Death Toll from Brazil Waterfall Rock Face Collapse Rises To 10
The region has been under heavy rainfall for two weeks, which could have loosened the rock face. On Saturday, a dike overflowed at an iron ore mine 300 kilometers to the east, cutting off a major federal highway.
Exclusive: Baby Lost in Chaos of Afghanistan Airlift Found, Returned to Family
During the tumultuous Afghan evacuation over the summer, Mirza Ali Ahmadi - the boy's father who had worked as a security guard at the U.S. embassy - and his wife Suraya feared their son would get crushed in the crowd as they neared the airport gates en route to a flight to the United States.
5,800 Detained in Kazakhstan Unrest; President Says Situation ‘Stabilized’
The same party has ruled Kazakhstan since it gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Anyone aspiring to oppose the government has either been repressed, sidelined, or co-opted, amid widespread economic hardship despite the country’s enormous reserves of oil, natural gas, uranium and minerals.
Kazakhstan Says 164 Killed in Last Week’s Protests
The same party has ruled Kazakhstan since it gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Anyone aspiring to oppose the government has either been repressed, sidelined, or co-opted, amid widespread economic hardship despite the country’s enormous reserves of oil, natural gas, uranium and minerals.
Prospects Dim as U.S., Russia Prepare to Meet Over Ukraine
“It’s very hard to see that happening when there’s an ongoing escalation when Russia has a gun to the head of Ukraine with 100,000 troops near its borders, the possibility of doubling that on very short order,” Blinken said on ABC’s “This Week.”
No Concessions, No Breakthroughs: Russia, U.S. Cast Pall on Ukraine Talks
AFP reported protesters chanting, "If our problem is not resolved, we will shut down the justice system!"
Iranian Judiciary Workers Protest for Higher Pay in Rare Demonstration
AFP reported protesters chanting, "If our problem is not resolved, we will shut down the justice system!"
U.S. Warns Iran of Severe Consequences If Americans Attacked
Iran's sanctions included U.S. General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It also included former White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien.
Iran Sanctions 52 Americans on Anniversary of Soleimani Killing, Drawing U.S. Rebuke
White House national security adviser Sullivan says Tehran will ‘face severe consequences’ if it attacks those targeted by largely symbolic measure.
Cyprus Reportedly Discovers a COVID Variant That Combines Omicron and Delta
A researcher in Cyprus has discovered a strain of the coronavirus that combines the delta and omicron variant, Bloomberg News reported Saturday.