Headlines- Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, will visit Tehran on Thursday and meet with several Iranian officials to discuss ways to de-escalate tensions.
- According to a notice on a Treasury Department website, the US has imposed sanctions on the Palestine Action group and designated it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
- A huge flash flood in Nepal ravaged villages, killing at least 160 people and leaving hundreds more missing for.
- At least one person was killed and over a dozen people were injured on Wednesday when a person crashed a car into a crowd in the northwest French city of Caen.
- Wildfires that sweft through several Algerian provinces claimed the lives of twelve people..
Month: April 2022
Malaysian Human Rights Body: No Evidence...
There is no evidence that the state was involved in the enforced disappearance of pastors Joshua Hilmy and Ruth Sitepu in 2016, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) said in a report released Friday, but it blamed police for shortcomings in their investigation and withholding related information
Tibetan Language Advocate Barred From Hotels...
A Tibetan activist traveling to promote language rights in Tibetan areas of western China has been denied shelter, RFA has learned, after authorities ordered hotel operators in the region to turn him away
Ramadan and Fasting Explained
In Rwanda, a woman prepares a delicious Iftar dish that also has health benefits. Dr. Zainab Isah Abdullahi also explains which fruits to avoid if you have particular health problems
In Lviv,Special Shelter Set Up For...
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a Ukrainian NGO set up a refuge for displaced women in Lviv, where a local businessman volunteered his office space for the purpose. Women with children spend a few days there before travelling on to Spain
Congolese Immigrant’s Family Speaks Out After...
Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant from Michigan, was pulled over for driving a car with licence plates that did not match the vehicle, according to police. However, a white police officer fatally shot a Black man. Lyoya’s family has spoken out for the first time today
Afghan Drug Addicts Accuse Taliban of...
Afghan drug addicts allege the ruling Taliban brutalises them and treats them like criminals, the allegations denied by government security personnel
Interview: ‘Do You Realize There is...
Wang Jixian is Chinese national living in Odessa who turned citizen journalist when the war in Ukraine began, posting first-hand accounts of the conflict. But his outspoken YouTube videos cursing out Russian troops were out of step with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s official stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and have been deleted or blocked from social media platforms in China by government censors, while Wang’s personal social media accounts have been shut down
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Barbara Woodward, the United Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of April, speaks at an emergency Security Council meeting on the situation in Yemen
While Seeking EU Membership, Moldova Grapples...
The Moldovan people are deeply divided about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. From Kremlin television propaganda to church altars, the tiny former Soviet republic, which has a majority Russian-speaking population in some regions, is receptive to Russian influence VOA NEWS
Bangladesh Home Minister: Rohingya Have Babies...
The way food aid is distributed to Rohingya needs to be adjusted because it is driving population growth in the country’s sprawling refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, a senior Bangladesh government official said