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: April 2022
‘Middle Way’Approach For Tibet Not Just...
A Middle Way approach to the question of Tibet’s status under Beijing’s rule does not concern politics alone and will benefit both the Tibetan and the Chinese people, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said in a rare political statement in India this month
Volunteers in Poland Are Compelled to...
Crafting marketplace Etsy is a popular venue for people who want to help Ukrainians who are suffering as a result of the conflict
Injured Ukrainians Transported to Lviv, Where...
Civilians in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region who have been injured by Russian shelling are being taken to Lviv, in western Ukraine, for medical treatment. Doctors there are able to undertake more sophisticated surgery, and one woman’s seriously wounded arm is currently being saved
Refugees From Ukraine Are Fleeing the...
Families and friends of Ukrainian refugees have been flocking to Tijuana in search of safety for their loved ones who have fled the conflict. Celia Mendoza of VOA News witnessed these efforts from a few metres away from El Chaparral, the US border crossing point between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico VOA NEWS
Hong Kong Police Are ‘Weaponizing’ the...
Lawyers for jailed pro-democracy media magnate Jimmy Lai, who is awaiting trial under a draconian national security law, have called on the United Nations to investigate the multiple criminal cases against him
National University of Córdoba Conferred ...
The National University of Córdoba in Argentina presented United Nations António Guterres with an honorary doctorate degree (UNC)
The $2 Billion Citrus Industry in...
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has left a sour taste in the mouths of South African citrus producers, who are facing millions of dollars in losses as a result of sanctions that have blocked off the Russian market. Farmers are scrambling to find new markets before the fruit spoils in South Africa, which is the world’s second largest citrus exporter
Afghans in New Delhi Hard Hit...
Thousands of Afghans in the Indian capital have set up businesses to cater to Afghans who used to visit India. Their livelihoods have been severely impacted as the flow of visitors from Afghanistan has dried up since the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan
Relatives of Detained Uyghurs Forced to...
Hundreds of family members of detained Uyghur residents of a small community in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region have been forced to work in local government-run factories, a source with knowledge of the situation and a local police officer said