Headlines- At least 600 people killed and another 3000 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.
- On Saturday, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank were attacked by masked Israeli settlers who trapped them in their homes and pelted rocks at them.
- On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the "criminal acts of violence" that Israeli settlers perpetrated in two Palestinian villages.
- In central Zimbabwe, a minibus carrying churchgoers crashed head-on with a truck, killing at least 27 people and injuring seven more.
- After being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, far-right British political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to the United Kingdom.
- The "Yes" and "No" camps in Iceland's EU referendum are tied at 51.17% and 48.83%, respectively.
Year: 2024
Survivors Recount Their Lasting Pain Appeal...
Survivors say that twenty-five years ago this week,(April 17, 1999),Serbian forces massacred 53 Albanians in the Kosovar village of Poklek, including 24 children. It was.It was one of the worst massacres of the war in Kosovo.
Burn Victims in Bangladesh Suffer Doubly...
Three people severely burned in an explosion at a shop in Bangladesh earlier this week had to be taken for treatment 18 miles (29 km) away to the capital Dhaka because there were no health facilities in Savar, the site of the blaze.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Permanent Representative of Israel,Gilad Erdan to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question
Ethnic Army Intercepts Junta Offensive on...
An ethnic armed group intercepted a junta retaliation near the Thai-Myanmar border on Thursday, according to an announcement from rebel forces.
Russian Shelling of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Dam...
Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric dam suffered severe damage from Russian shelling in late March. For residents of Zaporizhzhia and those living up and downstream, the attack on the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Station and dam poses a challenge.
Myanmar Border Guards, Soldiers and Civilians...
Nearly four dozen members of the Burmese junta-affiliated Border Guard Police and soldiers have fled to Bangladesh since Tuesday night amid intensifying fighting between junta troops and Arakan Army rebels in neighboring Rakhine state, officials said.
UN General Assembly President Meets with...
President of the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembl, Dennis Francis meets with Vice President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia,David Choquehuanca.
Donors Pledge $2.13 billion Aid for...
The fighting in the Northeast African nation of Sudan is still going on, but worldwide donors have promised more than $2.13 billion in humanitarian relief, and the UN said this week that a looming famine is about to break out in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.
Myanmar Junta Releases Thousands of Prisoners...
Myanmar prisons nationwide released over 3,000 prisoners on Wednesday, according to junta-controlled media.
Egyptian Firm Offers People to Escape...
The Rafah border crossing from Gaza has been closed to the majority of Palestinians by Egypt ever since Israel and Hamas in October. But there are accusations that a company is profiteering from refugees by offering travel from Gaza into Egypt for thousands of dollars per person.