Headlines- Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, will visit Tehran on Thursday and meet with several Iranian officials to discuss ways to de-escalate tensions.
- According to a notice on a Treasury Department website, the US has imposed sanctions on the Palestine Action group and designated it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
- A huge flash flood in Nepal ravaged villages, killing at least 160 people and leaving hundreds more missing for.
- At least one person was killed and over a dozen people were injured on Wednesday when a person crashed a car into a crowd in the northwest French city of Caen.
- Wildfires that sweft through several Algerian provinces claimed the lives of twelve people..
Month: September 2022
Due to Insecurity, Hundreds of Schools...
According to authorities, more than 600 schools in Nigeria are still closed despite the start of the new school year because of a surge in kidnappings for ransom by armed gangs. Nigeria already has one of the highest rates of out-of-school children in the world, and according to the U.N., the problem has gotten worse
In Thailand’s Deep South, Artists Strive...
Thailand’s Deep South Outsiders hardly venture to this province because the mainly Muslim and Malay-speaking border region is synonymous with an armed separatist insurgency.But artists and residents of Pattani town, are working to change that negative image by showcasing the region’s rich artistic and cultural heritage
Concerns Grow Over Treatment of Detained...
One year after her incommunicado detention for “subversion,” #MeToo activist and feminist journalist Sophia Huang has dismissed her defense attorney, suggesting she is under huge pressure to plead guilty and ‘confess’ to the charges against her, rights groups said
Opening Statement by UN Secretary-General During...
Opening address by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the opening of the General Assembly’s seventy-seventh session’s debate on the theme “A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges”
Dozens Dead After Quarantine Bus Crashes...
At least 27 people died and 20 were left with injuries after a bus taking 47 people to a COVID-19 quarantine camp crashed in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou, local authorities said
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Moment 2022
During the SDG Moment 2022, Nomzamo Mbatha, Goodwill Ambassador for the UNHCR, speaks
After Historic flood,Yellowstone and Surrounding Communities...
Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding communities are still recovering three months after a catastrophic flood swamped southern Montana
Journalist for TOLOnews on Why She...
When the Taliban ordered female journalists to cover their faces on air, pictures of Khatera Ahmadi were shared throughout the world. Because she feared for the safety of her family, the former TOLOnews journalist has recently left to Pakistan
Thai Police Go After Loan Sharks...
As the pandemic spread across Thailand, many fell prey to illegal operations because they had no access to legitimate loans during hard times, a senior police investigator said
Three Tibetans Reported Dead from COVID...
Three Tibetans have recently died from COVID-19 as the virus continues to spread across China’s Tibet Autonomous Region and local netizens complain of harsh and unsanitary quarantine procedures, RFA has learned