Headlines
  • Iran claimed that since the war with the US and Israel started on February 28, over 3,400 people had died.
  • On Saturday night, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran threatened to strike any ship that approached the Strait of Hormuz.
  • India's Ministry of External Affairs called the Iranian ambassador to India to discuss the "serious incident" involving two Indian-flagged ships that were fired upon on Saturday in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Iran said that it is examining fresh U.S. proposals that were communicated through Pakistan's mediators, but it has not yet responded.
  • Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem vowed on Saturday that his fighters would retaliate against Israeli attacks on Lebanon and stated that the current 10-day ceasefire with Israel cannot be one-sided.

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March 13, 2019

Growing Calls for US to Ground...

There are growing calls for the U.S. government to ground the Boeing 737 MAX 8 after two of the jets crashed within six months, killing all on board. Several dozen countries have banned the plane, but so far the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has only ordered the American jetliner manufacturer to upgrade the planes’ software

Afghan Chief Executive: Foreign Troops Still...

Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah says that Taliban militants and regular Afghans want foreign forces to leave Afghanistan, but that the troops need to stay “until the war is over and peace is restored.” In an interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan in Kabul on March 11, he discussed the talks between representatives of the Taliban and the United States as part of an envisioned Afghan reconciliation process

March 12, 2019

EU Nationals in Britain Fear Brexit...

This is a nail-biting time for the three-and-half million EU citizens living in Britain and more than a million Britons who live on the European mainland. Neither group knows what will be their future status and whether Brexit will cause them to lose their homes and jobs

Body Of Bosnian Student Whose Death...

The death of 21-year-old David Dragicevic nearly a year ago sparked local protests against authorities’ handling of the case

Burqa Workout: Afghan Women Exercise Their...

Women attending daily workouts in a women-only park in the northern city of Maymana in Afghanistan’s Faryab Province must wear burqas. But in this traditional community, they still face criticism from local men for exercising in public at all

March 11, 2019

Syria Camp in Crisis as IS...

As Internationally backed Syrian forces continue what they believe is their final battle for Islamic State-controlled territory, more than 65,000 people—almost all women and children–have evacuated to camps in northern Syria

Rohingya Refugee Women Are Meditating To...

Approximately one million Rohingya refugees live in Cox’s Bazar camp in Bangladesh and according to the United Nations, majority of them are women and girls. Most have had severe traumatic experiences

March 10, 2019

Report: Asian Wildlife Trafficking is Skyrocketing

A recent study of the illegal wildlife trade shows that trafficking in endangered species is increasing in volume and value, further fueling the global extinction crisis

The Return of Antique Printmaking

Wedding invitations, posters, greeting or business cards — Alessandra Echeverri, owner of Typecase Industries, does all things paper, and she uses only antique press machine

March 9, 2019

Far-Right Protesters Clash With Police In...

Police and far-right demonstrators clashed in the Ukrainian capital on March 9 as several hundred people gathered outside the presidential administration building in Kyiv to call for the arrest of figures implicated in an alleged military corruption scandal

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