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.
Tag: African Migrants
As New Arrivals Surge,Spain to Regularize...
According to recent government figures, a record number of migrants from West Africa have arrived in Spain’s Canary Islands this year. The Spanish government says it needs young workers to boost its economy, so it proposes to award permits to hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants who are already in the country.
Trapped in Lebanon, African Migrants Face...
Many of the estimated 176,000 migrants living in Lebanon are African women who are working menial jobs.Many of them have been displaced since the start of the conflict and are facing uncertain futures.
To Deter Migrants Italy Tries New...
In an effort to prevent migrants from trying to cross the Mediterranean from Africa, the Italian government is trying out with a novel development-focused strategy. If the plan is successful, analysts say, could serve as a model for all of Europe. For VOA, Henry Wilkins reports from the Italian island of Lampedusa, where residents are welcoming the measure after thousands arrived there in a single week last year.
As Boat Tragedy Shows Dangers of...
After years of court battles and political wrangling, British legislators on Monday passed legislation that the government thinks would enable it to deport asylum seekers who come across the English Channel in small boats and send them to Rwanda for processing. The dangers of the migrant crossings were underlined within hours of the law’s passage
Thousands of Haitians had already fled...
Even before the most recent wave of violence, thousands of Haitians had been fleeing the economic and political instability in their country. When heading to the United States, many first stop in South America, where some attempt to find work.
After Arriving in New York, West...
The number of migrants from West African countries has tripled in the last year alone, adding to the almost two-year-old migration problem in New York City that began with an influx of Venezuelans and other Latin American countries.
African Migrants Rescue in the Mediterranean
Many migrants cross the “deadliest border in the world” from Africa to Europe in pursuit of a better life: The Mediterranean Sea is located in the Mediterranean region. Despite the dangers, the International Organization for Migration reports that the number of people crossing the border has increased to an estimated 77,000 in the first half of this year
Innovation is Key to Freedom for...
Thousands of migrants risk their lives as they travel from Senegal’s coastlines to Spain on a treacherous sea route. Those that succeed will face a life outside the law as well as the stigma of being labelled an illegal immigrant
COVID-19 Worsens Portuguese Longstanding Homelessness
The coronavirus pandemic has forced Portuguese authorities to face longstanding issues of homelessness and inadequate housing. In the midst of COVID-19, a large number of families – many of them African migrants from – continue to live in hazardous conditions in the Lisbon slum of Bairro da Torre
New Wave of African Music Sweeps...
The internet has opened new frontiers of music for people looking for something other than popular Top 40 radio fare. In France, for instance, the music scene is soaking up some new sounds from the African continent