Year: 2021
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US State Department: Terrorism Still a ‘Pervasive Threat Worldwide’
Terrorist groups remained “a persistent and pervasive threat worldwide” through last year, the U.S. State Department concluded in a new…
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Rights Groups: Amhara Forces in Ethiopia Committed Atrocities in Tigray
Rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch say forces from Ethiopia’s Amhara region have committed a series of atrocities…
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Channel tragedy: French authorities identify 26 victims – mostly Iraqi Kurds
PARIS— French authorities have formally identified 26 of the 27 bodies recovered after last month’s mass drowning in the English…
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Covid-19: Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate, WHO says
GENEVA— The new coronavirus variant Omicron is spreading across the globe at an unprecedented rate, the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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French Pres Macron to meet Mali junta leader in Bamako over Russia, polls
BAMAKO— French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to visit Mali for a two day-visit on Dec 20-21. While in the…
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