Concerns over new anti-malaria drug fast-tracked by FDA
San Diego 66 days agoWASHINGTON—In recent weeks, a WUSA9 investigation has focused on an anti-malarial drug called mefloquine. Since the 1980s, tens of thousands of American service members have been ordered to ...
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit
Houston Chronicle7 days agoStates;Showers and t-storms;80;75;A t-storm in spots;81;75;ESE;13;77%;56%;6 Minsk, Belarus;Clouds and sun;68;49;A shower in the a.m.;64;50;SE;6;61%;80%;3 Mogadishu, Somalia;A t-storm ...
At least 18 dead after cyclone hits Horn of Africa
AFP via Yahoo News6 days agoCyclone Sagar formed last week in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen's coast and made landfall on Saturday in Djibouti and Somaliland, a breakaway state in northern Somalia where the bulk of ...
Smugglers 'shot escaping Libya migrants'
BBC News1 day agoMSF says the survivors receiving treatment are mostly teenagers from Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia, who were attempting to seek asylum in Europe. They reported being sold between groups ...
Review | How faulty adolescent decision-making landed two girls in Syria with ISIS
Washington Post3 days agoSadiq Juma had been a child soldier in Somalia, so he decided that he had enough experience to go to Syria, find his daughters and bring them home. Seierstad is good at re-creating a ...
Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict [as delivered]
United Nations6 days agoI thank the Government of Poland for convening this open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. The most effective way to protect civilians is to prevent conflicts and to end ...
United Nations Attacks Fast Facts
KPAX Missoula5 days agoFacts:Since 1948, the United Nations has authorized 71 peacekeeping missions around the globe. The largest of the current 15 missions is in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with more than 22,000 ...
How To Host A Global Soccer Tournament
Forbes14 hours agoThe Russia 2018 World Cup may be less than a month away, but there is another soccer world cup happening this summer. CONIFA, the Confederation of Independent Football Associations, is a million ...
Scraps of refugee life jackets turned into bracelets
La Crosse Tribune2 days agoNow scraps of those discarded life vests are finding their way onto the wrists of Minnesotans. Mohamed Malim, 22, has always dreamed of starting a fashion brand. The outside material is made ...
The deeper meaning of Memorial Day
The Washington Times6 hours agoIn this May 24, 2018 photo, people view American flags on Boston Common in Boston, which are placed there for Memorial Day. Memorial Day had its origin as Decoration Day following the Civil ...
