Tagging people with barcodes has long been symbolic of dark, dystopian, and totalitarian societies but now, in Japan, it could be a help to those in need. Japan, experiencing an aging population, has introduced a new method to keep track of those prone to be lost or otherwise helpless. Dementia-suffering seniors, who suffer from age-induced […]
Several airstrikes on a Daesh-controlled village near the border of Iraq and Syria have resulted in dozens of deaths, including that of women and children, two parliamentarians and nearby hospitals have confirmed. The strikes were directed at a Daesh-held village along the Iraqi-Syrian border in the Anbar province of Iraq. While eight militants were among […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – A plane carrying about 40 people crashed on the slope of a mountain in northern Pakistan on Wednesday, December 7, with witnesses on the crash site saying there were unlikely to be any survivors Reuters reports. The military said 21 bodies had been recovered and rescue efforts continued. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) said […]
A strong earthquake measuring magnitude 6.5 struck western Indonesia on Wednesday, the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The quake hit 11 miles off the town of Sigli in North Sumatra and was at the depth of 1.2 miles, the independent scientific agency said, adding damage could have been caused. Read more: sputniknews.com
A Saudi court has sentenced 15 people to death for spying for the kingdom’s archrival Iran, in a move that is likely to heighten regional tensions. The court in the capital, Riyadh, also sentenced 15 other defendants to prison terms ranging from six months to 25 years. Two defendants were acquitted at the December 6 […]
Military and police forces in the south of the Philippines seized firearms and explosive materials in a raid conducted on property of an extremist group believed to be linked with Daesh, local media reported Tuesday citing an army spokesman. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Maj. Filemon Tan Jr. of the Western Mindanao Command, cited by the Philippine […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – The European policing agency Europol is planning to investigate what is believed to be the biggest loss of a migrant boat in 2016, following a Reuters-BBC Newsnight investigation, BBC News said. More than 500 people are thought to have died in the sinking on 9 April, but there has been no official inquiry. […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – Turkey has turned on U.S. Protestants in its post-coup crackdown, analysts have warned, according to the Christian Today. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has targeted American Christians in retaliation over the White House’s refusal to comply with Turkey’s demands and extradite cleric Fethullah Gülen. The Pennsylanvia-based preacher was a former ally but the Turkish […]
