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A group of Israeli volunteers recently brought some Palestinian families and their children to the beach, offering a chance for many of the kids to see the ocean for the first time. The trip to the beach was a way of making peace, one child at a time
A community of Russian Baptists have been forced to hold their meetings outside after local authorities sealed off their prayer room — saying it did not meet anti-terrorism regulations. The case follows a U.S. government report highlighting “repressive behavior” by Russia towards religious minorities
‘iamtheCODE’ aims to teach one million women and girls computer programming by 2030
There were wild celebrations in Islamabad on August 13 ahead of Pakistan’s 72nd Independence Day on August 13. This year’s anniversary comes amid heightened tensions with India over the disputed region of Kashmir
Mongolia’s most famous horse festival is a celebrated event across the country, but in the background rights groups are concerned about the rise of performance-enhancing drugs, harsh handling of horses and lax enforcement of safety protections for child jockeys
Venezuela’s economic collapse is that many women aren’t able to afford basic health services – and even things like sanitary napkins are now increasingly out of reach for many economically strapped women
Theories about the death of Jeffrey Epstein, a financier at the center of a sex trafficking case, took off on Twitter and Facebook over the weekend, making their way quickly into mainstream news
Afghanistan’s historic culture is on display at a festival that shows off the nation’s life instead of strife. Afghan music, art and food are what attendees are finding at this festival
Kosovar Muslims gathered in the Grand Mosque of Pristina on August 11 to begin the celebration of Eid al-Adha — the Festival of Sacrifice — a Muslim holiday that follows the annual hajj pilgrimage
It’s been a year since an Ebola outbreak started the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern region. Since then, 25-hundred cases have been reported and more than 18-hundred people have died