British arms sales to Saudi Arabia were unlawful because they did not properly consider whether the weapons would be used to commit “serious violations of international humanitarian law,” the UK Court of Appeal ruled Thursday. The ruling will not halt British arms sales to Saudi Arabia, which is deeply involved in the civil war in…… MORE
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Chennai, India, is almost out of water. Satellite images show its nearly bone-dry reservoirs
Very little rain, recent scorching temperatures and a late monsoon season are being blamed for the water shortage in India’s sixth-largest city, with nearly 5 million residents. Chennai’s water supply comes from four reservoirs, all of which are almost completely dry because the monsoon rain that replenishes them has not come on time. Satellite imagery…… MORE
One in every 108 people on the planet has been displaced, says UN Refugee Agency
More than 70 million people have been forced to flee their homes due to violence or persecution, the United Nations has said, as the global migrant crisis pushed the number of refugees and displaced people to a new all-time high. The world’s displaced population is now almost double that from a decade ago, and includes…… MORE
NASA releases new image of an impact crater on the surface of Mars
A new image of the Red Planet features some other colors. NASA has spotted a new impact crater on the surface of Mars, and scientists have released an image of it showing some blue and purple. The impact exposed the darker material beneath the planet’s characteristic reddish dust, according to the HiRISE Camera website that…… MORE
Hyenas roamed the Arctic during the last ice age. Their teeth tell the tale.
Though today hyenas are often found stalking the African savannas and deserts, these predators once lived in a very different part of the world. A study published Tuesday in journal “Open Quaternary” confirmed scientist’s suspicions that hyenas roamed the Arctic during the last ice age. The study examined two fossil teeth that belonged to the…… MORE
How London’s homicide rate stacks up against major US cities
A spate of violence in London sparked another vitriolic tweet from Donald Trump blaming mayor Sadiq Khan for the city’s knife crime problem — but is the British capital as dangerous as the US President suggested? Four people were murdered across London over the weekend, according to the city’s Metropolitan Police. On Saturday, Trump criticized…… MORE
They wanted a son so much they made their daughter live as a boy
Sanjoor, Afghanistan — At first glance, 13-year-old Mangal Karimy could be any boy living in a small village in western Afghanistan, hauling firewood and feeding cattle on his father’s farm. Silently he hurries between chores — a slight figure in luminous white trainers, lugging jerry cans of water across barren fields. Until the age of…… MORE
Mohamed Morsy’s death in a glass cage speaks volumes about Egypt
Mohamed Morsy was in court when he died, in a glass cage that had almost become a second home during multiple trials. Egypt’s first democratically-elected leader had spent one year as President and six years in prison. Morsy was the most prominent of tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters rounded up after…… MORE
Climate change threatens nearly 40% of the world’s primates, study says
As cyclones and droughts are expected to grow in frequency and intensity while global temperatures rise, humankind’s closest relatives will become increasingly vulnerable to extinction, scientists say. At climate change’s current pace, nearly 40% of the Earth’s primates will be threatened by the extreme weather events that accompany rising temperatures, a new study says. And…… MORE
Xi gets Russian ice cream from ‘best and bosom friend’ Putin for his birthday
Chinese President Xi Jinping celebrated his 66th birthday Saturday alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin, who surprised him with ice cream, the Kremlin said in a statement. The two leaders met in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, where they were attending the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA). It marks their second meeting…… MORE
