The Sayyida Zeinab shrine in Damascus has previously been targeted by ISIL and other armed groups in Syria.Syrian authorities have foiled an attempt by ISIL (ISIS) fighters to blow up a revered Shia shrine in a Damascus suburb, state news agency SANA has...
With a population of just over 5,000, the French village of Nuit-Saint-Georges may be small, but this pastoral Burgundy hamlet has an oversized connection to the moon.
It is the birthplace of famed 19th-century astronomer Felix Tisserand, whose name was given to the Tisserand...
Karen State, Myanmar – Thaw Hti was a tiny speck amid a march of hundreds of thousands that snaked its way through the streets of Yangon in 2021, demanding a return to democracy after the Myanmar military seized power.
“We had signboards and they...
Washington, DC – The detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, turns 23 on Saturday.
For Mansoor Adayfi, a former inmate at the prison, the anniversary marks 23 years of “injustice, lawlessness, abuse of power, torture and indefinite detention”.
Only 15 prisoners remain at the United States...
After a brief break in the tennis calendar, the world’s top stars have descended upon Australia as the year’s first Grand Slam gets under way in Melbourne.
Amid the next generation of tennis icons, including defending champion Jannik Sinner and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz,...
Israeli officials are concerned about their soldiers being arrested after fighting in Gaza after a soldier fled Brazil to avoid being questioned over alleged war crimes he committed in Gaza and filmed for social media.
The Belgium-based Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) is the force...