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..
Category: Special Video Report
Cyber Monday: US Shoppers Flock to...
For many Americans, the holiday season means shopping and, increasingly, online shopping. On CyberMonday, the Monday after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, online retailers offer deep discounts in hopes of racking up huge sale volumes. Many shoppers in the U.S. say they mix online and in-person shopping to find the best deals
Community Radio Station Empowers Women in...
A community radio station in one of northern India’s most backward districts is empowering women by encouraging them to work at the station and helping them tackle issues such as domestic violence in a patriarchal society. Anjana Pasricha visited the station in Haryana state’s Mewat district to see the transformative role it is playing across 170 villages that it reaches~VO
Rusting Beauty: An Open-Air Homage To...
One man’s obsession with the collective farm he ran for more than a quarter of a century led to the creation of a unique open-air museum in a village in southern Russia~RFE/RL
Bride Price Custom Honored in Nigeria,...
Critics say the widespread African tradition of giving cash and gifts to a bride’s family before marriage, degrades women by putting a required, monetary value on a wife. In Nigeria, the financial pressure in a recent case tragically ended in suicide
Historic Russian School ‘Broken To Pieces’
Residents of a town in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad are demanding the reopening of a historic school. The building dates from the 1930s, when the area was part of Germany’s East Prussia region, and was originally named after Adolf Hitler. It was shut down seven years ago amid budget cuts, and local children have had to commute 10 kilometers to a nearby town since it closed
Hong Kong Protesters Increasingly Desperate as...
Less than 200 student protesters remain barricaded inside a Hong Kong university that has been surrounded by riot police since Sunday. Over the past 24 hours, a slow trickle of pro-democracy demonstrators have left the campus, either by attempting to flee or by surrendering to police
A Bumper Crop of Apples in...
Almost 70% of India’s apple supply comes from the federally administered regions of Jammu & Kashmir. But the lockdown of the region since August has badly hurt the industry
Women’s Self-Defense Forces Open First Academy...
The Women’s Self-Defense Forces recently opened its first academy in northeastern Syria with the aim of providing military and ideological training to female fighters who voluntarily join the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces
Afghan Bonesetters Remain Trusted Healers, Despite...
Afghans who can’t afford doctors, can’t reach one easily, or don’t trust them often opt for a visit to a bonesetter. These traditional practitioners offer low-cost treatment for breaks, sprains, and other injuries. But some doctors say patients who use them are putting themselves in danger
Douglas Rogers on Operation That Toppled...
United States-based journalist and author, Douglas Rogers, wrote a book titled ‘Two Weeks in November: The Astonishing Untold Story of the Operation that Toppled Mugabe’