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News in Brief - Fri, June, 19, 2015 - 13:30 GMT

Friday, 19 June 2015 2:21 PM [ Last Update: Friday, 19 June 2015 2:27 PM ]

1. Saudi Arabia’s fresh attacks on Yemen’s northern city of Sa’ada have killed at least ten civilians. Explosions rocked the capital Sana’a, the southern city of Aden and the provinces of Lahij and Jawf, as well. Saudi attacks also left casualties among members of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement.

2. The United Nations has appealed for 1.6 billion dollars to help people in war-torn Yemen. UN officials warned of a looming catastrophe. They said the money is needed to help 21 million people in urgent need of basic supplies until the end of 2015.

3. Over five-thousands people are diagnosed with dengue fever in the Yemeni port city of Aden. Health officials say that mountains of uncollected garbage and untreated sewage and heat have contributed to the transmission of the virus. The World Health Organization says three-thousand suspected dengue cases have been reported in Yemen since March.

4. The United Nations children's agency says warring sides in South Sudan are committing horrific crimes against children. UNICEF says children have been castrated to death, raped, and tied together before being beheaded. South Sudan has witnessed a deadly civil war since 2013.

5. Indian-controlled Kashmir has been placed under curfew to prevent a planned protest rally over a series of recent killings in the restive region. Indian officials have also detained several top pro-independence leaders. Unknown gunmen have killed four Kashmiri activists since June 9.

6. Two separate US drone attacks have killed over a dozen people in eastern Afghanistan. One airstrike took place in Paktia province, killing six people. Police say the victims were Taliban militants. Afghan authorities say the other airstrike killed 8 militants in Nangarhar province.

7. Workers in the US city of Los Angeles have held a rally against corporations engaged in what is known as wage theft. Protesters say they are paid less than the actual hours they work. They also say the practice mostly targets minority workers because the employers can take advantage of them.

8. Greek Prime Minister Alexi Tsipras has warned that his country’s exit from the eurozone will be the beginning of the end for the single currency bloc. Tsipras said that what is now known as the Grexit cannot be an option either for the Greeks or the European Union.

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