Headlines- Iran will retaliate with attacks against "nine countries" if the United States strikes Iranian military bases or "petrochemical" facilities, according to an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
- At least 58 recruits were killed and over 200 others were injured when the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles at a training facility in Yemen's Shabwa governate. The death toll is anticipated to rise.
- After unrest, French authorities impose curfews in some areas of Paris, northern cities, and Nice.
- After looting damaged thousands of businesses over the weekend, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned on Monday that he was ready to declare a state of emergency as authorities struggled to contain ongoing violence.
- Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed preacher, and 28 accomplices were found guilty by a Mombasa, Kenya, court on Monday of killing 190 children and one adult as members of a well-known Christian starvation cult.
Category: News & Views
Bangladesh Opposition Leaders Freed on Bail...
A top Bangladeshi opposition leader vowed “no retreat” in efforts to defeat the ruling Awami League upon being freed on bail Monday following a month in jail.
China Using a Global Standard to...
As outbreaks of COVID-19 cases across China overwhelm hospitals, the official daily death count has remained in the single digits. Chinese officials have repeatedly claimed that China is adopting one of “two main global standards for determining COVID deaths.”
Amnesty International Condemns the Attacks and...
Amnesty International calls for the relevant authorities to conduct prompt, impartial and effective investigations so that the acts of this Sunday, 8 January, are appropriately investigated and sanctioned.
Thai Women Tell of Being Trafficked,Caught...
Promises of high-paid entertainment jobs lured the three Thai women to Myanmar, but they found themselves trapped into prostitution in Shan state near the Chinese border before escaping, they said in telling the stories about their ordeal.
Fate of Uyghur Miners Trapped in...
The fate of 18 miners – mostly Uyghurs – trapped in a collapsed gold mine in China’s far-western Xinjiang province remained uncertain.
Battle Between Karen Rebels and Junta...
Fighting between junta troops and Karen National Liberation Army joint forces continued in Kayin State Thursday, a day after the rebel group attacked three military camps in Kyainseikgyi township, according to Liberation Army members and local residents.
Bangladesh’s Share of US Apparel Imports...
American orders for apparel made in Bangladesh are growing faster than U.S. imports from clothes manufacturing giant China.
COVID Deaths Surge in Tibet After...
COVID deaths are surging in Tibetan areas of China after strict lockdowns aimed at controlling the spread of the disease were ended by Chinese authorities in early December, Tibetan sources say.
Malaysia Deported Pakistani ‘Journalist’ in August...
Malaysia’s new home minister said on Tuesday that the previous administration had at Islamabad’s request deported a Pakistani man last August who had written articles critical of his home country’s government
Over 600 Nabbed in W Cape...
Safer Festive Season Operations in the Garden Route District in the Western Cape have seen 683 suspects arrested between 27 December 2022 and 2 January 2023.