Headlines
  • Tehran is rocked by explosions as Iran claims that since the war started 11 days ago, US and Israeli forces have bombed about 10,000 civilian sites and killed over 1,300 citizens.
  • The Pentagon said on Tuesday that in the first ten days of the war with Iran, about 140 American service men have been injured.
  • Israel's military announced on Wednesday that it had triggered air defenses after spotting missiles coming from Iran.
  • After "temporary authorization from the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority," Qatar Airways said it will run 29 flights to and from Doha on Thursday.
  • Mohaddeseh Zolfi, an Iranian women's national football player, and Zahra Soltan Moshkehkar, a staff staff member, joined five other team members in seeking refuge in Australia.

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October 17, 2019

Hong Kong Lawmakers, Activists Slam Hammer...

Tanya Chan, convenor of the pro-democracy camp in the Legislative Council (LegCo) said she was very angry at the attack on Sham, especially after nobody had been arrested for an earlier attack on him in August

October 16, 2019

Myanmar’s Rakhine Conflict Takes Toll on...

The AA detained 18 firefighter recruits and the deputy station chief of the state Fire Services Department as they travelled on a bus from central Myanmar’s Mandalay region to Rakhine’s capital Sittwe after completing basic firefighting training in the town of Pyin Oo Lwin

October 15, 2019

Arakan Army Shows Off Video of...

Ethnic Rakhines comprise the majority of soldiers who serve in the Myanmar Army in Rakhine state, where the AA has been engaged in heightened armed conflict this year with government forces in a quest for greater autonomy in the region

October 12, 2019

American Dream Turns Sour For Two...

Authorities of the State of Chiapas in Mexico ordered that the bodies be deposited in the Mortuary while others who sustained injuries before being rescued, were taken to the General hospital of Tonala

Turkish Military Offensive Risks a Humanitarian...

Amnesty International alleged that thuue offensive is being accompanied by a draconian crackdown on dissent and censorship of the media with investigations under anti-terrorism laws and police detention, targeting those criticizing the military operation

Rohingya Refugees Who Returned to Myanmar...

Some of the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled a brutal military-led crackdown in Myanmar’s Rakhine state in 2017 and sought refuge in neighboring Bangladesh say they have not been able to go back to their original villages after returning to Rakhine of their own volition

October 11, 2019

Paul Biya’s Hometown, Sangmelima In Peril

Thursday’s protest was more violent. The protesters have promised to stop children from going to school until their demands are met. In Otoakam, some youths from Bamoun and Haoussa also came out in revenge after their shops were destroyed by the locals on Wednesday

October 8, 2019

Uyghur Language School Co-Founder Detained in...

Hesenjan Ismail, a graduate of the Dalian University of Technology in China’s Liaoning province who in 2009 launched the 606 Language School in Korla (in Chinese, Kuerle) city, in the XUAR’s Bayin’gholin Mongol (Bayinguoleng Menggu) Autonomous Prefecture, was detained 16 months ago, according to his former business partner, Elijan Amet

October 6, 2019

‘So Many Women Are Standing on...

Siu Lam, 20, has been involved in the Hong Kong protest movement since June, when a million people took to the streets to oppose plans to allow extradition to mainland China

October 4, 2019

Myanmar Rejects Rohingya Refugee Visit to...

Following Wednesday’s meeting in New York, Myanmar’s Union Minister Kyaw Tin said his government is working with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the U.N., and partner nations “to implement the repatriation process,” and that Myanmar, China, and Bangladesh had agreed to form a “working group” to address the situation

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