Nepal media reported on March 5, 2020 that the country experienced severe drought in the past winter. The total rainfall dropped by 75% as compared with the normal average for the season. Shortage of ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen conflict escalates as country speeds toward famine, U.N. says
The United Nations is warning that an offensive by Houthi rebels in Yemen has escalated the nearly six-year conflict in the Arab world’s poorest nation as it 'speeds towards a massive famine.' ... ( read original story ...)
War in Yemen is ‘back in full force,’ says U.N. mediator
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The war in Yemen is “back in full force,” the United Nations mediator told the Security Council on Tuesday amid renewed attempts to get the warring parties to talk and U.N. ( read original story ...)
UN calls for inquiry into fatal fire at Yemen detention facility
Dozens of Ethiopian migrants died after Houthi rebels fired missiles into the centre in the capital Sana’a ... ( read original story ...)
UN raises alarm on ‘dramatic deterioration’ in Yemen conflict
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths tells Security Council fighting must end to stop humanitarian crisis. ( read original story ...)
Four people on the FBI’s terror watch list – three from Yemen and one from Serbia – have been arrested at the US-Mexico border since October, CBP confirms
The Customs and Border Protection agency confirmed the arrests to Congress on Tuesday - a day after House Republicans raised alarm about terrorists exploiting Joe Biden's border policy. ( read original story ...)
Deadly Yemen migrant centre fire caused by Houthi projectiles, HRW says
A fire last week that killed more than 40 African migrants in an overcrowded detention centre in Yemen's capital Sanaa was started after Houthi forces fired projectiles during a skirmish with ... ( read original story ...)
Protesters storm Yemen’s presidential palace in Aden
Yemeni protesters stormed the presidential palace in the southern city of Aden on Tuesday to demonstrate against living conditions, lack of public services and the devaluation of local currency. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia logs lowest Covid-19 daily cases in four months at 1,063
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia logged 1,063 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday (March 16), the lowest daily figure in four months, and the 10th consecutive day of below 2,000 daily cases. The figure was the ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia: 4 men charged with sexually harassing women
Saudi Police have arrested four citizens after they harassed two women in a public place in a Taif shopping centre, police said. The women took a video of the offence and posted it on social media, ... ( read original story ...)