Category: 2. World

A team of UK and Indonesian scientists have found a rare Rafflesia hasseltii in a rainforest in West Sumatra.

Indonesian botanist Septian Andriki and University of Oxford Botanic Garden deputy director Chris Thorogood trekked through dense…

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) forces have opened fire on mass protests led by members of Syria’s Alawite minority in coastal cities, where crowds took to the streets to denounce HTS-led sectarian violence.

The cities of…

US immigration authorities detain Iranian academic with valid visa

TEHRAN (Iran News) Abedini, the Farzaneh Family Assistant Professor of Iranian Studies at the Boren College of International Studies, was detained on November 22 while traveling…

Australia’s landmark social media ban for children is being challenged in the nation’s highest court, with two teens alleging the law is unconstitutional as it robs them of their right to free communication.

From 10 December, social media firms -…

In a message sent to the agency, the embassy noted that while China’s position had been extensively reflected in the articles, Japan’s perspective had not been adequately represented. 
The embassy’s detailed remarksaddressed two specific…

A group of 24 Nigerian girls who were abducted from their boarding school over a week ago have been released, the country’s president said.

Armed assailants stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) in Nigeria’s…