At least 13 people were reportedly killed and over 50 injured after a missile struck a residential area of Ganja, Azerbaijan early on October 17, potentially one of the deadliest attacks for civilians ... ( read original story ...)
France’s Macron Says Armenia-Azerbaijan Ceasefire Must Be Respected
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday welcomed Armenia and Azerbaijan's agreement to a humanitarian ceasefire from midnight and stressed that it should be strictly respected by both parties. ( read original story ...)
Rotherham United 1-2 Norwich City: Late Jordan Hugill penalty snatches win
An injury-time penalty from Jordan Hugill gave Norwich all three points against 10-man Rotherham. The game looked set to end level before Millers debutant Florian Jozefzoon fouled Emi Buendia in the ... ( read original story ...)
Michael B. Jordan to Produce Static Shock Movie Based on DC Comics Character
Michael B. Jordan is heading back into the comic universe. The actor, 33, is set to produce Warner Bros. and DC Comic's film Static Shock, based on the DC and Milestone Comics character Static, The ... ( read original story ...)
6 YPG members killed in northern Syria: Turkish defense ministry
Turkish security forces killed six members of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, the Turkish defense ministry said on Saturday. "Six YPG/PKK terrorists, who opened ... ( read original story ...)
Shattering Sri Lanka’s myth of ‘the great race’ in the Covid mirror
Even as frightened and hapless garment workers slaving in the multitude of factories in the Gampaha District, the epicentre of Sri Lanka’s calamitous covid-19 spread, were herded into trucks and taken ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen’s warring parties start prisoner swap, raising peace prospects
Planes carrying prisoners exchanged by the warring parties in Yemen took off from three airports on Thursday in an operation to return about 1,000 men home and help build the trust to enable fresh ... ( read original story ...)
Shiite Militia’s Supporters Burn Kurdish Party Headquarters in Iraq
Supporters of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces militia torched on Saturday the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Baghdad after one of its leaders blamed the movement for attacking ... ( read original story ...)
Japan wants to shred its paper habit. Could it finally leave the fax behind?
Japan’s government, which sometimes seems hopelessly addicted to paper and faxes, also began to realize the system wasn’t working. Doctors were overwhelmed with paperwork, public health offices were ... ( read original story ...)
Forced to undergo genital exams in colonial India
In 1868, police in the British-ruled Indian city of Calcutta (now Kolkata) sent a woman called Sukhimonee Raur to prison for evading a genital examination which had been made compulsory for ... ( read original story ...)