Headlines- Early on Sunday morning local time, Kuwait's defense ministry announced that an Iranian drone attack had targeted fuel tanks at the country's international airport.
- US president Trump said he believes Iran is to blame for the attack on the school of Iranian girls.
- As the conflict with the Iran-backed Hezbollah intensifies, dozens more people have died in Lebanon as a result with major Israeli air and ground operations.
- On Saturday, Trump visited an air base in Delaware for honorable transfer of six US service members who had been killed in the fighting.
- After a week of strikes, Israel and the United States had almost complete control of the skies over Tehran, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who declared on Saturday that Israel would continue its fight with Iran "with all our force."
Month: December 2018
Mobile Court for Rape Victims in...
The UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) helped in refurbishing the courthouse within its existing resources and now, at the directive of the country’s Chief Justice, the court has been set up to try serious crimes committed inside and outside the Mission’s protections sites
Refugees in Africa
The plight of African refugees, share the stories of hope and resilience from the residents of the Kakuma, and take a look at African women empowering refugees
Cyber security Campaign Taken to Rural...
“Some people in the villages fall victim to cybercrime because… they are looking for better opportunities. They get phone calls from people claiming to be in Gauteng, offering them opportunities
Security Council Considers Situation in Central...
Ambroisine Kpongo, Permanent Representative of the Central African Republic to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in her country on December 13
WFP welcomed the UN Secretary General’s...
The warring parties have committed to an immediate ceasefire in the port city of Hodeidah and its surrounding governorate at the end of a week of peace talks in Sweden
Report: Journalists Faced Intimidation, Prison in...
Imprisonment, intimidation and allegations that journalists produce “fake news” surged in 2016, when U.S. President Donald Trump won the election, CPJ found
US-Trained Afghan Pilots Conduct First Nighttime...
The Afghan ministry of defense Wednesday released footage of a series of nighttime airstrikes carried out by Afghan security forces. Afghan officials told VOA the airstrikes were carried out in southern Uruzgan province against Taliban hideouts
European MEPs Urge Iran To Release...
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling for the Iranian government to “immediately and unconditionally” release jailed human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
Tortoise Breeding and Rearing Program in...
On Española Island, only 14 tortoises remained (2 males and 12 females). These were brought into captivity and a tortoise breeding program began. A third Española male was returned to Galapagos in 1976 from the San Diego Zoo
NYC Taxi Drivers 2019 Calendar Celebrates...
According to statistics, around 90 percent of yellow cab drivers are immigrants, and the calendar, which is a comedic take on the traditional pin-up, draws attention to this fact while being light and entertaining