Ancient Tomb Discovered in Egypt
An excavation team in Egypt has unearthed an ancient tomb containing a mummy believed to be 4,300 years old. It is among dozens of artifacts recently discovered.After a year-long excavation, renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass announced the findings at …
Late Poet Credited with Rescue of Kashmiri Language
The literary world of Indian-administered Kashmir is mourning the death of a beloved poet and champion of the Kashmiri language, which he is largely credited with rescuing from obscurity.Abdur Rehman Rahi, an acclaimed writer and professor of literatur…
Asteroid on Path for Close Call With Earth
An asteroid the size of a delivery truck will whip past Earth on Thursday night, one of the closest such encounters ever recorded.NASA said it will be a near miss with no chance of the asteroid hitting Earth.NASA said Wednesday that the newly discovere…
Complaint filed in Germany alleges atrocity crimes by Myanmar junta
Southeast Asian rights group Fortify Rights and 16 Myanmar nationals have filed a criminal complaint with Germany’s federal public prosecutor general against Myanmar’s junta for atrocities committed against ethnic Rohingya and other groups.The 215-page…
US Seeks Reengagement with China to Stop Illicit Fentanyl as Blinken Heads to Beijing
The United States is “actively seeking to reengage” China on counternarcotics, including stopping the flow of illicit synthetic drugs like fentanyl into the U.S., said the State Department ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing i…
Buddhist monk leading deadly pro-junta militias in Myanmar’s Sagaing region
An ultranationalist Buddhist monk is leading the charge against Myanmar’s armed rebellion in Sagaing region for the military regime, establishing a network of pro-junta militias using a combination of violent coercion and fear-mongering.While you won’t…
Malawi Makes Fresh Appeal for Cholera Vaccine
Malawi has appealed for more than 7 million additional doses of cholera vaccine from the World Health Organization as it struggles to control a record outbreak of the bacterial illness.The WHO donated almost 3 million doses of the vaccine to Malawi in …