Daughter of Malcolm X found dead in New York City: NYPD

Malikah Shabazz, one of six daughters of American slain civil rights activist Malcolm X, was found dead Monday at her Brooklyn home, police said. (File photo) A daughter of American civil rights icon Malcolm X was found dead in a Brooklyn home in New York City, according to police. Malikah Shabazz,...

Bulgaria bus crash: At least 45 killed after vehicle catches fire

At least 45 people were killed when a bus carrying North Macedonian tourists caught fire on a highway in western Bulgaria on Tuesday, officials said. There were children among the victims, and seven people with burns were rushed to hospital in the capital Sofia, the head of the fire safety department...

A one-off or a new trend? Smugglers use luxury boats to bring migrants to Europe

Sailboats used by smugglers to transport migrants are beached on Le Cannelle beach in Isola Capo Rizzuto, Calabria region, Southern Italy - Copyright AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino Smugglers attempting to bring in refugees across the Mediterannean are now using luxury sailboats to sneak past authorities...

COVID in Europe: Austria begins lockdown amid stark warning in Germany

A woman rides a bicycle along an empty street in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. - Copyright Credit: AP COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in various parts of Europe as the cold weather has affected the spread of the virus. Countries on the Old Continent are attempting to curb the spike...

Half a million could die in Europe of COVID by March, WHO warns

The World Health Organization�s Europe director, Dr Hans Kluge Some half a million more people could die in Europe from COVID-19 by March in the absence of urgent action, the World Health Organization warns. The WHO�s Europe director, Dr Hans Kluge sounded the warning on Saturday, saying he was very...

Kim Kardashian, Leeds owner Radrizzani help 130 Afghan female players fly to Britain

Reality star Kim Kardashian and Leeds United soccer club owner Andrea Radrizzani helped former Afghanistan captain Khalida Popal in flying 130 Afghan women soccer players and their families from Pakistan to Britain on Thursday, Reuters reported. Copenhagen-based Popal has spearheaded evacuation efforts...

Thousands of Afghans apply for humanitarian parole in US, few approved

There has been a growing campaign in the US opposing the entry of Afghans, either on parole or for asylum. (CQ Roll Call file photo) Out of more than 28,000 Afghans who have applied for temporary entry into the US for humanitarian reasons, only about 100 have been approved so far, according to reports. Thousands...

Germany agrees tougher curbs on unvaccinated to curb COVID surge

File photo shows a signpost directing people to a coronavirus immunization center in the German capital Berlin. German leaders on Thursday agreed tough new curbs on the unvaccinated, with plans to shut them out of restaurants, sporting events and cultural shows as the country battles to halt a record...

Belarus moves some migrants from Polish border to nearby shelter

Migrants settle for the night in the logistics center in the checkpoint "Kuznitsa" at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. - Copyright Maxim Guchek/BelTA via AP Hundreds of migrants who were camped in the cold on the Poland-Belarus border have been moved to...

�Life-saving on trial�: Two activists face jail in Greece for rescuing migrants at sea

German-Irish volunteer Sean Binder and Syrian refugee Sarah Mardini - Copyright Credit: AFP Two humanitarian activists go on trial in Athens on Thursday for providing life-saving aid to migrants and asylum seekers trying to reach Greece. Sean Binder and Sarah Mardini have been charged with misdemeanour...

Canada floods cut railway to Vancouver port

This handout photo, taken and released on November 14, 2021 by the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Safety, shows a mudslide closing Highway 1 between Popkum and Hope, east of Chilliwack, Canada. (Via AFP) Floods and landslides that have killed at least one person have cut all rail access...

Austria becomes first EU member to order nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated

People walk down a shopping street amid COVID-19 outbreak in Vienna, Austria, on December 7, 2020. (Photo by Reuters) Austria is set to tighten its coronavirus restrictions, becoming the first country in the European Union (EU) to impose a compulsory lockdown on the unvaccinated people. About two...

EU agrees to slap Belarus with new, wider raft of sanctions over border crisis

Josep Borrell, the EU�s high representative, said he was in contact with the United Nations to provide humanitarian assistance. - Copyright Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved The European Union has agreed to expand its already-long list of sanctions...

US states file updated antitrust complaint against Alphabet�s Google

The Google logo is pictured atop an office building in Irvine, California, US. (File photo) A group of US states led by Texas have filed an amended complaint against Alphabet Inc�s Google accusing the tech giant of using coercive tactics and breaking antitrust laws in its efforts to boost its already...

COP26 ends in Glasgow with �compromise� climate deal, but �catastrophe� still looms

This picture taken on November 11, 2021 shows United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaking during a plenary session at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by AFP) United Nations climate talks have ended with the vast majority of world leaders agreeing...

Hackers compromise FBI email system, send thousands of messages

The FBI acknowledges that fake emails came from FBI email addresses. (Photo via CNN) The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has acknowledged that hackers compromised its email system and sent tens of thousands of spam messages. The fake emails appeared to come from a legitimate FBI email address...

Europe reaches highest Covid cases since the start of pandemic: WHO

Europe has once again become the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic, with a high jump in new deaths compared to the last week, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Europe reported almost two million new Covid-19 infections last week, the largest weekly case count in the continent since...

Girls increasingly at risk of child marriage in Afghanistan

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said this week she is "deeply concerned by reports that child marriage in Afghanistan is on the rise". In a statement issued Saturday, Fore said: "We have received credible reports of families offering daughters as young as 20 days old up for future marriage...

Russia reports 1,235 deaths from COVID-19 in past 24 hours

Russia on Friday (November 12) reported 1,235 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, close to a record one-day toll recorded earlier this week, amid a nationwide surge in cases. A total of 252,926 people died of coronavirus in Russia during the pandemic, according to the official data. Russia...

Muslim world angered by Islamophobic content in US-made video game

This is a photo from a Call of Duty: Vanguard event at the Belasco event venue in Los Angeles, California, the US, on November 03, 2021. (Photo by AFP) US video game developer Activision-Blizzard has sparked anger in the Muslim world with an insulting depiction of the holy Qur�an in one of its latest...

A million Afghan children at risk of dying amid acute malnutrition: WHO

Around 3.2 million children are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Afghanistan by the end of this year, with 1 million of them at risk of dying as temperatures drop, a World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday. Aid agencies have warned of famine as a drought coincides with a...

Belarus: Western nations, Russia debate migration conflict at UN

Western nations on the UN Security Council have said Belarus is putting people "in danger for political purposes." Russia, a regional ally of the Belarusian government, has rebuked the allegations. Many of the migrants at the Polish-Belarusian border come from Iraq Western countries on the UN Security...

WFP chief in Afghanistan to help avert �world�s worst humanitarian crisis�

David Beasley, the head of the World Food Program, is currently in Afghanistan in a race against time to deliver emergency aid to hundreds of thousands of people. In a video message posted on Twitter Thursday, Beasly said: "We’re here in Afghanistan where the world’s worst humanitarian...

Neighbors of Belarus warn migrant crisis might escalate into military confrontation

This picture taken on November 11, 2021 shows migrants in a camp on the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region. (Photo by AFP) Countries bordering Belarus have warned that the ongoing migration crisis, particularly at Poland�s border with Belarus, may trigger a military confrontation on the...

Norwegian aid group says thousands of Afghans crossing into Iran daily

As many as 4,000-5,000 Afghans have been crossing into Iran daily since the collapse of the former government in August and hundreds of thousands more are expected to arrive in the coming winter, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said on Wednesday. The aid group said as many as 300,000 Afghans have...

UN seeks $600 million to avert Afghanistan humanitarian crisis

The United Nations is convening an aid conference in Geneva on Monday in an effort to raise more than $600 million for Afghanistan, warning of a humanitarian crisis. According to the UN, even before the Islamic Emirate�s seizure of Kabul last month, half the population - or 18 million people - was...

PIA runs first chartered commercial flight to Afghanistan

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Monday ran its first commercial flight to Kabul since the take over of the country last month by the Islamic Emirate, a spokesman for the airline said. The Boeing 777 with the flight number PK 6429 departed from Islamabad, Pakistan, as a commercial flight chartered...

After Ida, small recovery signs amid daunting destruction

People walk up a street flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in Jean Lafitte, La. Louisiana residents still reeling from flooding and damage caused by Hurricane Ida are scrambling for food, gas, water and relief from the oppressive heat. (Photo by AP) Lights came back...

RSF presses Biden to evacuate journalists

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on US President Joe Biden to draw up a special plan to remove Afghan journalists at risk. The organization says the United States now appears to be concerned only with evacuating its own nationals and staff. "This will prevent the removal of people who are...

Greece completes wall extension on border as Afghan migrant fears grow

Greece said on Friday it had completed a 40-kilometre fence on its natural border with Turkey, and a new surveillance system was in place, amid concerns that there could be an increase in migrants into Europe after Taliban�s takeover of Afghanistan. The recent development in Afghanistan has fuelled...