Afghanistan: Nearly 20 million going hungry
Nearly 20 million people in Afghanistan—almost half the population—are facing acute hunger, humanitarians warned in a UN-backed report, published on May 9. The latest...
Sri Lanka orders troops to shoot those involved in violence
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Sri Lanka’s defense ministry ordered security forces on May 10 to shoot anyone causing injury to people or property to contain widespread...
Ambitions, plans of African Union Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat raising questions
The pretty bizarre exhortations by current Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Moussa Faki Mahamat and published in the daily Sudan Tribune, speaks to...
Powerful blast at Havana hotel kills at least 31, injures 54
HAVANA—A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak killed at least 31 people and injured dozens when it blew away outer walls...
Reflecting on Ramadan
Muslims around the world observed and celebrated the conclusion of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, rejuvenation, service and renewed commitment to faith....
Chinese national gets 20 years for abusing Rwandan worker
By Emmanuel Ali A Chinese businessman was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in Kigali, Rwanda, after a video of him beating a worker tied to...
Biden Rebuked for ‘Openly Praising War Profiteering’ at Lockheed Martin
‘This is all the can deliver,’ said one critic. ‘War, policing, capital consolidation for warmongers, and more war.’ While reproductive rights advocates across the...
Haiti: Gang clashes in capital force hundreds to flee their homes
Clashes in Haiti between rival gangs in the capital, Port-au-Prince, have forced hundreds of people to flee their homes, the UN Deputy Spokesperson said...
Renowned Iranian media figure Talebzadeh laid to rest in Tehran
Veteran Iranian movie producer, director and researcher Nader Talebzadeh has been laid to rest at a cemetery in southern Tehran. The burial ceremony held at...
Germans fail to pay up for sacking Namibia’s indigenous lands
(GIN)—Reparations, a system of redress for egregious injustices, are not a foreign idea imposed from the outside of the United States. On the contrary,...