Parents of diverse religious backgrounds in Maryland had filed a lawsuit against the Montgomery County Board of Education’s policy change ANNAPOLIS, Maryland – A district judge in Maryland has denied parents’ petition against an education policy change that removed parents’ right to opt their children out of LGBTQ+-related cl...
U.S. Attorney’s Office for Minnesota alleged that Masood, a licensed physician from Pakistan, used an encrypted messaging app to contact ISIS SAINT PAUL, Minnesota – Pakistani origin medical practitioner Mohammad Masood, 31, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for terrorism. A former employee of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, he pleaded ...
Israeli Foreign Ministry provided information about the meeting a week after it took place in Rome TRIPOLI, Libya – Libyan Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush has been dismissed following her controversial meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen. The meeting sparked large protests across Libya. Speculation that al-Mangoush would l...
Dalits, or Black untouchables of India, are at the bottom of the caste hierarchy of India’s social system NEW DELHI, India – A Dalit teenager was allegedly lynched and killed by an upper caste Hindu mob in India. Reports said that his sister was also attacked, and the mother was stripped naked, when they tried […]
Her son had criticized trial of an opposition politician belonging to the Jamaat e Islami by the controversial International Crimes Tribunal DHAKA, Bangladesh – A 58-year-old woman, Anisha Siddika, was arrested in Bangladesh following a Facebook post by her son. According to Amnesty International, Siddika was taken into custody on Augus...
Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan orders renaming to strengthen the bonds of humanity between the followers of different religions ABU DHABI – The United Arab Emirates has renamed a famous mosque in Abu Dhabi, the Mary, Mother of Jessus Mosque. It was previously named Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Mosque. Crown Prince Mohammad Bin [&...
Somalia sees EAC as gateway to vast market and solution to security concerns NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – The East African Community (EAC) initiated discussions Tuesday in the Kenyan capital Nairobi with the aim of admitting Somalia into the regional bloc. Speaking at the main campus of the Kenya School of Government in Lower Kabete, Nairobi, [...
According to a report by Asian Development Bank, more than 155 million people in region were living in extreme poverty in 2022 MANDALUYONG, Philippines – The COVID -19 pandemic and the rising cost of living have led to a significant increase in poverty in developing Asian countries. According to a report by the Asian Development [&helli...
New members Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will join the economic bloc from January 2024 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – The BRICS bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) has announced its first expansion, inviting six new countries. The new members Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopi...
Climate-induced water crisis will lead to more hunger, diseases, displacement, warns Oxfam LONDON (AA) – Climate-induced water insecurity poses one of the biggest threats to humanity and will lead to more hunger, diseases, and displacement, according to a report by a UK-based charity on Thursday. In its report titled Water Dilemmas, Oxfam pres...
