February2022

A priest who abused children and adolescents over many years has been handed a 12-year jail sentence by a Cologne court. The archdiocese where he worked has denied any responsibility. A court in the western German...

Raif Badawi’s family and supporters are hoping for his release soon. However, the well-known blogger is far from the only activist who has been imprisoned for expressing opposing viewpoints. If all goes well, Saudi Arabian blogger...

Russia said Saturday it was closing its airspace to flights from Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic in response to punishment over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “Air carriers of these states and/or registered in them are...

Jamie Siddons, Bangladesh’s new hitting consultant, was ecstatic to see so many good players here, believing that he had already done half of his job. Former Bangladesh head coach Siddons stated that the players only needed...

Six months after the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan, the country’s largest colleges reopened on Saturday, but just a trickle of women returned to now-segregated lectures. Following the Taliban’s takeover on August 15, most secondary schools...

Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelensky accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s call for talks today, saying he was willing to negotiate peace and a ceasefire. He said on his Facebook account, “We have accepted the Russian president’s request,”...

Officials stated Saturday that while Ukrainian military repelled a Russian onslaught on Kyiv, “sabotage elements” infiltrated the capital, as stubborn President Volodymyr Zelensky pledged Ukraine would never give up. Russia brushed aside the bombardment of Western...

Priyanka Chopra, an actress and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, is the latest celebrity to speak out about the continuing Russia-Ukraine issue. On Friday, Priyanka expressed her concern for the safety of “innocent people” in Ukraine on Instagram....

After an 88-run triumph over Afghanistan in the second ODI at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here today, Bangladesh climbed to the top of the ICC ODI Super League. Bangladesh now has 100 points from 14 matches...

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, touted his company’s efforts to construct the metaverse, an immersive virtual environment he has dubbed the Facebook parent’s future, on Wednesday. Meta, which changed its name from Facebook last year...