Gun Violence: 100,000 People Killed in the U.S.
Over the past decade in America, more than 100,000 people have been killed as a result of gun violence—and millions more have been the victim of assaults, robberies, and other…
Who Is Responsible for Pathankot Terrorist Attack?
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a call Tuesday from Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif regarding the terrorist attack on the Pathankot airbase. Modi emphasized the need for…
NATO to Transfer Baltic Air Policing Mission
The 40th rotation of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission will take place this week (7 January 2016) in Lithuania and Estonia. According to a NATO statement released today, responsibility for…
Saudi Arabia Put 157 People to Death in 2015
Top United Nations (UN) officials have expressed dismay over Saturday’s executions by Saudi Arabia of 47 people, including the cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, and called on the country’s authorities…
Yemen Conflict: WFP Appeals for Food Supply in Taiz
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it is deeply concerned about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in the city of Taiz where people have been going hungry for…
Efforts Begin to Meet Sustainable Development Goals
As 2015 comes to an end, and with it the 15-year cycle of the anti-poverty Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the United Nations (UN) officially ushers in today – 1 January…