More than 300 Nigerian schoolboys rescued, returned to families
Horrific tales of beatings and endurance emerged on Friday as more than 300 boys rescued from captivity in northwestern Nigeria were brought back to...
Lost artifact from Great Pyramid was just found in a cigar tin in Scotland
After a small piece of wood from the Great Pyramid was donated to a museum in Scotland, it vanished for decades. A curator found...
Analysis: Venezuela is quietly quitting socialism
Shantytowns surround Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, like the walls of a bowl. Little houses pile on each other on the steep hills, some reachable only...
Afghanistan’s Historic Year: Peace Talks, Security Transition but Higher Levels of Violence
BONN, Germany, Dec 18 (IPS) – While Afghanistan ends a historic year, filled with the hope for peace as the government and Taliban sat...
No-deal Brexit looms as truck drivers queue for hours at port
As the possibility of no Brexit deal continues to loom, UK firms are stockpiling and putting pressure on already pandemic-pressed ports. CNN’s Anna Stewart...
UN head stresses need of virus vaccine for all nations
Author: Associated Press ID: 1608285166780022700 Fri, 2020-12-18 09:50 BERLIN: The secretary general of the United Nations on Friday stressed that as wealthy nations roll...
German man charged with attempted murder in Carnival attack
Author: Associated Press ID: 1608286499450070800 Fri, 2020-12-18 10:03 BERLIN: A German man has been charged with 91 counts of attempted murder for driving his...
Explosion at religious gathering in central Afghanistan kills at least 15 civilians: Afghan official
Explosion at religious gathering in central Afghanistan kills at least 15 civilians: Afghan official
Fri, 2020-12-18 14:17 KABUL: An explosion at a religious gathering in central Afghanistan killed at least 15 civilians and wounded 20 others on Friday,...
In these waning days of December, last January seems very far away. Our family calendar for that month still speaks of what was then...
Scientists think they’ve detected radio emissions from an alien world
Scientists may have detected radio emissions from a planet orbiting a star beyond our sun for the first time.
Trump’s “Comprehensive” Gaza Peace Plan a Cover for Genocide 
Beyond the Death Penalty Debate: Human Dignity and Justice in Japan 
What 1.5°C Overshoot Means for Small Islands 
Coordinated action on clean air and climate change can net $15 for every dollar spent