Tropical Storm Sally has left more than half a million Americans without power as its torrential rains and storm surges lashed the US Gulf Coast. Sally weakened after it made landfall as a Category 2 Hurricane on Wednesday, but the … Continue reading →

Alexander Lukashenko has arrived in Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin, as protests continued across Belarus against the embattled leader’s rule following a disputed August 9th Election. Mr. Lukashenko’s plane landed in the southern Russian city of Sochi this … Continue reading →

A 13-year-old boy in Glendale, Utah, was shot several times by police officers after his mother called 911 for help with his mental health crisis. Linden Cameron, who has Asperger’s, a form of autism, is now in a serious condition … Continue reading →

Wildfires have burned through a record number of acres in California this year as firefighters continue to battle several large blazes across the state. The state’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Cal Fire, says more than 2 million acres have … Continue reading →

Voters in the western Libyan City of Misrata are heading to the polls to elect Municipal Leaders. Today’s vote in the war-torn country’s third-largest city and those planned across western and southern Libya could help pave the way for nationwide … Continue reading →

Thirteen people have been killed in a stampede at a nightclub in Peru’s capital, Lima, after a police raid to enforce the country’s coronavirus lockdown measures.  At least 6 others were injured, including 3 police officers, as about 120 people … Continue reading →

Twenty inmates have been killed in a shoot-out with police during a prison breakout in Madagascar on Sunday. Madagascar’s Justice Ministry said tens of prisoners attacked guards with rocks and grabbed a gun as they tried to flee the Farafangana … Continue reading →

Argentina is battling a surge in coronavirus cases, with at least 312,000 infections now confirmed and more than 6,000 related deaths. The government says intensive care admissions and hospital bed occupancy rates have become unsustainable. Last week, Argentina announced a … Continue reading →

Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has announced his immediate resignation on state television. The announcement last evening was made hours after mutinous soldiers, in a suspected coup, reportedly arrested him and the Prime Minister. Yesterday’s events sparked international condemnation and … Continue reading →

Former first lady Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention was not just a powerful condemnation of President Donald Trump’s record and handling of the pandemic. It was an appeal aimed at the heart and conscience of every American who has watched the chaos … Continue reading →