The government of Cameroon has been accused of implementing a scorched earth policy in the management of the Anglophone conflict which involves the burning down of entire villages, killing of civilians and burning alive of human beings. The evidence is contained in a 68-page document recently released by a rights
Chefs from over 100 different countries gathered in Kuala Lumpur for the biennial Worldchefs Congress and Expo earlier this week. Taking place from July 11th to 14th, this year’s congress incorporated a special focus on combatting the issue of food waste. According to Al Jazeera, roughly one-third of the food
Amidst Gaza’s ongoing ‘Great March of Return’ border protests, Israel launched what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describes as Israel’s ‘biggest attack’ since 2014 on Saturday 14 July 2018. Over 40 airstrikes struck Gaza throughout Saturday, resulting in the death of two teenage Palestinians, the injury of 14 Palestinians and significant
With the 2018 Asian Games fast approaching, Jakarta has turned its focus to rid its streets of crime in preparation. On the 3rd of July, a one month long anti-street crime campaign was launched in Jakarta and Tangerang, aiming to address a recent spike in street crime and violent robbery
Israel shot down a Syrian plane after the pilot flew close by the Golan Heights. While Syrian authorities claim that the plane was attacking rebel insurgents in their own territory, Israel claims the plane flew into Israeli airspace. According to the Los Angeles Times, this latest strike adds on to
A U.S. federal court in Washington, D.C. is currently hearing a case that will determine the fate of 11 out of the 40 inmates still detained at Guantánamo Bay. The inmates have been kept at the U.S. military prison in the southeastern part of Cuba anywhere from 10 to 16 years.
