Pope Francis begins seven-day South America visit with Ecuador
Pope Francis has reached Ecuador for the first leg of his seven-day Latin America visit. According to BBC, this is the Pope’s second visit to Ecuador since becoming pontiff in 2013. In a speech on the Quito airport runway, the Pope said that development and progress “must ensure a... read more »
PM Modi begins six nation tour, departs for Uzbekistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for Uzbekistan, the first leg of his eight day tour to five central Asian countries and Russia, on Monday. The Prime Minister will land in the Uzbeki capital Tashkent, with the flight time of an estimated three hours. During the visit, the Prime Minister will... read more »
Bangladeshi family from UK traced to ISIS
A Bangladeshi family of 12 from England, who went missing on the way back from a holiday in Dhaka, have confirmed in a statement issued by ISIS terrorists that they are in the “Islamic State”. The statement from the Mannan family, obtained from Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)... read more »
Syrians increasingly desperate for healthcare as barrel bombs strike hospit...
in southwestern Syria with barrel bombs last month was only the latest episode in a long series of attacks by the Assad regime on medical facilities across the country. It was one of 10 medical facilities struck by the Syrian military in June alone, according to the humanitarian group Medecins... read more »
