Flash floods sweep through northern Turkey in new natural disaster
Istanbul, TurkeyReuters Seventeen people were killed in flash floods in Turkey’s Black Sea region on Thursday that sent water and debris cascading through streets, damaged bridges and ripped up roads in the second natural disaster to strike the country this month. The floodwaters brought chaos to northern provinces just as authorities were declaring that some […]
US, British troops to aid Afghan evacuation as Taliban poised to take key cities
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters The United States and Britain said on Thursday they would send thousands of troops to Afghanistan to protect and help evacuate civilians, as the Taliban stood poised for their two biggest military victories since they began a broad offensive in May. In response to the militants’ swift and violent advances that are further […]
Madagascar President sacks ministers, saying some were poor performers
Antananarivo, MadagascarReuters Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has sacked all his ministers, his office said, days after he criticised some of their performances as below par and weeks after officials said they had thwarted a plot to kill the former coup leader. Rajoelina’s office gave no reason for the dismissals in a statement issued late on […]
Sight Helpdesk: What is Pegasus? A cybersecurity expert explains how the spyware invades phones and what it does when it gets in
The Pegasus spyware technology has been making headlines around the world. BHANUKIRAN GURIJALA, of West Virginia University, explains, in an article first published on The Conversation, how it works…
Indian state launches assault on drugs as UN warns of Bangladesh-like crisis
Guwahati, India Reuters A north-eastern Indian state that has for years been a big transit point for illicit drugs originating in neighbouring Myanmar has launched a massive crackdown on the trade, seizing record amounts and arresting nearly 2,000 people since May. Assam, four of whose neighbouring states have open and rugged borders with Myanmar, connects […]
On the Screen: The Rock heads back to the jungle for a roller-coaster of an adventure
DAVID ADAMS watches ‘Jungle Cruise’…
With fuel scarce, Yemen’s forests are next casualty of war
Khamis Banisaad, YemenReuters Yemeni lumberjack Ali al-Emadi spends hours chopping down an acacia tree with an axe as his 12-year-old nephew helps out splitting logs. In a country blighted by war, Emadi had to turn to logging in his northern al-Mahweet region to eke out a living. An economic collapse has wiped out the farming […]
Panama, Colombia reach deal to manage migration over shared border
Panama City, PanamaReuters Panama and Colombia agreed on Wednesday to receive up to 650 migrants each day, amid a humanitarian crisis at their shared border, where thousands of migrants are stranded in northern Colombia, waiting to continue north toward the United States. Thousands of migrants – most of them Haitian but also from Cuba and […]
Elevation Worship, Cece Winans land Dove Award nominations
Nashville, Tennessee, USAP North Carolina-based Elevation Worship and singer-songwriter Brandon Lake are each nominated for seven awards at the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards, and Elevation’s lead singer and songwriter Chris Brown earned nine nominations. CeCe Winans performs during the Dove Awards on Tuesday, 15th October, 2019, in Nashville, Tennessee. The 52nd annual Dove Awards […]
The Interview: Jennifer Hudson says shared faith “definitely” helped her depict Aretha Franklin in ‘Respect’
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with Jennifer Hudson about her role in the new film ‘Respect’, which tells the story of the “Queen of Soul”, Aretha Franklin…