorities in China have painted over a mural and deleted accounts and memes supporting the woman found chained by the neck in the eastern province of Jiangsu, as internet users used her image to mark International Women’s Day
In Kenya,Women Are Overcoming Obstacles to...
Women own a limited percentage of property in Kenya, as they do in much of Africa, and only about 14% of Kenya’s real estate brokers are female
Afghan Journalist: ‘Our Values Were Trampled’
They had been reporting from Kandahar, Afghanistan, for years. The Anwari sisters are now adjusting to life in the United States