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.

Year: 2022

September 20, 2022

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

September 19, 2022

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

September 17, 2022

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

September 16, 2022

International Day of Peace Peace Bell...

The International Day of Peace celebration is held at the UN headquarters, where Csaba Krösi, the President of the United Nations General Assembly’s seventy-seventh session, rings the Peace Bell (21 September)

Kenyan-Made Premature Baby Device Saves Vulnerable...

Scores of hospitals and clinics have been bombed during Russia’s war on Ukraine, and there have been numerous power cuts that have the potential to shut off life-saving machines. Medical aid groups are using a Kenyan-made equipment for premature infants that operates without electricity to save helpless newborns in war-torn nations

UN Official Chides Bangladesh for Using...

A United Nations special rapporteur called on Bangladesh’s government to stop harassing environmental activists under a notorious online security law, as he wrapped up a 10-day visit to the South Asian nation on Thursday

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