Headlines
  • A strike on Sunday evening at Riyadh's international airport has resulted in more injuries, and the number of fatalities has increased since over a dozen people were killed at the main aviation facility the day before.
  • The Ansar Allah Houthis and Yemeni government forces are engaged in fierce fighting over the vital city of Taiz.
  • A human rights group reported on Sunday that airstrikes targeting artisanal gold miners in a disputed border area between Sudan and Egypt had killed at least 72 workers.
  • Pope Leo XIV said on Sunday that he will have surgery in the "next few days" after medical professionals found a nodule on his lung.
  • The reform agenda of nationalist Prime Minister Janez Jansa, which the opposition has called "authoritarian," suffered a setback when Slovenians narrowly rejected a government bill in a referendum on Sunday.
  • After his social media posts were purportedly blocked on the company's platforms, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused tech giant Meta of meddling in the election on Saturday.

Month: May 2022

May 31, 2022

In Geneva, Syria’s Constitutional Committee Meets

The Syrian Constitutional Committee’s Government Co-Chair, Ahmad Kuzbari, attends a meeting of the Committee in Geneva

Afghan Woman Raises Silkworms,After Losing Her...

Many Afghan women who lost their jobs after the Taliban took power in the nation are now seeking to feed their families by starting their own businesses from home. Shataba Jalal is doing just that, and her area of business requires a unique skill set.

Medical Exam Fees For Sexual Assault...

Before a rape suspect can be prosecuted in Ghana, sexual assault victims must present medical evidence proving their assault. These medical tests are expensive and not covered by national health insurance, which may discourage a victim from filing charges. A lawmaker now wants to get rid of the health check requirement so that more women …

Irrawaddy Dolphin Deaths on Bangladesh’s Coast...

Growing up, Nuru Majhi and his friends used to see dolphins jumping in Bangladesh’s southern coastal waters.The deaths of two Irrawaddy dolphins earlier this month near Kuakata beach where Majhi fishes highlight the threat faced by the aquatic mammals in Bangladesh, which hosts the world’s largest population of the species, authorities and fishermen said

China’s ‘White Guards’ Gain Reputation For...

Police officers, neighborhood committee members and community volunteers dressed in head-to-toe white PPE have been a ubiquitous feature of China’s zero-COVID policy, often shown on social media video uploads surrounding people, beating and dragging them away, or knocking on their door to put pressure on them to submit to a PCR test, to leave home for an isolation camp

May 30, 2022

Residents of Uvalde are comforted by...

People in the Texas town of Uvalde (PR: you-VAHL-dee) are dealing with the fallout from a mass shooting that killed 19 children and two adults on Tuesday

May 28, 2022

In Ethiopia’s Gonder,Religious Violence Opens New...

A mob violence in northern Ethiopia in April that killed at least 30 Muslims and injured 100 others has prompted Christian retaliation strikes

Bangladesh May Offer Amnesty on Money...

Economists are fuming over a proposed amnesty announced by the Bangladesh government that would allow people to repatriate unreported riches stashed abroad, in a bid to boost decreasing foreign exchange reserves, the first such move in the nation’s history

Interview: ‘It Was Hard to Breathe,Let...

A Shanghai resident who gave only the surname Cao recently spoke to RFA’s Mandarin Service about her experiences under weeks of COVID-19 lockdown, during which the city’s 26 million residents submitted on a daily basis to confinement at home

May 27, 2022

Nigerian Albinos Demand Government Reinstate Free...

The Nigerian Albinism Association is demanding that the government resume free cancer care for albinos. It was put on hold years ago due to a lack of funds

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