Headlines- The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claims to have intercepted three drones in the southern and Riyadh regions, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and a ballistic missile headed for the Saudi city of Yanbu. In the
- said it is targeting Houthi positions in Taiz and Marib.
- A missile attack on Aden International Airport put 151 passengers on a Yemenia flight headed for Cairo in danger, the transport minister of Yemen's internationally recognized government said.
- The Amazon rainforest in Brazil has seen the least amount of deforestation in almost 40 years.
- Heidi Levine, a journalist for the Washington Post, was injured on Friday after being assaulted by some Israeli settlers while working in the occupied West Bank.
- Ahead of the country's April 2027 presidential election, French President Emmanuel Macron claimed on Wednesday that political forces are "exploiting" the country's student protesters..
- Authorities said at a press conference that the mass shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday that claimed the lives of three students and one teacher occurred inside a special needs classroom. They also identified the suspected shooter and some of the victims.
Year: 2024
Dozens Feared Raped, Killed in Papua...
Women and girls were reportedly raped and among more than two dozen people killed during days of violence in Papua New Guinea’s north-west.
Rights Groups Criticize Efforts to Uproot...
In an attempt to undermine promises to make these Games the most inclusive ever, rights groups accuse French authorities of “social cleansing” ahead of the Paris Olympics by uprooting migrants, sex workers, and others from the capital.The government says it’s simply trying to address a longstanding problem.
Gunshot Victims Fill Bangladesh Hospital’s Morgue;Internet...
A major hospital in Bangladesh says it is overwhelmed with gunshot victims following days of student protests against a discriminatory quota system for prized government jobs, indicating the heavy use of lethal measures by security forces as they tried to quell the unrest.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Abdullah Ali Fadhel Al-Saadi, Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Yemen).
Propaganda Video Warns North Koreans Not...
Authorities in North Korea are showing propaganda videos meant to scare people off watching media from rival South Korea, residents in the country told Radio Free Asia.
A Malawi Orphanage Provides Shelter to...
The UN’s most recent figures for Malawi show that over 15% of children under the age of 18 are orphans, partly because of the high rate of HIV and Aids-related deaths in the country. Currently, a group called Zoe Foundation is working to provide these at-risk children a future.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Director of Coordination of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, briefs UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria).
China’s Controversial Boarding School Policy for...
The Gangjong Sherig Norbu School has long been a source of pride for ethnic Tibetans in China’s Qinghai province. Known for its rigorous curriculum, the school counted leading Tibetan scholars as members of its faculty; its graduates have gone on to excel in fields like engineering, education, medicine and religion.
Top Bangladesh Court Rolls Back Quotas...
Bangladesh’s top court on Sunday cut back a divisive quota system for government jobs that had ignited days of nationwide unrest in which at least 130 people have been killed.
Breakdancing The New Competition in Olympics
In Paris, France, breakdancing makes its debut as a new Olympic sport. VOA’s Heather Maxwell talks to B-Girl Fatima Zahra El Mamouny and B-Boy Bilal Mallakh ahead of of their major game participation.