Any Terrorist Attack on U.S. Military Drawdown in Afghanistan Will Be Met Forcefully, Pentagon Press Secretary John F.Kirby Says
Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby briefs the press at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., April 16, 2021. Photo By: Lisa Ferdinando, DOD The United States is well aware of…
Pope Francis calls for vaccines for poor in Easter message
Photo By: Vatican Pope Francis urged Catholics to remain hopeful in his Easter Sunday address, calling vaccines an “essential tool” in ending the pandemic and urging their swift rollout to…
‘Kill the bill’: More than 100 arrests at London protest
A total of 107 people were arrested as part of the policing operation for the protests in central London on Saturday, 3 April. These were for a range of offences…
University of British Columbia: Greta Thunberg, Dr. Bonnie Henry to receive honorary degrees from UBC
B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and internationally renowned climate activist Greta Thunberg will receive honorary degrees from UBC this spring. Dr. Henry will receive her honorary degree from…
World Council of Churches condemns bombing of Makassar church in Indonesia
World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca condemned a bomb attack outside a Catholic church on Palm Sunday in the Indonesian city of Makassar that…
Lithuanian Customs 2020: largest number of smuggled cigarettes in the institution’s history was seized last year
Customs 2020: largest number of smuggled cigarettes in the institution’s history was seized last year Even the old-timers of the Lithuanian Customs do not remember such a tense year. In…
UN releases US$14 million for Rohingya refugees left homeless by camp fire in Bangladesh
Kutupalong camp, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. © IOM Bangladesh UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock today released US$14 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide urgent shelter…
Turkish driver charged after 17 migrants found in M25 lorry
A Turkish lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of people smuggling offences on a motorway slip road, as part of a National Crime Agency investigation. Hakan Zengin, 36, was…
10 people killed after gunman opens fire at Boulder, Colorado, grocery store – Suspect identified by police
The suspect has been identified as Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, of Arvada At approximately 2:40 p.m. on Monday, March 22, officers were dispatched to the King Soopers at 3600…
Massive Fire Devastates Rohingya Refugee Camps in Cox’s Bazar
A massive fire damaged more than 10,000 homes in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh yesterday. Photo: IOM Cox’s Bazar – A massive fire swept through three IOM-managed sites yesterday displacing roughly 45,000…