Gunmen kill 11 at Russian military base in latest blow to war in Ukraine By: webdesk on October 16, 2022Gunmen shot dead 11 people at a Russian military base ground on Saturday, the defence ministry said, in the latest blow to President Vladimir Putin’s forces since the invasion of Ukraine. RIA news agency cited the ministry as saying 15 other people were wounded in the shooting on Saturday in the southwestern Belgorod region that […]
Passenger bus hits a roadside bomb in central Mali; 6 dead By: AP/Web Desk on October 14, 2022 Passenger bus hits a roadside bomb in central Mali 6 dead. A passenger bus struck a roadside bomb in central Mali, killing at least six people and wounding many others, authorities said Friday. The explosion took place Thursday in the village of Songo, 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Bandiagara, said local official Bachirou Tall. […]
Russia adds Meta to ‘terrorist and extremist’ groups list By: AFP on October 12, 2022Russia adds Meta to ‘terrorist and extremist’ groups list. Russia on Tuesday added US tech giant Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, to a list of “terrorist and extremist” organizations, according to a database of the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring (Rosfinmonitoring). Russia in late March banned Facebook and Instagram for “carrying out […]
Ukraine denounces Russia as ‘terrorist state’ at UN meeting By: AFP on October 11, 2022The UN General Assembly on Monday will open debate on a draft resolution condemning Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian regions, as Western powers seek to underscore Moscow’s international isolation. Ukraine denounces Russia as ‘terrorist state’ at UN meeting. The UN called the debate to discuss Russia’s declared annexation of four partly occupied Ukrainian regions, but […]
New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, angering farmers By: AP on October 11, 2022New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. The government said the farm levy would be a world first, and that farmers should be able to recoup the cost by charging more for climate-friendly products. But […]
More France citizens held in Iran By: Reuters/Web Desk on October 11, 2022More France citizens held in Iran. France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday five of its nationals were being held in Iran and the European Union had agreed the technical aspects to impose sanctions on Tehran, which would come into force next week. France lashed out at Iran on Oct. 6 accusing it of “dictatorial practices” […]
Iran toughens crackdown as some oil workers reported to join protests By: Reuters/Web Desk on October 10, 2022Iran toughens crackdown as some oil workers reported to join protests. Iranian security forces intensified a crackdown on antigovernmental protests in several Kurdish cities on Monday, as demonstrations elsewhere in Iran spread into the country’s vital energy sector. Protests have swept Iran since Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iran’s Kurdish region, died on Sept. 16 while […]
20 years later, Bali bombing survivors still battling trauma By: AP on October 10, 2022Thiolina Marpaung still panics anytime she smells smoke, immediately recalling the bomb explosion that upended her life 20 years ago. Marpaung, now 48, was in a car with her colleagues on the Indonesian resort island of Bali in 2002 when the blast shook their vehicle from behind. Marpaung was temporarily blinded as shards of glass […]
K-pop group BTS members face possible military conscription By: AP/Web Desk on October 8, 2022K-pop group BTS members face possible military conscription. South Korea’s military appears to want to conscript members of the K-pop supergroup BTS for mandatory military duties, as the public remains sharply divided over whether they should be given exemptions. Lee Ki Sik, commissioner of the Military Manpower Administration, told lawmakers on Friday that it’s “desirable” […]
Canada to ban leaders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards from entry By: Reuters/Web Desk on October 8, 2022Canada to ban leaders of Iran’s Islamic Guards from entry. Canada on Friday said it would ban the top leadership of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from entering the country and promised more targeted sanctions over the treatment of women in Iran and the downing of a civilian airliner in 2020. Iran has faced […]