ISIS Loses Last Bit of Territory on Syria-Turkey Border
Celebrations are in order after Sunday saw Turkish troops and Syrian rebels oust ISIS militants from the Syria-Turkey Border. Turkey has been sending forces into Syria since August 24th to drive ISIS away from the border. With the last...
Exclusive Interview with Delhi Dynamos owner, Prashant Agerwal
Last weekend saw history in the making as the Indian Super League club Delhi Dynamos faced off against Premier League club West Bromwich Albion. Despite the Baggies win, 1-0 scored in the 65th minute, it was a sensational moment...
Obama Rejects Meeting Philippine President After ‘Son Of A Whore’ Insult
This week saw US President Barack Obama attending the ASEAN Summit in Loas. Today, Obama was set to meet Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte but things took a turn after a scandalising jibe thought to be directed at the American...
Pandas Brought Back From Edge of Extinction
Celebrations are in order after the giant panda was brought back from the edge of extinction. Between 2004-2014, the population of the beloved panda rose by 17%. This allowed the International Union for Conservation of Nature to elevate it...
180 Million People Strike Over Minimum Wage in India
Almost 180 million people have called for a day long strike in protest of poor minimum wage and governmental anti-worker ethics, which include Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s future plans to increase privatisation.
The strike was called by the central trade...
France’s Highest Courts Suspend Burkini Ban
The battle for France’s beaches has taken an unexpected turn with France’s highest administrative courts suspending a ban on the full body burkini swimsuit.
The ban was introduced to Villeneuve-Loubet, a town on the Mediterranean coast. According to the court...
Earthquake Strikes Italy
A 6.2 earthquake struck Italy in the early hours of the morning, described by Italy’s civil protection agency as “severe”, 21 people have been reported dead with many still trapped under rubble.
The first quake hit at 3:36am in Norcia,...
India Creates World First Vaccine for Leprosy
India has produced the world’s first vaccine for leprosy, headed by G.P. Talwar, the founder-director of the National Institute of Immunology. The first-of-its-kind vaccine, mycobacterium indicus pranii, is to undergo a pilot run across Bihar and Gujarat in the...
Turkey Wedding Blast Kills 51
A suicide bomber aged between 12 and 14 has killed at least 51 people and injured 69 more in an explosion in Gaziantep, Turkey, near the Syrian border. The bride and groom was also injured.
The attack occurred during a...
A Senseless Killing
On the night of August 12th, Arab-American Khalid Jabara was shot on his porch by a neighbour who had been racially harassing him and his family for years. The 37-year-old died in his hometown Tulsa, Oklahoma was killed by...
