Oldest Drawing Ever Found Discovered In South African Cave, Archaeologists Say
Abstract marks made in ochre 73,000 years ago provide unique insight into minds of our distant ancestors.
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Severe Flood in Northern Nigeria Wreaks Havoc, Kills at Least 44 – Reports
At least 44 people were killed and 20 others are missing following the Sunday flood in the northern Nigeria’s state of Katsina, local media reported Monday citing the region’s Governor Aminu Masari.
Scientists Claim To Have Discovered The World’s Oldest Color – and It Is Pink
The coral hue is older than animals – and helps explain why it has taken so long for them to arrive.
Yemeni Detainees Held Without Charges Decry Sexual Torture by Emirati Officers (DRAWINGS, VIDEO)
Tales of mass abuse offer a window into a world of rampant sexual torture and impunity in UAE-controlled prisons in Yemen. The AP has identified at least five secret prisons run by the UAE, a key U.S. ally, where security forces use sexual torture to brutalize and break inmates.
Kadyrov orders universal DNA testing in Chechnya to help identify children kidnapped by ISIS
The head of the Chechen Republic has ordered a universal DNA test to help identify and retrieve Russian children who had been taken to terrorist-control territories in the Middle East.
Swaziland King Officially Renames Country “Kingdom of eSwatini” to Mark 50th Anniversary of Independence
Swaziland’s king has officially renamed the struggling African nation the “Kingdom of eSwatini,” to commemorate 50 years since winning independence from British rule.
South Sudan: The Latest Failed US Intervention Descends Into Violent Chaos
Faced with the dire U.N. warning of a possible genocide, the United States was set this week to finally embrace an arms embargo against South Sudan to cut back the Read More…
Gang Rapes, Abductions, Mass Murder, & Horrific Human Rights Atrocities Target Ethnic Groups and Foreigners in South Sudan As World’s Youngest Country on Brink of Genocide
The U.N. advisor on the prevention of genocide, Adama Dieng, issued a dire warning last month that the fledgling new country of South Sudan is “on the brink” of a genocide comparable to what happened in Rwanda over two decades ago.