Hurricane Ida kills 13 people, including infants, senior citizen
Not less than thirteen New Yorkers, all but two trapped inside flash-flooded basement apartments, have been killed when the remnants...
Taliban close to forming new government in Afghanistan
The Taliban were on Friday close to forming a government, with the hardliners under intense international scrutiny over their vow...
US jails Nigerian for fraudulent unemployment claims, stealing of Covid-19 benefits
A Nigerian, Bamidele Muraina, has been jailed in the United States for hacking into tax preparation firms and filing fraudulent...
NYC Mayor declares state of emergency, orders New Yorkers to remain indoors
Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City has announced a plan to declare a state of emergency in the...
Taliban escorts Americans to gates at Kabul Airport in secret deal with US
The Taliban have escorted Americans to the gates the Kabul airport as they sought to escape Afghanistan. Two defense officials...
Biden defends Afghanistan exit as ‘best decision for America’
President Joe Biden on Tuesday mounted a fierce defense of his exit from Afghanistan as the “best decision for America,”...
Kazakhstan defence minister resigns after deadly depot blasts
Kazakhstan’s defence minister resigned on Tuesday after several explosions at an arms depot in the south of the Central Asian...
Lightning kills Bulgarian football coach, injures 3 players in stadium
A coach at a Bulgarian football stadium was fatally struck by lightning during a friendly match, private broadcaster bTV reported...
One dead, several missing as Tropical Storm Nora crushes Mexico
Tropical Storm Nora continues to lash Mexico’s Pacific coast with torrential rains and heavy winds, a day after causing floods...
Americans losing confidence in US economy as delta variant drives COVID-19 surge
Americans' confidence in the U.S. economy is waning as the highly contagious delta variant drives a COVID-19 surge nationwide. That's...
EU set to recommend halting nonessential travel from the US
The European Union is set to recommend halting nonessential travel from the U.S. because of the spread of Covid-19, diplomats...
Gambian Politics: UDP launches manifesto, 5-point agenda, website after 25 years
The United Democratic Party, under the leadership of Ousainou Darboe, has launched its presidential election manifesto, 5-point Agenda and official...
President Barrow hosts Senegalese military delegation at State House
Gambian President Adama Barrow has received, on Friday August 27, the Senegalese Chief of Defence Staff, General Cheikh Wade and...
Gambians react to 30 presidential candidates for December 2021 election
Some Gambians on social media have recently expressed their concerns over the number of presidential candidate in the country of...
Gambian Politics: Essa Faal throws his hat into the “crowded” ring!
For months, rumours have been swirling around that the TRRC Lead Counsel, Essa Faal, will join the political fray, but...
Introspection by Monalisa Parida
I struggled so deeply, In search of an answer What was wrong being a girl? But I failed again and...
Kabul Attack: US loses 12 soldiers
Not less than 12 US soldiers have died in the Kabul airport attack According to the head of the US...
Taliban urges US to stop evacuating skilled Afghans
The Taliban has urged skilled Afghans not to flee the country, The new rulers of Afghanistan have warned the United...
Putin warns of influx of Afghan militants
Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged his country to prevent an influx of refugees from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover,...
Senegalese marabout to split Mediterranean Sea
A Senegalese marabout, SA Majeste Kounkande, has announced his plan to split the Mediterranean Sea. This was announced through the...
Afghan women will be permitted to study to university level — Taliban
The Taliban has disclosed that Afghan women will be granted permission to study to university level. Given the insurgents’ treatment...
NATO chief blames Afghan leadership for Kabul collapse
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has blamed Afghan leadership for the Taliban victory in Afghanistan. Stoltenberg said the Afghan political...
Plateau killing is not an ordinary attack — NDD
The Network for Democracy and Development (NDD) has condemned the massacre of more than twenty Muslim faithful by a local...
Bronx man pleads guilty to violent Pelham Manor home invasion
A Bronx man who held a family at gun point while attempting to burglarize their Pelham Manor home in 2019...
Yonkers Shooting: Teen arraigned, charged with second degree murder
Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah, has announced the arraignment of a 16-year-old Maliki for the murder of a...
Financial Focus: Lessons from Mom!
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA Moms! Yes , we love them! Yes, we listen to them. Yes, at times...
12-gang members indicted for violent assault, robbery in Yorkers
Thirteen members of the 300 Bloodhound Brims street gang have been arrested and indicted for their involvement in a violent...
Sexual Assault: Cuomo Is Not a Saint
By Angela White Banaag Andrew Cuomo is certainly no saint, but he has done what so many could not and/or...
Prolonged impeachment trial will impair Cuomo’s ability to govern New York — Fernando Cabrera
New York council member, Fernando Cabrera, has warned that the prolonged impeachment trial of New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, will...
Hijrah 1443: Biden wishes Muslim Ummah happy New Year
The United States President, Joe Biden, has extended his wishes to the entire Muslim Ummah, in celebration of the Hijrah...
Letter to Editor: Seventy thousand New Yorkers fault Cuomo’s Sexual Harassment Report
Dear Editor, I am writing on behalf of 70,000 organized supporters of Governor Cuomo. The media has chosen to ignore...
Sexual Harassment: Eric Adams calls for impeachment of Cuomo, commends Attorney James’ Report
Democratic candidate for the New York City mayoral, Eric Adams, has called for the immediate impeachment of New York Governor,...
Pandemic by Shaswata Gangopadhyay
In the genitals of a prostitute If the spider weaves a net You have to understand The country’s GDP growth...
Na Cedade Morta (The Dead City) by Isilda Nunes
na cidade morta, à cruz da indiferença, desaguam sonhos em crematórios líquidos. a loucura decretada passeia desejos naufragados, em passadiços...
Sexual harassment: Independent investigators find Gov Cuomo guilty
New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, has been found guilty in a report released by the independent investigators appointed by New...
de Blasio, Gercia, others back Eric Adams for mayoral race in November
de Blasio, Gercia and other New York elected leaders, including the labor unions have backed Eric Adams for the November...
China to build modern military on par with US
President Xi Jinping has urged the country's military to make determined efforts to become the world's greatest army by 2027,...
Financial Focus: The Joe Biden COVID spike!?
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA I try very hard to make any decision, whether for myself or clients, as...
Breath by Dustin Pickering
“Breath I take and breath I give…” Townes van Zandt Let them assume the worst they will. It is part...
Covid-19: US restricts travel for citizens from Britain, China, others
The US administration has restricted travel for citizens belonging to the European Union, Britain and China and other countries where...
HRW accuses Israeli military of attack against Hamas military
Human Rights Watch has accused the Israeli military of carrying out attacks that “apparently amount to war crimes” during an...
US, NATO pledge to finance Afghanistan’s military to contain Taliban
The U.S. and NATO have pledged to pay $4 billion a year until 2024 to finance Afghanistan’s military and security...
Fiction | Is Zion in the Caribbean? by Stephen Ditmore
Lin-Manuel Miranda, his family and close friends, were on a working vacation in the Dominican Republic when Lin’s collaborator, Quiara...
Governor Cuomo signs legislation, raises age of consent for marriages to 18
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has signed legislation (S.3086/A.3891) to raise the age of consent to be married in New York...
Landslides kill 30 people in Mumbai
Not less than 30 people have died after several houses in two Mumbai suburbs collapsed due to landslides caused by...
UK PM reverses plan to skip quarantine after COVID-19 exposure
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak will both self-isolate in line with national guidance, abandoning heavily...
Financial Focus: Why is the Government sending me FREE Child money?
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA Firstly, it's not free!. As of July 15th, most families are automatically receiving monthly...
2 Bronx men plead guilty for identity theft, fraud in TJX Stores
Two Bronx men have pleaded guilty for their part in a scheme that included using fraudulently obtained credit cards to...
NYS research institute awards health grants to support X syndrome
New York State's Institute for Basic Research has awarded two grants to support groundbreaking research into fragile X syndrome premutations...
NYS OASAS commences awareness campaign against addiction, substance use disorder
The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) has commenced the new Campaign against addiction and substance...
Branson’s Bêtise by Dustin Pickering
Whether called ‘Fulsom’s Folly’ or ‘Carnagie’s intellectual breadline’, the industrious art of wealth is anathema to workers in dire penury....
2 Bronx men arrested, charged after violent home invasion, shooting in Mount Vernon
Two Bronx men have been arrested and charged after a Mount Vernon Police Department investigation into a violent home invasion...
Mercy by Amrita Valan
I caress, stroke the keyboard My fingers try to feel the Soul of each letter, To describe mercy, Is no...
Luck by Joan McNerney
Wearing designer clothes and sleek jewelry, she traipses along willy nilly throwing golden kismet wherever whimsy calls. Some think luck...
Gambian Windstorms: Government won’t assist affected schools, except those politically connected to authorities — Njie
Scores of schools and homes in the Gambia have been destroyed windstorms. The windstorms, which was reported on Thursday July...
Abiy Ahmed wins Ethiopia election with huge majority
Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party has been declared the winner of the national election held last month in a landslide, assuring...
Insecurity: Haiti requests troops from US, UN
Haiti has requested troops from Washington and the United Nations to secure its ports, airport, and other strategic sites. While...
Afghanistan to retake key boarder crossing seized by Taliban
Afghan authorities have disclosed preparation to retake key border crossing which was seized by the Taliban. According to a report...