Iran launched a missile attack into eastern Syria targeting militants it blamed for a recent attack on a military parade in the Iranian city of Ahvaz, the country’s Revolutionary Guards revealed Monday. “The headquarters of those responsible for the terrorist crime in Ahvaz was attacked a few minutes ago east of the Euphrates by several ballistic missiles fired by the aerospace branch… Read more »
A child disappears every eight minutes in India. In the capital New Delhi, six out of 10 children who go missing are never found. They are called the “lost generation”: More than 200,000 children are still missing. It is estimated that 70% of them are kidnapped by gangs who then exploit them. Kailash Satyarthi, 64, and his teams are often… Read more »
The majority of countries go through a kind of industrial revolution as the country begins to modernize. For most countries this is a time of minimal government regulations and extreme growing pains. India is currently working its way through this stage in growth. Like the American Industrial Revolution, child labor, poor living condition and over crowded cities are all common…. Read more »
AGRA, India (Reuters) – India’s white-marble Taj Mahal is turning yellow and green as the 17th century mausoleum weathers filthy air in the world’s eighth-most polluted city. One of the seven Wonders of the World, the Taj Mahal flanks a garbage-strewn river and is often enveloped by dust and smog from belching smokestacks and vehicles in the northern city of… Read more »
After 30 years of the testing site being closed, the people of Kazakhstan are still experiencing the aftermath of the harmful effects of the bombs. With no less than 456 nuclear weapons that were tested from 1949 to 1989, the destruction and radiation of the surrounding area is still in effect today. The Cold War was the cause of these… Read more »
Nearly 30 years after the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in the steppes of eastern Kazakhstan, local people are still suffering the consequences of four decades of exposure to radiation. FRANCE 24’s reporters Sophie Guignon and Miyuki Droz Aramaki went to meet them. From 1949 to 1989, the Soviet military conducted no less than 456 nuclear tests in Kazakhstan – both in… Read more »
Sabarimala, one of Hinduism’s most holy temples, has become a symbol of the fight for gender equality in India as female worshippers continue to be denied access to the premises despite a Supreme Court decision striking down a longtime ban on women. For centuries, women of childbearing age have been forbidden from entering Sabarimala in southern Kerala state. In a landmark… Read more »
A daring attack that killed an leading anti-Taliban Afghan security official while sparing the top US commander in Afghanistan has sparked Afghan suspicions about the US as Afghans vote in Saturday’s parliamentary elections. Afghanistan votes once again amid familiar scenes of tightened security following yet another violent campaign season and Taliban warnings to the Afghan people to desist from exercising their democratic rights…. Read more »
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – New Delhi’s half-marathon race used ultra high frequency (UHF) radio waves to clear the air for the runners on Sunday, an experimental technique the organizers hope could improve the city’s notorious air quality. India is home to the world’s 14 most polluted cities. Last year the smoke from burning crop waste and thousands of firecrackers contributed… Read more »
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a polling station in Kabul, killing at least 13 people while poll-related violence killed or wounded more than 130 across the country as Afghanistan voted Saturday in parliamentary elections. Voters, election workers and police were among the victims of a suicide bombing in the northern Khair Khana district of Kabul, according to Afghan security officials, in… Read more »