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Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls taken in mass abduction
Shawdesh Desk: Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Friday, police said, the latest in a series of mass kidnappings of students in the WestReadMore
Facebook bans all Myanmar military-linked accounts and ads
Shawdesh Desk: Social media giant Facebook announced Thursday it was banning all accounts linked to Myanmar’s military as well as ads from military-controlled companies in the wake of the army’sReadMore
At least 41 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean: UN
Shawdesh Desk: At least 41 migrants are feared dead following a weekend shipwreck on the Mediterranean Sea route from Libya to Italy, two United Nations agencies said Wednesday. They wereReadMore
At least 75 inmates dead in Ecuador prison riots
Shawdesh Desk: At least 75 inmates died Tuesday and several were injured in riots blamed on gang rivalry at three jails in Ecuador’s overcrowded prison system, authorities said. As securityReadMore
Malaysia deports Myanmar nationals despite court order
Shawdesh Desk: Malaysia has deported 1,086 people back to Myanmar, defying a court order and appeals from human rights group to halt the process. Rights organisations say the group includesReadMore
Illegal funding to US politicians: Pak-origin American lobbyist gets 12 years in jail
Shawdesh dEsk: The American Federal Court in California has convicted Ammad Zuberi guilty for violation of ‘Foreign Act’ and has awarded twelve years in prison along with a hefty penaltyReadMore
US tops 500,000 virus deaths, matching the toll of 3 wars
Shawdesh Desk; The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. topped 500,000 Monday, a staggering number that all but matches the number of Americans killed in World War II, Korea andReadMore
Malaysian court orders halt to Myanmar migrant deportation: lawyer
Shawdesh Desk: A Malaysian court Tuesday ordered a temporary halt to a controversial plan to deport 1,200 Myanmar detainees to their homeland weeks after a coup, following a last-ditch legalReadMore
