Severe dust storms across northern India have killed more than 100 people, destroyed homes and left hundreds without electricity. Billowing clouds of thick dust and sand frequently blow across the region during the dry season, but the death toll from this week’s storms has been unusually high. There were 73 confirmed deaths in Uttar Pradesh state, most in Agra district where the… Read more »
An Indian tea vendor caught on film taking water from a train toilet before selling his drinks to passengers has been fined as concerns grow in the country over food safety. The vendor on the Chennai-Hyderabad Express was caught after footage of him and two others coming out of a toilet with large cans used to serve tea and coffee… Read more »
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/06/india-police-arrest-main-suspect-in-teenagers-and The main suspect in the latest rape and murder to shock India has been arrested, police said on Sunday, as protests took place over a separate high-profile sexual assault case. Dhanu Bhuiyan is accused of raping a 16-year-old girl, who was later burned to death, in the eastern state of Jharkhand on Friday. He was found hiding at a… Read more »
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/07/rohingya-refugees-monsoon-myanmar-bangladesh None of us can be ignorant of the desperate situation facing the Rohingya people – it is one of the greatest humanitarian crises of recent times. I have been to the refugee camps on Bangladesh-Myanmar border, where almost 1 million Rohingya refugees are in temporary shelters. I met refugees who have fled unspeakable levels of violence and systematic abuse, including the murder… Read more »
A recent report by the World Health Organization has found fourteen Indian cities to be in the top 20 most polluted around the world. The BBC article stated in 2016, the northern city of Kanpur had the highest levels of PM2.5- “deadly air particles” that can cause respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
Fourteen Indian cities are among the world’s 20 most polluted, according to World Health Organization (WHO) data. BBC analysis of the study shows the northern city of Kanpur tops the list of world cities with the highest PM2.5 levels in 2016. PM2.5 are tiny but deadly air particles, which can increase the likelihood of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
A sustained effort by the administration of US President Donald Trump and its allies at home and in the Middle East to cancel, or at least renegotiate, the Iran nuclear deal appears to have succeeded in bringing one major European country, France, to its side.
Islamabad, Pakistan – Dozens of Hazara Shia Muslim protesters in the southwestern city of Quetta have ended a five-day sit-in against a sustained campaign of targeted killings after meeting with the country’s army chief. Haider, a 30-year-old lawyer, led the protest in the provincial capital, which was sparked by the latest attack against the community – the killing of two… Read more »
Iran will not be bullied by the United States into renegotiating the multilateral nuclear deal, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said, as another senior diplomat warned that US withdrawal from the pact would result in its termination. “Iran stands firm in the face of futile attempts at bullying,” Zarif said in a recorded message on Thursday. “If the US continues… Read more »
Over 25 people were killed last Monday in Kabul because of 2 suicide blasts set off by IS group Terrorists. This blast also killed 9 journalists including Agence France-Presse chief photographer Shah Marai and BBC Reporter Ahmad Shah and injured 45 other people. Unfortunately this isn’t the only attack recently, this is an on going security problem in Kabul. Last… Read more »