Burning Man mass exodus begins after flooding trapped desert revelers | Arts and Culture News
About 30,000 people remain at the site with some waiting to see the burning of a large wooden effigy shaped like a man – the…
Burning Man festival attendees stranded as heavy rains soak Nevada
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UxcX7_QNnU[/embed] Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Roads into and out of the Burning Man music and culture festival in northern Nevada remained closed early on Sunday…
Death at Burning Man investigated in US, thousands stranded by flooding | News
Thousands of festivalgoers remain stranded as organisers close vehicular traffic to the festival site following storm flooding in Nevada’s desert. Authorities in Nevada are investigating…
Mom shamed for bringing son to Burning Man slams critics
Bianca Snyder is urging moms to be confident using the “devil’s lettuce” and slamming sancti-mommies who shame her for taking her son to Burning Man…
Climate, anti-capitalist activists block traffic into Burning Man
Climate and anti-capitalist activists blocked a road leading into Burning Man on Sunday, the annual event’s opening day, creating miles of gridlock and leading to…
Will Denmark ban the burning of the Quran? | TV Shows
It is a controversial bill that could deepen political divisions in Denmark. The proposal to ban the desecration of holy books is being considered after a…
People in Hawaii flee into ocean to escape wildfires that are burning a popular Maui tourist town
Maui officials say a wildfire in historic Lahaina town has burned parts of one of the most popular tourist areas in Hawaii.Key points:Wildfires in Hawaii…
Hundreds attempt to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone over Quran burning | Religion News
Protesters gather following reports that the far-right Danish group Danske Patrioter burned the Quran in Copenhagen. Hundreds of people in Baghdad have attempted to storm…
Swedish embassy in Iraq relocates after attack over Quran burning | Religion News
Swedish telecoms company Ericsson is also looking into reports that Iraq has suspended its work permits there. The Swedish embassy in Iraq is temporarily moving…
Countries summon Sweden’s ambassadors to protest Quran burning | News
The condemnations and moves came following a demonstration held on Thursday in Stockholm where protesters kicked and partially damaged a book they said was the…
Outcry over Quran burning in Sweden: A timeline | United Nations News
Muslim nations have expressed outrage since Salwan Momika desecrated the holy book in Stockholm last month. Iraq has expelled Sweden’s ambassador shortly after protesters had…
Protesters storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad over Quran burning | Islamophobia News
BREAKINGBREAKING, Protesters angered by burning of copies of the Quran in Sweden set fire to Swedish embassy in Iraqi capital: Reports. Protesters angered by the…
UN body’s motion on Quran burning: How did your country vote? | Islamophobia News
The motion brought after the Muslim holy book was desecrated in Sweden was disputed, but passed. The United Nations Human Rights Council has approved a…
Muslim nations demand action after ‘Islamophobic’ Quran burning | Islamophobia News
Motion at the UN Human Rights Council urges action over Quran burning incidents in Sweden, which Pakistan says incited ‘religious hatred’. Muslim nations including Iran…
Yemen’s Houthis implement Swedish import ban over Quran burning | Houthis News
Momentum for the ban has been building for months, since a previous Quran-burning incident in January. In continuing protests against the burning of a Quran…
Turkey condemns Koran burning in Stockholm as Sweden seeks NATO membership
Salwan Momika, an Iraqi man, sets a copy of the Koran on fire outside a mosque in Stockholm, Sweden, on Wednesday. Momika was granted permission…
The planet’s burning. Can the Global South save it? | Features
Climate change headlines are rarely positive, but even against that yardstick, the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) latest global warming predictions unveiled in mid-May marked a…
‘Unprecedented’ wildfires in Canada’s Nova Scotia still burning | In Pictures News
Wildfires that have already forced thousands in the eastern Canadian province of Nova Scotia to evacuate continued to burn on Thursday, causing poor air quality…
Suspected suspicious fire burning on Great Barrier Reef ‘sensitive’ marine site, home to threatened species
Rangers are continuing to battle what they believe is a suspicious fire in a sensitive marine area on a southern Great Barrier Reef island. Key points:Rangers…
Why Evan Phillips’ de facto closer role is burning the Dodgers
The problem with the Dodgers bullpen right now is there is not enough of Evan Phillips to go around. Phillips was the ultimate fireman in…