Headlines- In order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said late Monday that it was striking Iran for the tenth night in a row.
- After their announcement of a naval blockade in the southern part of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia denounced the Houthis in Yemen, who are supported by Iran.
- According to Jordan's state television, the Jordanian Armed Forces said that three missiles launched from Iran had been intercepted.
- After the deaths of three American service personnel this past weekend, US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday that they "will pay" every time they kill Americans.
- Multiple Iranian airstrikes on Middle East bases this month have injured nearly 100 US service men.
- In the latest round of Iranian retaliatory attacks on the Gulf state allied with the United States, the Kuwaiti army said it is working to intercept Iranian missiles and drones.
Tag: Special Video Report
A ‘Professional’ Hit: Victim’s Wife On...
The common-law wife of a former Chechen fighter gunned down in Berlin says his killing bears the hallmarks of a professional hit job amid claims the suspect worked for Russian military intelligence. The killing has raised concerns about the safety of other Chechens seeking asylum in Germany
New Tech
Self-driving cars may be years from becoming reality on the road, but some of the technology going into autonomous vehicles is being used to make driving safer today..Online cooking videos are an indispensable tool for at-home chefs, but using a mobile device in the kitchen can get messy. A New York University student has solved the problem by turning the traditional apron into a remote control for devices
The Ups And Downs Of Prague’s...
Paternosters — continuously circulating elevators without doors which passengers hop on and off of — were once common in Europe, but have now largely disappeared as a result of modernization or because of safety or accessibility concerns. The Czech capital Prague still has 28 working paternosters and an avid group of devotees
Abandoned Russian Chemical Plant Threatens Ecological...
The derelict Usolyekhimprom chemical plant contains tanks of chlorine, mercury, and other deadly substances spread across hundreds of hectares in Russia’s Irkutsk region. During a visit this July, the head of Russia’s environmental safety agency warned that the site poses a potential environmental disaster on the scale of Chernobyl
Worth of a Girl: VOA Looks...
About 650 million girls worldwide were married before age 18. That is about 17% of the world’s female population, according to UNICEF. These marriages often keep girls from completing their education and can lead to devastating psychological and physical consequences
Slave Records in Angola Show Exploitation...
The first enslaved Africans landed in what is now the United States 400 years ago. Those first African captives came from the Portuguese colony of Angola, brought to the shores of Virginia in 1619. Some 6 million enslaved Africans came from Angola, most of them sent to Portugal’s colonies, though some ended up in North America
African American Families Seek Clues About...
Four hundred years ago, the first enslaved Africans landed in what would become Virginia. August 1619 marked the beginning of nearly 250 years of slavery in America — what many have called “America’s Original Sin.”
US Commemorates 400th Anniversary of Slavery...
This August marks the 400th anniversary of the landing of the first enslaved Africans in Virginia. Their arrival was the start of what would become one of the darkest chapters in U.S. history, 224 years of slavery
‘I Still Have Nightmares’: Kyrgyz Police...
From brutal beatings to suffocation with plastic bags, police in Kyrgyzstan have been accused of using torture tactics on hundreds of people
Bees, Bulls, And Blogs — Pakistan’s...
Up to 3,000 journalists have been laid off in Pakistan over the last year. With the country’s traditional media industry in crisis, some unemployed journalists have started up their own digital outlets while others have left the business altogether