Headlines
  • Thirty people have died in a devastating fire at a pub in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, according to reports on Tuesday.
  • Two UAE tankers have been struck in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
  • On Monday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said that airstrikes on Iran have started for the third night in a row.
  • On Monday, the UAE Ministry of Defense announced that two Iranian tankers had attacked two national tankers. One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were injured, including four critically, by cruise missiles in the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz in Omani territorial waters.
  • Despite unleashing fresh attacks on Iran and reimposing a blockade of Iranian ports, US President Donald Trump said on Monday that an deal with Tehran to end the Middle East war was still possible.
  • IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said in a statement on Monday that Iran will "continue to exercise our sovereignty and management over the Strait of Hormuz."
  • A constitutional amendment was passed by the Hungarian parliament to oust Orban ally President Tamas Sulyok.

Category: Video Report

April 10, 2019

Abortion Rights at Stake in South...

South Korea’s top court is expected to respond soon to a petition asking it to declare the country’s criminal ban on abortions unconstitutional

Mozambique Port City Struggles to Rebuild...

Life is still far from normal in the port city of Beira following last month’s devastating cyclone. Most businesses remain closed and the city’s residents are hungry as they struggle to rebuild their lives

Finding New Books, Friends at Indie...

Small, independent bookstores in neighborhoods in the United States are considered places to discover new books and make new friendships. But about 20 years ago they were rapidly closing due to big box chain bookstores and on-line book sales. Then about 10 years ago, independent bookstores came back to life and are now thriving and growing each year

White Supremacist Content Challenges Social Media...

Christchurch, New Zealand, mosque shooting last month highlighted the continuing struggle by social media companies to police extremist content on their platforms

Surge of Rapid Response Teams Strive...

International relief organizations have converged on the city of Biera, Mozambique to provide emergency help to people affected the Cyclone Idai, which devastated parts of southeast Africa in March

Young Coding Wiz Creates Game to...

Silicon Valley coding prodigy, 10, who’s been coding since age 6, has created two new board games to teach other kids to code

As Election Heats Up, War Grinds...

The war with Russia is a key issue in the Ukrainian presidential election – but on the ground, civilians caught up in the conflict say their problems are not being addressed

April 9, 2019

Uganda’s Rwandan Diaspora Marks 25th Anniversary...

Uganda’s Rwandan community has commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide, which saw over 800,000 people killed in 100 days of ethnic majority Hutus targeting minority Tutsis

Sudan Protests Challenging Al-Bashir

Sudan’s months-long anti-government protests reached a new stage over the weekend when tens of thousands of people marked a 1985 military coup with a sit-in at army headquarters. As the protestors called for President Omar al-Bashir step down from his three decades in power, troops unexpectedly confronted government security forces who were trying to break up the protest

April 8, 2019

Rwanda’s Genocide Victims, Perpetrators Turned Neighbors,...

Twenty-five years have passed since the Rwandan genocide that claimed the lives of an estimated 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus. As part of the long journey to reconciliation, an aid group established four model villages where genocide victims and perpetrators live side-by-side as neighbors and even friends

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