Headlines- Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, claims that between October 7 and October 11, attacks on King Khalid International Airport resulted in 333 injuries and 17 fatalities.
- The United Nations warns that 800,000 people in Yemen have lost access to life-saving food aid due to the conflict's escalation, and hospitals are overcrowded with injured combatants.
- Since October 1, 20 attacks in the Strait of Hormuz have been reported, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. Two of these incidents were reported on Wednesday.
- Iran was accused by a U.S. official of lying about a cargo ship that sank on Wednesday and of attacking it, most likely with a missile.
- A cargo ship struck a naval mine on Wednesday while trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz via "an unauthorized and hazardous route," according to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy.
- Protests against the government in the capital of Albania Tirana turned violent on Wednesday, leaving several official buildings severely damaged and at least one on fire.
- After the arrest of a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage by Russia's FSB security agency, Japan's Foreign Ministry summoned in Russia's ambassador on Wednesday.
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Jazz Music in New Orleans
Meet Craig Adams, a street musician in New Orleans who tells us how Hurricane Katrina affected the cost of living there. We also learn how the New Orleans Jazz Museum portrays the city’s special place in the history of jazz
Malawi Activist Raises Funds for Cyclone...
Malawi is struggling to get relief aid to victims of flooding from Cyclone Idai, which killed at least 60 people and displaced hundreds of thousands. While the heaviest-hit southern areas are largely cut off, one Malawian activist is on a personal mission to help those affected
India’s Main Opposition Promises Minimum Income...
In an effort to seize the initiative from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, the main opposition Congress Party has held out the promise of creating the world’s largest “minimum income scheme” for nearly 250 million poor people if voted to power in general elections beginning in two weeks. Critics have slammed it as a populist measure
South Africa Police Dogs Search Cyclone...
South African police sniffer dogs have been sent to parts of Zimbabwe hit by Cyclone Idai to help look for those who are missing and presumed dead. Survivors of the storm hope to find the bodies of their loved ones and give them a proper burial
Unusual Partners Make Afghan Music
She is from the eastern U.S. state of Pennsylvania and he is from Afghanistan. Together they make beautiful music, blending classical Eastern beats with Western style
Voting On The Frontlines: Ukraine’s Election...
The city of Mariupol lies on the Azov Sea, next to the frontlines of Ukraine’s war against Russian-backed rebels. Faced with such challenges, how do the people here view Sunday’s presidential election
World’s Rarest Ape Threatened with Extinction...
Wildlife experts warn that the world’s rarest great ape, discovered in 2017, will not survive the building of a $1.6 billion hydroelectric power plant and dam in the middle of its remaining habitat in Sumatra, Indonesia. Only 800 of the newly identified Tapanuli orangutans remain in the wild
Yemeni Children Victimized by ‘World’s Worst...
March 26 marked the fourth anniversary of the Saudi-led coalition campaign to oust the Houthi rebels from parts of Yemen they had occupied. The fighting has caused what the UN calls “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.”. It’s undermining children’s development
Wayfarers Chapel – The Glass Gem...
The Wayfarers Chapel on the California coast is often called the “glass church.” It’s a hidden gem tucked away among large redwood trees. Angelina Bagdasaryan gives us a look at the building, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Once The Soviet Breadbasket, Ukraine’s Rural...
With unemployment at close to 10 per cent, it’s in the rural villages of Ukraine where the hardship is felt most