Inauguration of the Padma Bridge: This is indeed a milestone

Bangladesh Development Initiative joins Bangladeshis, and friends of Bangladesh, across the world in congratulating Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government on the successful completion and opening of the Padma… Read more

N. Korea: Balloons flown from South caused COVID-19

The country suggests its COVID-19 outbreak began in people who had contact with balloons flown from South Korea. North Korea suggested Friday its COVID-19 outbreak began in people who had… Read more

‘Worst version of COVID’ will be dominant in U.S. by July

BA. 5 comes with more symptoms, more breakthrough infections and more resistance to treatments, and it could cause significant disruptions if not addressed. For the last 18 months, the original… Read more

Texas migrant deaths: At least 46 found dead in abandoned lorry

Forty-six people were found dead and 16 others were taken to hospitals after a tractor-trailer rig containing suspected migrants was found Monday on a remote back road in southwest San… Read more

Milwaukee Pierhead Light in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Marking a point where the Milwaukee River meets Lake Michigan, this lighthouse isn’t perched on a lonely stretch of coastline or standing watch on a storm-lashed rock. In fact, it’s… Read more

Gunmen attack Nigerian church, over 50 killed

Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving dozens feared dead, state lawmakers said. The attackers targeted the St. Francis… Read more

Aliens Created Our Universe in a Lab

Avi Loeb, astronomy’s resident bad boy, suggests the universe may have been created in a laboratory. Our supposed creators, Loeb writes in an op-ed published in Scientific American last year, may have developed the technology… Read more

Officials address ‘unidentified aerial phenomena’

Military takes UFOs seriously at congressional hearing: ‘We want to know what’s out there’ While the first congressional hearing on UFOs in more than 50 years didn’t reveal the existence… Read more

Missed last night’s lunar eclipse? See it here.

A total lunar eclipse provided a spectacular celestial show as it unfolded Sunday night into early Monday (May 16) in the Americas. The eastern half of North America and all… Read more

Turkey angry over NATO possibly adding 2 nations

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that his country does not support plans by Finland and Sweden to join NATO, claiming they are home to “terrorist organizations.” “We… Read more