Thousands of migrant workers in Qatar are not getting paid by their employers and are being forced to live in dire conditions, according to Amnesty International. Despite pledging to overhaul …
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Russia Declares Alleged CIA Mole Missing, Launches Search
Russia’s Interior Ministry says a former Kremlin official, whom media reports have called a CIA informant, has been officially declared missing. The ministry said on Monday that it had added …
your ads here!Teen Climate Activist Thunberg Scolds Leaders for Inaction
Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg scolded world leaders Monday at a United Nations summit calling for climate action, saying people are suffering and dying from the effects of global warming …
your ads here!Trump Dismisses Impeachment Talk
U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed any talk about impeachment by some Democrats over reports that he tried to pressure Ukraine’s president to investigate leading Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. …
your ads here!In Quake-Rattled Albania, Journalists Detained on Fake News Charges After Falsely Warning of Aftershocks
Two Albanian journalists were taken into custody early Monday for an alleged hoax in “publishing the fake news, and causing panic among the citizens” about seismic activity, according to police. …
your ads here!Report: Iran to Release Seized British Tanker
The British oil tanker seized by Iran in July will soon be released, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Sunday. The Stena Impero and its crew were seized by Iran’s …
your ads here!Redlining the News in Pakistan
Umar Cheema experienced the latest brand of Pakistani media suppression firsthand. Cheema, a prominent investigative reporter, works for national newspaper The News and has 1.1 million Twitter followers. This year …
your ads here!Pro-Iran Shiite Militias in Iraq Expanding Despite Iraqi Leaders’ Efforts to Curtail Them
Pro-Iranian Shiite militias in Iraq known as Popular Mobilization Forces are becoming bolder, despite calls by Iraq’s Shiite spiritual leader and prime minister to put their weapons under government control. …
your ads here!Hundreds Mourn Melting Swiss Glacier
Hundreds of mourners gathered Sunday to commemorate the loss of yet another European glacier. Dressed in mourning clothes, they hiked for hours in the Glarus Alps in eastern Switzerland to …
your ads here!Trump Insists He Did Nothing Wrong in Call with Ukrainian Leader
U.S. President Donald Trump admitted talking about corruption with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, but stopped short of saying they talked about investigating 2020 leading Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. A …
your ads here!Iran Sees Problems with Foreign Forces, Vows to Lead Gulf Security
Iran’s president says his country should lead regional security in the strategic Persian Gulf. Hassan Rouhani said Sunday Iran extends its “hand of friendship and brotherhood” toward cooperating with regional …
your ads here!WHO: Tanzania Not Sharing Information on Ebola
Tanzania is refusing to provide detailed information on suspected Ebola cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, a rare public rebuke as the region struggles to contain an outbreak declared …
your ads here!Big American Dream for a Big Ukrainian Family
Five brothers came to the US from Ukraine almost two decades ago in search of the American Dream — that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed in the United …
your ads here!Floating on Cigarette Butts to Clean Beirut’s Shores
In 20 months, an anti-smoking group in Lebanon collected 240,000 cigarette butts from around a university campus. It did not take long to put those butts to good use, creating …
your ads here!Pakistani Charities and Entrepreneurs Working to Help Pakistan’s Disabled
Modern technology is becoming more and more common in artificial limbs. But advanced treatment like that is still a distant dream for majority of the amputees in Pakistan. VOA’s Saman …
your ads here!Solomons Recognized Beijing in Latest Diplomatic Blow to Taiwan
The Solomon Islands announced Saturday the establishment of diplomatic relations with China, becoming the second Pacific island nation in as many days to switch its diplomatic recognition from Taiwan. The …
your ads here!Naftogaz Chief: Ukraine Can Still Supply Gas to Europe in Early 2020 Without Russia Deal
The head of Ukraine’s state-owned oil company says Kyiv will remain able to supply Europe with natural gas from its subterranean storage units even if European Union-mediated talks don’t pan …
your ads here!Hong Kong Protesters Burn Flag, Police Fire Pepper Spray
Protesters burned a Chinese flag and police fired pepper spray during a march Saturday in an outlying district of Hong Kong in renewed clashes over anti-government grievances. Police accused …
your ads here!Dozens Arrested in Paris ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests
Dozens of demonstrators were arrested at yellow vest protests in Paris on Saturday as more than 7,000 police were deployed to quell any violence by the movement and its radical, …
your ads here!Dozens Arrested in Egypt After Rare Anti-Sissi Protests
Rare small protests were staged overnight in Cairo and other Egyptian cities calling for the removal of President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, but authorities quickly dispersed them and arrested dozens, a …
your ads here!Trump Announces New Sanctions Against Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump announced new sanctions against Iran’s national bank Friday, further escalating economic pressure on the Islamic Republic. “I think the sanctions work,” Trump said during a joint …
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