This image grab taken from a handout video released by Yemen’s Houthis shows Saudi mercenaries captured in an August offensive near the southern Saudi region of Najran. (AFP) Saudi Arabia is …
The Last Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan Plead for U.S. Help
The last community of Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan is seeking asylum in the U.S. after suffering an attack by Islamic State extremists, posing a test of the Trump administration’s pledge to protect …
Former Treasury Secretary and Iraq war critic Paul O’Neill dies at 84
Paul O’Neill, who was fired after two rocky years as George W. Bush’s Treasury secretary, died at the age of 84, the Wall Street Journal reported.
In Italy, a Sharp Drop in Coronavirus I.C.U. Patients: Live Coverage
Democracy figures even as it fights the virus. Canada’s nursing homes are hard-hit. Pockets of people reluctant to take a coronavirus vaccine are emerging.
Iran Partially Reopens Capital as Coronavirus Deaths Hit One-Month Low
A view of beds at a shopping mall, one of Iran’s largest, which has been turned into a centre to receive patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran, April 4, 2020.
121 new virus deaths in Turkey as infection rate slows
Turkey’s health minister said Saturday that 121 more people have died of COVID-19, with total deaths standing at 1,890. Fahrettin Koca shared the figures on Twitter, saying 3,783 more people were …
Turkey’s coronavirus cases overtake Iran, highest in Middle East
Turkey’s confirmed cases have risen to 82,329, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Saturday, overtaking neighbouring Iran for the first time to register the highest total in the Middle East. An …
CURT HICKEN’S OUTDOORS: Hunters give thanks for spring turkey hunt
Just a few decades ago, turkey time for most folks in Illinois came only once a year. This was during Thanksgiving when we gorged ourselves on roast turkey and dressing, then devoted the remainder of …
400,000 more gowns for NHS arriving from Turkey tomorrow
Learn more Show vendors Speaking at the daily press briefing, Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick said “a very large consignment” of PPE – including 400,000 gowns – is due to arrive in the UK …
What Japan Can Teach the World About the Pandemic
As Japan saw a new surge in coronavirus cases, Prime Minister Abe empowered city leaders to take urgent steps to contain the COVID-19 spread.