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: August 2022
Volunteers in Hard-Hit Chernihiv Helping Older...
The Chernihiv region has been badly damaged by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Nearly everything, including homes and personal possessions, has been lost by elderly folks. But volunteers are working hard to help these people in leading normal lives again
Banana wholesalers in Mozambique Are Turning...
Mozambican wholesalers are sending bananas to market by bicycle rather than truck in an effort to save money on fuel as a result of the recent tripling of transportation costs
To keep City Safe,Tijuana,Journalists Encounter Danger
Angeles Garca works as a photojournalist in Tijuana, Mexico, one of the most dangerous places in the world, yet she keeps her city informed and safe
Angola Getting Ready for Crucial General...
Angolans are preparing for the crucial elections that will take place the next week despite concerns of suspected election rigging and other issues
UN High Commissioner Calls for Impartial,...
U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet urged Bangladesh’s government to probe alleged enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and torture committed by state-backed agencies, as she called on Wednesday for reforms to the nation’s security sector
Uyghur Rights Groups File Criminal Case...
Lawyers acting on behalf of two Uyghur rights groups filed a criminal case in an Argentine court on Wednesday alleging that China is committing genocide and crimes against humanity through its repressive policies targeting Muslims in the country’s northwestern Xinjiang region
India’s Vast Rural Areas Connect to...
Millions of Indians now have access to new digital technology thanks to an initiative to expand internet access throughout the nation. A payments system is one of them, and it is transforming how business is conducted in the vast rural areas of the nation
Immigrant from Venezuela: “I Regret Having...
A pregnant Venezuelan citizen who spent four months walking across almost half of the continent regrets moving to the United States. She was met twice by VOA correspondent Divalizeth Cash in Delaware and Washington. Aline Barros, a VOA immigration correspondent, tells the story of this Venezuelan asylum seeker and her companion in the first of a two-part series
Researchers Say Looters Helped in the...
About 30 cultural artefacts from Cambodia were returned to their country of origin following a thorough joint investigation by the United States and Cambodia.Some of the people who looted the artefacts actually helped in bringing some of them back to the Southeast Asian country
UN Human Rights Chief Advises Rohingya...
U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet advised Rohingya to wait for repatriation because the present situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is not stable, according to refugees who met with her at camps in southeastern Bangladesh on Tuesday