Headlines- Two days after catastrophic flash flood struck the border between China and Nepal, rescue workers have resumed searching for hundreds of people who are still missing.
- At least 538 people killed and another 1,300 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
- Iran's President Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf met with Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister to discuss ongoing efforts to defuse the situation in the region.
- According to Iran's security chief, Moshen Rezaei, his country is preparing together a list of conditions to submit to the United States in order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- In an attempt to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, further escalating his conflict with Canada and its prime minister.
- Mazloum Abdi, the leader of the now-dissolved Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has been named presidential advisor by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Month: October 2022
Afghanistan’s Dwindling Sikh Community Flees to...
From Afghanistan, where they had lived for generations, more than 50 Afghan Sikhs recently arrived in India. They were among the Sikh community’s last to leave the conflict-torn country due to the violence that also targeted them
Rohingya Armed Group Posts Celebration Videos...
Two Rohingya have been detained and Bangladesh authorities are searching for others after pictures and videos circulated on social media of an event apparently marking the sixth anniversary of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) in several refugee camps
Human Rights Council Members Elected by...
A view of the 17th United Nations General Assembly plenary session, which was held to elect members of the Human Rights Council on October 11,2022.14 new Council members will be elected by the General Assembly, and they will take office in January 2023 for a term of three years
Poisoining of Critically Endangered Vulture Species...
The number of critically endangered vulture species being poisoned is increasing in Botswana. After feeding a buffalo carcass at a national park in the west of the nation in August, 50 white-backed vultures were found dead
Campaign to End Women-Centered Swearing in...
It has always been difficult to change deep seated patriarchal attitudes in India. Now, a campaign in North India is attempting to address the issue in an unique way by urging people to stop using sexist and offensive swear words that target women by emphasising that language is a significant reflection of attitudes
Ahead of 20th Anniversary,Bali Bombing Survivors...
Twenty years after the Bali bombings, some survivors have come to terms with their injuries and loss of loved ones, and some have forgiven the militants who carried out the attacks that killed 202 people
Arakan Army Rebels Capture Myanmar Junta...
The rebel Arakan Army fighting Myanmar’s military junta on Monday captured an outpost on the country’s border with Bangladesh, killing 30 soldiers and capturing three more, sources told Radio Free Asia.
General Assembly Meets to Discuss the...
A view of the Finnish delegation to the United Nations General Assembly’s 16th plenary session on October 10,2022.The meeting covers a number of agenda items, including the integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social, and related fields, follow-up to the Millennium Summit’s outcome
Indigenous Tatars in Annexed Crimea Being...
Since September 21st, Russia has been conducting out what it calls to as a partial mobilisation, and citizens of the Crimean peninsula that it has annexed are being enrolled to fight. However, according to human rights advocates, Crimean Tatar natives are more frequently conscripted.
African Cheetahs’ New Home in India...
Last month, eight cheetahs were brought from Africa to India in an attempt to conserve a species that became extinct there seven decades ago. The project is extremely challenging, but conservationists claim that if it is successful, it might help rescue neglected ecosystems like grasslands in addition to protecting the fastest land animal in the world