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Senior Romanian police officers have resigned after claims that they ordered death threats against a journalist probing plagiarism at the Police Academy. Amid growing concerns about declining media freedom in Romania, Emilia Sercan insists she will continue her work
In his semi-autobiographical comedy Ramy, Ramy Youssef satirizes the daily life of a first generation millennial Arab American Muslim.In an interview with VOA’s Penelope Poulou, he describes his show as funny, darkly satirical and down to earth- aiming to dispel stereotypes about Muslims in America
In the Washington area, there is a push to give Muslims more dining options during Ramadan. The idea is for local restaurants to open a couple of hours earlier or later during the holy month, to accommodate Muslim customers who fast from sunset to sundown
Mosques around the world have stepped-up security during Ramadan following recent attacks on places of worship. Phil Dierking visited some Washington-area mosques to find out what they are doing
Protesters in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, have called for the immediate release of an Azeri journalist abducted in Georgia in 2017 and forcibly taken to neighboring Azerbaijan Meanwhile Police clashed with Azerbaijani opposition groups rallying against the government of President Ilham Aliyev on May 28, amid reports of earlier detentions~
U.S. authorities and other personnel dealing with the influx of migrants at the U.S. border with Mexico are seeing more people from indigenous regions in Central America who only speak Mayan. That’s creating a communications problem between the migrants and border agents, medical staff and immigration officials who work with them
The U.S. faces a massive shortage of health care professionals over the next decade, including up to 120,000 physicians by 2030, according to data by the Association of American Medical Colleges. With an aging U.S. population and workforce, immigrant doctors and nurses are playing a growing role in health care, especially in rural areas where staff shortages are most severe
Los Angeles residents are smitten and charmed by a new local who loves to stroll along the city streets. Lately all eyes have been on “Porkchop” – a pet pig. Its owner loves to take it to the most popular city venues
Severe drought in Somalia is putting over two million people at risk of starvation and forcing thousands out of villages and into a relief camp outside the capital
On June 6th, U.S. President Donald Trump and other world leaders will gather in northern France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, in which thousands of American & other allied soldiers died trying to liberate France and Europe from Nazi occupation