(2022-03-12). Seven Dead in Major Fire in Indian Capital Delhi. sputniknews.com In recent years, an unprecedented number of fires have taken place across India. Earlier this week, a woman died and five were injured in a fire in Uttar Pradesh. In January, six people were killed when a blaze engulfed a building in Mumbai.
(2022-03-12). Crimean Authorities Expose US Plans to Set up Biolab on Peninsula. sputniknews.com Earlier this week, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the US-funded biolabs in Ukraine engaged in the development of components for biological weapons. The biolabs were spotted by Russian troops amid Moscow's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine.
(2022-03-12). Red Cross Official Asks World Not to Shift Attention From Yemen, Other Nations in War – Report. sputniknews.com Yemeni government forces and the militant Houthi opposition faction have been at war for over six years. In 2015, a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE entered the conflict to back the Yemeni government in exile and began conducting air, land, and sea attacks against the Islamist political movement.
(2022-03-12). Israel Records First Polio Case in 33 Years, Doctors Fear 'Outbreak' After Jerusalem Sewage Tests. sputniknews.com Israeli doctors have confirmed the first clinical case of polio in the country in more than 30 years, and now fear more cases may not yet have been detected after testing Jerusalem's sewage system.
(2022-03-12). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Thousands of unorganised workers in Karnataka protest poverty wages; Cambodian police arrest 180 protesting NagaWorld casino workers; Australia: Boral Cement plant workers strike;…
(2022-03-12). Saturday 4/2: IndigeFest 2022: Celebrating Indigenous Cultures of the Americas. indybay.org Quarry Amphitheater, UC Santa Cruz…
(2022-03-12). US base in Erbil comes under drone attcaks. en.mehrnews.com Local media sources reported that the US military base in Iraq's Erbil was targeted by several drones.
(2022-03-12). Celebran elecciones presidenciales en Tukmenistán. telesurtv.net Un total de 3.435.950 turcomanos están convocados a elegir al nuevo titular de la Presidencia de entre nueve candidatos.
(2022-03-12). Sri Lankan president sacks two ministers amid deepening crisis. wsws.org The removal of two key allies who helped bring President Rajapakse to power underscores the deep political crisis of the government and the entire capitalist class.
(2022-03-12). Turkish Fighters and the Internationalization of the Ukrainian War. journal-neo.org 
More recently, the topic of Turkey and its use of fighters with Syrian war experience in a number of armed conflict zones has been discussed at length in the pages of NEO. However, the topic of foreign fighters in the current events in Ukraine, as well as the involvement of a number of NATO countries …
(2022-03-12). Cuba and the Ukraine Crises. indybay.org History repeats itself after all. What as the Cuban Missile Crisis left the world balancing on the precipice is exemplified by the Ukraine crisis. Starting in 1959, the USA stationed nuclear-tipped medium-range missiles in Italy and Turkey aimed at the USSR. The latter responded with medium-range nuclear-tipped missiles in Cuba in 1962.
(2022-03-12). Early presidential polls kick off in Turkmenistan. en.mehrnews.com The early presidential elections kicked off in Turkmenistan on Saturday.
(2022-03-12). Australian government announces largest military expansion since Vietnam War. wsws.org Under the plan, the country's permanent military ranks would swell to almost 80,000, at a cost of "at least" $38 billion.
(2022-03-11). India Accidently Fired Supersonic Missile Into Pakistan Due To "Technical Malfunction" (Photos). southfront.org 
Cruise missile BrahMos on display at IMDS-2007. Taken on 30 June 2007 by Wikimedia user (One half 3544). | On March 10, India announced that it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan because of a "technical malfunction" during routine maintenance."On 9 March 2022, in the course of a routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile. It is learnt that the missile landed in an area of Pakistan. While the incident is deeply regrettable, it is also a matter of relief that…
(2022-03-11). Latvian DM touts closer NATO-Azerbaijan cooperation. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyMarch 11, 2022 Latvian Def min: I want to see very good relations between Azerbaijan and NATO countries "We always have been supporting the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan," Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, Minister of Defense Artis Pabriks. "We also understand that there must be a deepening of relations between …
(2022-03-11). Central gov't has deep concern for HK residents, fully supports COVID-19 fight: premier. ecns.cn The central government has deep concern for Hong Kong residents and fully supports their COVID-19 fight, Premier Li Keqiang said Friday.
(2022-03-11). 'Reckoning' With The Economic Marginalization Of Native Americans. popularresistance.org Over the last two years, there has been much discussion of a national "reckoning" on race. There can be no complete reckoning without strong analysis and substantive action to address the economic marginalization of Native Americans in 21st century America. | Through years of intentional governmental policies that took away their lands and resources, American Indians have been separated from the wealth and assets that were rightfully theirs. Today, we see a consistent lack of information on Native Americans and their socioeconomic issues.
(2022-03-11). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Thousands of South African dairy food workers continuing four-month strike over jobs and pay amidst media blackout are joined by South African Sibanye-Stillwater gold miners on pay strike; strikes continue throughout French healthcare system over low staffing levels and poor pay, joined by transport workers in Lyons opposed to restructuring; Iraqi oil production graduates in Basra and workers in oil field area demand jobs, while public sector workers walk out over wage arrears in Kurdistan…
(2022-03-11). Waiting for DPRK's New Satellite. journal-neo.org 
While January 2022 saw a record number of missile launches by the DPRK in a calendar month, late February and early March 2022 marked the beginning of a new series. On February 27, the DPRK launched an unspecified ballistic missile from Sunan Airport near Pyongyang towards the Sea of Japan. According to a statement by the ROK …
(2022-03-11). Is Psychiatry a Mental Illness? davidswanson.org By David Swanson Bruce Levine's books have been getting more and more thorough in their debunkings of the claims of psychiatry. His latest is A Profession Without Reason. Some mental illnesses that have been eliminated include drapetomania, or the mental illness causing enslaved people to try to escape; and homosexuality, or the mental illness causing …
(2022-03-11). Grand Rapids, MI: FRSO rallies for reproductive rights on International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – On March 8, International Women's Day, Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) in Michigan organized a rally attended by 20 community members in defense of reproductive rights. Assembling in downtown Grand Rapids, speakers included Olivia Lashley in FRSO; Aly the Activist, chairwoman of the Royal Black Panther Party of Grand Rapids and Charli Karnstein, a member of the local Socialist Alternative chapter. | The rally was hosted by Barbara Howard, a member of FRSO, who began with a call for a united front to combat the attacks on abortion rights by the far right in Texas, Mississippi and Flo…
(2022-03-11). Nezami Ganjavi; Poet for all humanity. en.mehrnews.com The poet Nezami Ganjavi, one of the giants of the Persian literary tradition, is the author of the melodic romantic and lyrical poems in Khosrow and Shirin poem collection in Persian Literature.
(2022-03-11). Chicago: International Women's Day celebration. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Freedom Road Socialist Organization-Chicago held an annual International Women's Day celebration at the Grand Ballroom in the Woodlawn community on the South Side of Chicago. 40 people attended, some from Woodlawn, and others from around the city, including a delegation of Brown Berets, Chicano and Chicana activists, from Little Village. The venue is in the same building as the offices of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. | The program was filled with speakers and poets. Organizations represented included the Malaya movement of the Philippines, fighting against the fascis…
(2022-03-11). Saudi Arabia says oil refinery in Riyadh came under attack. en.mehrnews.com An oil refinery in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh came under drone attack on Thursday, causing a small fire, a Saudi official in Energy Ministry said.
(2022-03-11). Photos: ISIS Terrorists Pledge Allegiance To Their New Leader. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | On March 11, ISIS's news agency, Amaq, released photos showing terrorists of the group in the Levant and West Africa pledging allegiance to their new leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi. | Abu al-Hassan succeeded Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, who died during a US raid on his hideout in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib on ISIS confirmed the…
(2022-03-11). Cuba, Nicaragua & Mexico Lead World Gender Parity in Parliaments. orinocotribune.com 
Latin America continues to lead over the rest of the world in parliamentary gender parity. | Cuba, Nicaragua and Mexico have been ranked 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the world, having achieved the highest proportion of women in parliament out of 189 countries. What's more, these three along with Rwanda and the United Arab Emirates are the only five countries in the world to have achieved gender parity in their lower or single legislative house (National Assembly, Congress, or Parliament) as of February 2022. | The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) released its 2021 Women in Parliament report of countries with the best gende…