TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
Monday night, the US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to declare that Islamic State is committing genocide against Christians and other minority groups in Iraq and Syria. In a unanimous 393-0 vote, the House resolution comes just days before the State Department is legally mandated by Congress to determine whether Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) Read More…
On January 2, 2016, Otto Frederick Warmbier, a University of Virginia student, was arrested as he was about to board his plane. He was sentenced for crimes against the state, a North Korean official told CNN. In an emotional press conference last month, the 21-year-old student admitted to attempting to steal a banner with a Read More…
Hajjah Province, Yemen — Tragic reports are now flooding out of Yemen’s Hajjah Province after Saudi warplanes launched a massive missile strike on a crowded marketplace, leaving anywhere from 40 to 107 innocent civilians dead so far. Yemen’s al-Masirah TV reported on Tuesday that a busy restaurant adjacent to the al-Khamis market was also targeted Read More…
Two young children, 10-year-old Yassin Abu Khussa and his 6-year-old sister Israa Abu Khussa, were killed on Saturday when the Israeli military bombed an area near their home in Beit Lahiya in the Gaza Strip. “When you use intensive airstrikes on one of the most densely populated areas in world, the inevitable result is large Read More…
Solar power sees unprecedented boom in the United States – solar power grew by 6.2 gigawatts in 2014; and 1 million American homes have solar panels as of February 2016. However, the United States dragged India to the World Trade Organization claiming that India’s efforts to boost local production of solar cells and solar modules violated WTO rules. Read More…
(RT) — A US judge ordered Iran to pay over $10 billion in damages to families of victims who died on September 11, 2001 – even though there is no evidence of Tehran’s direct connection to the attack. The same judge earlier cleared Saudi Arabia from culpability. The default judgement was issued by US District Judge George Daniels Read More…