Yemen’s rebels Sunday claimed they launched a major attack on the border of Saudi Arabia, releasing video purporting to show captive Saudi soldiers and equipment. The images of the attack released by the rebels, known as Houthis, show armored vehicles with stenciled Saudi markings, arms and ammunition the rebels claim they seized. The video also … continue reading -> “Yemen Rebels Claim Capture of Saudi Troops in ‘Major Attack’”

A leading Egyptian pro-democracy activist was re-arrested Sunday while on probation, his family and a security official said, amid a sweeping security clampdown following small but rare anti-government protests earlier this month. Alaa Abdel-Fattah rose to prominence with the 2011 pro-democracy uprisings that swept the Middle East and in Egypt toppled long-time President Hosni Mubarak. … continue reading -> “Amid Crackdown, Leading Egyptian Rights Activist is Arrested”

The Middle East. Trade tensions. Iran’s nuclear program. Venezuela’s power struggle. Civil wars in Syria and Yemen. Familiar flashpoints such as these got plenty of airtime at the U.N. General Assembly’s big annual gathering this week. But some leaders used their time on the world stage to highlight international conflicts and disputes that don’t usually … continue reading -> “At UN, a World Stage for Disputes Often out of the Spotlight”

A boat carrying at least 50 Europe-bound migrants capsized Saturday in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, the U.N. refugee agency and the country’s coast guard said, while an independent support group said another 56 migrants on another boat were at risk in the sea. Coast guard spokesman Ayoub Gassim told The Associated Press that a … continue reading -> “UN, Coast Guard: Boat Carrying 50 Migrants Capsizes off Libya”

French police repeatedly used tear gas and water cannons to break up a protest Saturday by nearly a 1,000 yellow vest demonstrators in the southwest city of Toulouse. A police statement said officers made five arrests after being targeted by objects thrown by some of the protesters. A group that observes police conduct at yellow … continue reading -> “French Police Use Tear Gas to Break Up Yellow Vest Protest “

For many homeless people, finding shelter sometimes isn’t nearly as important as finding a meal. Providing food is the main mission of Manna House, a charity organization, where homeless and underprivileged people get breakfast and other services for free. Nilofar Mughal is giving a view from the inside of Manna House located in Baltimore in … continue reading -> “Manna House Gives Breakfast and More to Baltimore’s Homeless, Underprivileged”

President Donald Trump told two Russian officials in a 2017 meeting that he was not concerned about Moscow’s meddling in the U.S. election, which prompted White House officials to limit access to the remarks, the Washington Post reported Friday. A summary of Trump’s Oval Office meeting with Russia’s foreign minister and its ambassador to the … continue reading -> “Trump to Russians in 2017: Not Concerned About Election Meddling, Report Says”

Afghans headed to the polls Saturday to elect a new president amid high security and Taliban threats to disrupt the elections, with the rebels warning citizens to stay home or risk being hurt. Still at some polling stations in the capital voters lined up even before the centers opened, while in others election workers had … continue reading -> “Afghans Go to the Polls Amid Taliban Threats”

The United States offered to remove all sanctions on Iran in exchange for talks, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday upon returning to Tehran from the United Nations General Assembly in New York, according to his official website. “The German chancellor, the prime minister of England (Britain) and the president of France were in … continue reading -> “Iran’s President Claims US Offered to Remove All Sanctions in Exchange for Talks”

Egyptian security forces completely sealed off Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the so-called Arab Spring uprising in 2011, to prevent possible protests on Friday against the country’s president. The closures come amid a harsh security clampdown following rare demonstrations in several cities last weekend, all of which were broken up by police. Lawyers say over … continue reading -> “Egypt Police Seal Off Cairo’s Tahrir Square Amid Calls for Protests”

Sri Lanka’s cricket team begins play in Lahore Friday, the first time since 2009 that a foreign team will undertake a two-week tour of Pakistan. Security is extremely tight for the match, and the Sri Lanka team is basically confined to their hotel except for practices and matches. Sri Lanka’s team bus was attacked in … continue reading -> “Sri Lanka Returns to Pakistan for Cricket After 10-Year Absence”

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged the United States on Thursday to “cease this policy of maximum pressure” in favor of “dialogue, and logic and reason.” Rouhani’s comments came one day after he accused Washington of engaging in “international piracy” against Iran by re-imposing economic sanctions after the U.S. withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal with … continue reading -> “Iran’s Rouhani: US Should End Its Policy of ‘Maximum Pressure’”

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States has concluded that the Syrian government used chemical weapons in an attack in May. Speaking in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, Pompeo said U.S. officials had determined that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government had used chlorine in the attack … continue reading -> “US Says Syria Used Chemical Weapons in May Attack”

Arab leaders have reasserted their rejection of any attempt by Israel to annex Palestinian land in the aftermath of Israel’s election.  Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and President Barham Saleh of Iraq meeting at the United Nations this week say they refuse possible Israel’s annexation designs on the Jordan Valley and … continue reading -> “Arab Leaders Reject Israel Pledge to Annex Palestinian Land”

U.S. President Donald Trump reinforced his support for Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Guaido on Wednesday, praising Latin American leaders who back him, boosting aid funding and barring members of President Nicolas Maduro’s government from entering the United States. In a meeting on the sidelines of the annual United Nations gathering of world leaders, Trump told … continue reading -> “Trump Bans Venezuelan Officials From US, Boosts Aid in Support of Opposition”

British car production increased by an annual 3.3% in August, the first rise in 15 months, helped by several factories having moved their summertime shutdowns to April in preparation for the original Brexit date, an industry body said Thursday. MW, Peugeot, Honda and Jaguar Land Rover all closed factories ranging from a few days to … continue reading -> “UK Car Production Rises for First Time in 15 Months”

Commercial fisheries in seven U.S. states have suffered from catastrophic failures and disasters over the past two years, making them eligible for federal aid, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.    Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross blamed the problems in part on extreme flooding in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi from the Gulf of Mexico.    Other fishing … continue reading -> “Catastrophes Plague US Fisheries, Commerce Department Says “

The number of invasions of indigenous lands in Brazil has jumped in the first nine months of President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration, a Brazilian Catholic Church agency said Tuesday. The Missionary Indigenous Council said illegal miners, loggers and tappers of natural resources are involved in most of the invasions. The council reported at least 160 cases … continue reading -> “Invasions of Indigenous Land in Brazil Rise Under Bolsonaro”

An Army veteran who was deported to Mexico in 2018 arrived back in Chicago Tuesday for a final chance at becoming a U.S. citizen and living in the city he has called home since boyhood. Federal immigration authorities granted Miguel Perez Jr. a two-week parole into the U.S. for an immigration hearing, according to his … continue reading -> “Deported Army Veteran Returns to US in Bid to Become Citizen”

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, speaking at a New York synagogue on Tuesday night, lamented the perception that the Supreme Court is becoming politicized and that the justices’ decisions are guided primarily by their partisan affiliation. Roberts’ concerns about the impression of the court comes during a highly-charged political moment when the judiciary is getting … continue reading -> “US Supreme Court Not Politicized, says Chief Justice Roberts”

A recent wave of abductions in Nigeria is raising fear across the country.  Unlike kidnappings involving oil militants in the south or Boko Haram in the north, which often take on political dimensions, this crime wave spans through every region, and is driven largely by economic hardship, experts say.  The government is trying to address … continue reading -> “Kidnappings Raise Fears Among Nigerians”

A strong earthquake rattled eastern Pakistan Tuesday afternoon forcing residents into the streets in several cities, with witnesses claiming a building collapsed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The shallow 5.8-magnitude hit 22.3 kilometers (13.8 miles) north of the city of Jhelum along the boundary separating the agricultural heartland of Punjab province and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, according to the … continue reading -> “USGS: Eastern Pakistan Jolted by Strong 5.8 Quake”

Google won a major case in the European Union on Tuesday, when the bloc’s top court ruled that the U.S. internet giant doesn’t have to extend the EU’s “right to be forgotten” rules to its search engines outside the region. The case stems from a 2014 ruling that said people have the right to control … continue reading -> “Google Wins Case Over Reach of EU ‘Right to be Forgotten’”

Russia’s Interior Ministry says a former Kremlin official, whom media reports have called a CIA informant, has been officially declared missing. The ministry said on Monday that it had added Oleg Smolenkov, born in 1969, to its list of missing people and that it has launched a search to locate him. Earlier this month, U.S. … continue reading -> “Russia Declares Alleged CIA Mole Missing, Launches Search”

Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg scolded world leaders Monday at a United Nations summit calling for climate action, saying people are suffering and dying from the effects of global warming and that all the leaders have are empty words. “We are in [the] beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is … continue reading -> “Teen Climate Activist Thunberg Scolds Leaders for Inaction”