US South stumbles in aftermath of Hurricane Ida
Louisiana and Mississippi took stock Tuesday of the disaster inflicted by powerful Hurricane Ida, as receding floodwaters began to reveal the full extent of the damage along the US Gulf…
Experts baffled as multiple industries heavily impacted
South America's second longest river, the Parana, has dropped to its lowest level since the 1940s, leaving environmentalists and experts worried that climate change is to blame. The decrease has…
In climate reversal, Joe Biden agrees with oil and gas mega auction
US President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday announced plans to open more than 80 million acres (32 million hectares) in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas exploration after…
Afghanistan is not ‘impossible to conquer’ but is difficult for imperial power to rule through proxies: Afghan-American author
Editor's Note: The final evacuation flight took off from Hamid Karzai International Airport on the last hours of Monday night, taking the last US military and civilian personnel back to…
Tough Choices
Sri Lanka organic revolution threatens tea industry Sri Lanka's drive to become the world's first 100 percent organic food producer threatens its prized tea industry and has triggered fears of…
Brazil bank robbers strap hostages to getaway cars
Heavily armed gangsters strapped hostages to their getaway cars after robbing two banks in Brazil, in a rampage that left three people dead, police and reports said Monday. Using explosives,…
US announces completion of military withdrawal from Afghanistan
The US Central Command announced Monday that the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan has completed, ending 20 years of U.S.-led invasion into the country. "I'm here to announce the…
Hate crimes rose against Black, Asian Americans in 2020: FBI
Reported hate crimes in the US, in particular targeting African Americans and Asian Americans, surged in 2020, according to statistics released Monday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In a…
Illegal mining on Brazil indigenous land up 500% in decade
Illegal mining expanded by nearly 500 percent on protected indigenous reservations in Brazil in a decade, and by more than 300 percent on protected park lands, according to a study…
Withdrawal from Afghanistan is not the end of responsibility but the beginning of reflection and correction: Chinese representative to UN
Afghanistan’s recent chaos is directly related to the hasty and disorderly withdrawal of foreign troops. But withdrawal is not the end of responsibility but the beginning of reflection and correction,…