Nearly 8,500 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean were rescued over the Easter weekend. The Italian Coastguard reported that 73 separate rescue operations were undertaken and that 13 bodies, including that of an 8-year-old boy, were recovered. Among those rescued were a woman in active labour and a two-week-old baby
On Tuesday, April 11th, US Secretary of Defence James Mattis announced that America’s top priority in the Middle East remained the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Strengthening the former US position, he made it clear that the use of chemical weapons would not be tolerated
A report released by Human Rights Watch has stated that ongoing clashes between Ethiopian security forces and various protest movements have killed 669 people since August 2016. Ethiopian civil society has long been characterized by an uneasy peace between its various ethnic groups, but recent months have seen old resentment
Soda means different things to different people. For some, it is the cheaper option to an energy drink. For health-conscious mothers, it is a no-go zone, especially for their young children, because of the amounts of sugar in it. Others have interesting theories about its proclaimed use as a hair
