Headlines- At least 600 people killed and another 3000 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.
- On Saturday, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank were attacked by masked Israeli settlers who trapped them in their homes and pelted rocks at them.
- On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the "criminal acts of violence" that Israeli settlers perpetrated in two Palestinian villages.
- In central Zimbabwe, a minibus carrying churchgoers crashed head-on with a truck, killing at least 27 people and injuring seven more.
- After being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, far-right British political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to the United Kingdom.
- The "Yes" and "No" camps in Iceland's EU referendum are tied at 51.17% and 48.83%, respectively.
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Children of Vietnamese Immigrants Divided on...
Many of the more than 1.2 million Vietnamese immigrants who now call the United States home arrived during the Vietnam War. A new wave of Vietnamese immigration has more recently generated discussion over immigration in the community and has emerged as a major election season talking point.
Inside Massive Migrant Processing Center in...
Temporary centers have been set up by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to facilitate the processing of immigrants entering the country more quickly.Cesar Contreras toured one of the facilities opened last year in El Paso, Texas, in this story narrated by Veronica Villafañe.
Mainstreaming Domestic Pet Cloning
People are making genetically identical clones of their beloved pets in the U.S. state of Texas so the animal can live after the pet.
Along U.S.-Mexico Border, Feezing Weather Severely...
At Mexico’s northern border, the arctic blast that swept through all of North America this week has also caused record low temperatures. Concerns have been raised about the ability of migrants to withstand winter weather warnings.
As immigrants Flood City, Mayor of...
In September, there was a sudden surge in the number of migrants crossing the Rio Grande after a decline in illegal immigration at the border. City officials in Eagle Pass, Texas, were forced to declare and extend a state of emergency due to the sudden surge of thousands into the border city.
Temperatures,Terrain in Texas County Deadly for...
Since 1998, the U.S. Border Patrol recorded more than 8,000 migrant deaths along the border with Mexico.VOA immigration reporter Aline Barros visited a South Texas county with a high rate of migrant deaths.
Confusion at the US-Mexico Border as...
The emergency health order that was used during the pandemic at the U.S.-Mexico border to quickly deport migrants back to Mexico or their home countries has ended.The emergency health order that was in place during the pandemic at the border between the United States and Mexico to swiftly deport migrants to Mexico or their home countries has been lifted.
Migrants at US-Mexico Border Complaint CBP...
The Customs and Border Protection mobile app CBP One is now the only way for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border seeking legal entry into the country to request processing appointments. However, despite the app’s incredible high demand, some users complain it doesn’t work.
El Paso Prepares for More Migrants...
Authorities in the Texas border city say they will continue to carry out their emergency declaration contingency plan
Migrant Caravan Arriving Southern US Border
Thousands of migrants are waiting for Title 42, a Trump-era policy allowing the swift expulsion of migrants at the U.S. border, to expire on December 21 in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, which is located just south of El Paso, Texas