In 2015 the number of refugees and internally displaced figure rose to a record high to 65.3 million, revealed a report issued by the United Nations. Earlier to last year, the highest number was in 2014 after World War II. About 60 million people were displaced and the reasons were […]

At least fourteen security guards of Nepal national have been killed in Afghanistan capital Kabul by a Taliban suicide bomber. According to Interior Ministry, the guards were boarded on minibus while on the way to the Canadian Embassy when a Taliban suicide bomber attacked, stepping up assaults as part of […]

About 5,000 nurses of Twin Cities from five hospitals will be walking out of work on Sunday at 7 a.m. The hospitals which will be affected are operated by Allina Health – Abbott Northwestern in Minneapolis, Mercy in Coon Rapids, United in St. Paul, Unity in Fridley, and Philips Eye […]

“The Voice” singer Alejandro Jano Fuentes died Saturday afternoon and a vigil was held in his honor later at night. The 45-year-old was shot two days before on Thursday night at around 10:15 p.m. in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago. Police said the shooting was […]

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) released a statement Saturday revealing nine hostages have been released from a prison that is run by the Taliban militants in the southern Helmand province of the country. The statement further reads an operation was conducted by the government forces and other security institutions in […]

Egyptian court sentenced two employees of media house Al-Jazeera along with four others on Saturday to death convicted for passing documents to Qatar and Doha-based TV network during the rule of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. The documents are said to be related to national security. Seven of the defendants out […]