Sen. Blackburn: Probe Israeli Hostage Allegations

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., called for an investigation into the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) after reports that an Israeli hostage was held in the attic of a teacher employed by the agency.[#item_full_content]

Death toll climbs to 13 in South Africa mining disaster

The death toll from a mining tragedy last week in South Africa that involved an elevator has risen to 13 people after a worker died at a hospital, the mine operator said Monday. Impala Platinum said that the worker died Sunday from injuries sustained when the elevator plummeted around 650 feet down the shaft of […]

Young mother killed in shark attack near beach in Mexico

A Mexican mother is dead after a shark bit her leg over the weekend, officials said. The incident happened Saturday a short distance from the beach in Melaque, just west of the seaport of Manzanillo, Rafael Araiza, the head of the local civil defense office, said.  The town is in the western state of Jalisco, […]

2 boats carrying Rohingya refugees reportedly adrift on Andaman Sea

The U.N. refugee agency on Monday sounded the alarm for about 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats reported to be out of supplies and adrift on the Andaman Sea. The agency, also called UNHCR, worries that all aboard could die without efforts to rescue them, said Babar Baloch, its Bangkok-based regional spokesperson. […]

Biden admin under fire for burning taxpayer funds on UN climate summit trip

The Biden administration is facing heavy criticism from a Senate Republican leader for sending dozens of representatives, including Vice President Kamala Harris and multiple Cabinet members, to the United Nations climate summit. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s ranking member, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., sent a flurry of letters to members of President Biden’s […]