The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) identified “about $2.4 billion in assets that were unused or abandoned, had not been used for their intended purposes, had deteriorated, or were destroyed” out of nearly $7.8 billion the US has spent on capital assets in the country. Only $1.2 billion …
Read More »At least 18 killed on bloodiest day of Myanmar protests as UN demands military stop using force
Sunday became the bloodiest day of protests that have been ongoing since early February, when the army arrested the democratically elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, over claims of election fraud. “Police and military forces have confronted peaceful demonstrations, using lethal force and less-than-lethal force that – according to credible …
Read More »At least two reported dead, multiple injured as Myanmar continues crackdown on anti-coup protests (VIDEOS)
Law enforcers shot at protesters in Myanmar’s largest city of Yangon on Sunday, according to local media reports backed up by multiple videos circulating online. One man was brought to a hospital after the shootings, where he succumbed to a bullet wound to his chest, an unnamed doctor told Reuters. …
Read More »At least 13 arrested as rioting resumes in Barcelona over jailing of rapper who praised terrorists, insulted monarchy (VIDEOS)
Video footage posted Saturday on Twitter shows men in dark hoodies dousing a police van with flammable liquid to stoke a larger fire. El Mundo newspaper reported that a driver was inside the van as the rioters caused the fire to spread. Video shot from another angle near the same …
Read More »‘At least $1bn’ of Iran’s frozen assets to be released by South Korea after Tehran meets with Seoul
“In the meeting with the South Korean envoy, we stressed how Iran could use its resources,” Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati told reporters on Wednesday. Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting with the Iranian cabinet, Hemmati confirmed that South Korea has $7 billion of …
Read More »At least 75 dead amid wave of riots in Ecuador prisons attributed to gang war
The deadly unrest broke out virtually simultaneously at three large prisons in different parts of the county. Ecuador’s prison service, SNAI, initially reported a death toll of 62, but more rioting happened later in the day, and the number of reported deaths rose to 75. According to the service’s director, …
Read More »2 people reported missing & at least 5 injured after explosion partially demolishes building in Bordeaux, France (PHOTOS)
According to local media, the blast occurred around 8:35am local time, partially destroying a building in the southwestern city’s Chartrons districts. A gas leak inside a private garage was reported to be the likely cause of the explosion. Photos from the scene show broken windows in nearby shops and debris …
Read More »Multiple FBI agents shot, at least one dead, in Florida child porn raid – reports
Sunrise Police warned residents of Nob Hill Road to remain in their homes on Tuesday morning, after a raid on a suspect’s home went disastrously wrong. Law enforcement sources told the Miami Herald that at least five FBI agents were shot as they attempted to serve a warrant on a …
Read More »Recession is over for the richest few, while billions will live in poverty for at least a decade – Oxfam
The report, called ‘The Inequality Virus’, was published on the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, which is being held virtually this year. It showed that the 1,000 richest people on the planet recouped their coronavirus losses within just nine months, but “it could take more than …
Read More »Double suicide bombing hits Baghdad, killing at least 13 and injuring around 25 others
Two explosions were heard in Tayaran Square, Baghdad by witnesses after suicide bombers are believed to have detonated explosive vests in the area’s busy marketplace. In response to the attack, Iraq has deployed intense security measures and closed roads around the site of the attack, establishing a green zone while …
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