Headlines
  • Two days after catastrophic flash flood struck the border between China and Nepal, rescue workers have resumed searching for hundreds of people who are still missing.
  • At least 538 people killed and another 1,300 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
  • Iran's President Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf met with Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister to discuss ongoing efforts to defuse the situation in the region.
  • According to Iran's security chief, Moshen Rezaei, his country is preparing together a list of conditions to submit to the United States in order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
  • In an attempt to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, further escalating his conflict with Canada and its prime minister.
  • Mazloum Abdi, the leader of the now-dissolved Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has been named presidential advisor by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Month: January 2019

January 21, 2019

Libya: Nightmarish Detention for Migrants, Asylum...

The EU and Italy’s support for the Libyan Coast Guard contributes significantly to the interception of migrants and asylum seekers and their subsequent detention in arbitrary, abusive detention in Libya

Uganda Seeks to Regulate Lucrative Fish...

The sale of Nile Perch fish maw in Uganda has become a lucrative business, especially for distributors. The fish maw – or dried swim bladder – is used as an aphrodisiac in China

January 20, 2019

US Civil Rights Road Trip Inspires...

The struggle for social and racial justice continues today. So watch what happened when a group of young South Africans visited the American South to track the history of civil rights

Legacy of MLK, 51 Years After...

It’s been 51 years since the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the African-American preacher who led a civil rights movement that changed the nation and reverberated around the world

Who Was Martin Luther King Jr?

Martin Luther King rose to prominence in the mid-1950s when as a young preacher he led the successful drive to desegregate public buses in Montgomery, Alabama, forcing the city to end its practice of segregating black passengers.

Women’s March in Washington Brings Heat...

Saturday’s event was no less rollicking as women and men marched through the nation’s capital amid considerable controversy leading up to the rally

Village in Turkey Takes Pride in...

A village in Turkey’s remote southeastern province of Diyarbakir takes pride in the number of its university graduates. The village’s first elementary school opened its doors more than 70 years ago, and since then it has produced scores of doctors, judges, nurses and teachers.

Fighting Fake News

Check recheck every information before sharing it.But for most them social media is the platform to promote their ideology by defaming others with twisted and misleading informations

Congo Court Declares Tshisekedi Elected President

The court turned away Fayulu’s request for a recount in the Dec. 30 vote. He had accused Congo’s electoral commission of announcing results dramatically different from ones posted at polling stations around the country. Leaked data attributed to the commission shows that Fayulu easily won

Shutdown Impasse Impacts People Nationwide

As the partial U.S. government shutdown continues and hundreds of thousands of workers are now furloughed or working without pay, the impact is reaching people across the nation. VOA’s Mariama Diallo reports

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