The BJP government’s recent admission concerning India’s failed strikes in Balakot has come at a time when the election debate India has become deeply polarized on ethnic and religious lines. BJP’s government recently admitted that Indian airstrikes in Pakistan didn’t kill any civilian or soldier. This is surely going to cost BJP’s government at the […]
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FBI seeks woman ‘infatuated with Columbine’ in Colorado schools threat
A young woman described as “infatuated” with the 1999 Columbine High School massacre was sought by the FBI in Colorado on Tuesday while authorities issued a security alert to Columbine and dozens of other Denver-area schools, citing a threat of violence. The alert came four days before the 20th anniversary of the Columbine tragedy, in […]
New Zealand disarms police as terror threat level lowered
New Zealand police on Wednesday ended the routine arming of frontline officers as the terrorism threat level was lowered a month after the Christchurch mosques massacre. Police and security agencies reduced the threat level from high to medium, meaning authorities judge that another attack, violent criminal behavior, or violent protest remains “feasible” rather than “very […]
Seals, caviar and oil: Caspian Sea faces pollution threat
Seals waddling along the waterfront were once a common sight in Baku Bay, the Caspian Sea home of Azerbaijan’s capital. Not anymore. Of the more than one million seals which inhabited the shores and islands of the Caspian a century ago fewer than 10 percent remain, and the species has been declared endangered. Azer Garayev, […]
The horns of the Broto, a tradition under threat
The young man picks up a heavy wooden horn, raises it to his lips and with widened eyes and puffed cheeks starts to blow. A primal rumble emerges from the mouth of the instrument. On a stony hill in Bambari, deep in the heart of the Central African Republic, 14 other horns start to sound, […]
Colorado passes bill to seize guns from people deemed a threat
The Colorado legislature on Monday passed a “red flag” bill that would allow those deemed a threat to have their firearms seized, despite opposition by most of the state’s sheriffs and threats of legal challenges. Both chambers of the Democratic-controlled General Assembly approved the measure, sending it to the desk of Governor Jared Polis, also […]