After an explosive day of testimony in the U.S. House impeachment hearings, lawmakers are set to hear Thursday from Fiona Hill, the National Security Council’s former top Russia expert who …
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Transgender Activists Honor 22 Slain Victims in US, 331 Worldwide
Layleen Cubilette-Polanco had experienced some rough patches in her 27 years but had tried to change course, seeking to switch out of previous jobs as a go-go dancer and sex …
your ads here!After Weeks on the Run, Eritrean Footballers in Uganda Plead for Resettlement
The fate of four Eritrean football players seeking asylum in Jinja, Uganda, remains uncertain, weeks after they fled their hotel during a tournament. The players had been set to …
your ads here!Israel Launches Airstrikes on Iranian Targets in Syria
The Israeli military says its warplanes struck dozens of Iranian and Syrian military targets outside of Damascus Wednesday in retaliation for a rocket attack on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights the …
your ads here!Democratic Presidential Contenders Prepare for Wednesday Debate
U.S. Democratic presidential candidates hold their fifth debate Wednesday in Atlanta, with the showdown taking place amid shifting polls and a growing sense of uncertainty about where the primary race …
your ads here!Democratic Presidential Contenders Prepare for Wednesday Debate
U.S. Democrats hold their fifth presidential debate Wednesday in Atlanta, Georgia. Ten Democratic contenders will debate each other in a presidential race that of late has been largely overshadowed by …
your ads here!Banks Required to Assess Environmental, Social Goals in Vietnam
From 2008 on, Vietnam was mostly protected from the global financial crisis, not because its banks were stronger than the U.S. banks that created the crisis, but because it was …
your ads here!Rights Group: 106 Killed in Iran’s Crackdown on Anti-Government Protests
Amnesty International says Iranian security forces have killed at least 106 people in nationwide anti-government protests since Friday, four times the death toll of Iran’s last mass protests two years …
your ads here!US Military Aims to Telepathically Control Drones in Four Years
DARPA, the main research and development arm of the U.S. Department of Defense, is funding researchers to develop wearable devices that would have military applications such as using the mind …
your ads here!Google’s Do-Good Arm Tries to Make Up For Everything Else
Google’s head of philanthropy says the company is having “a lot of conversations” internally amid worries about the tech giant’s bottomless appetite for consumer data and how it uses its …
your ads here!Ghana’s Innovation and Startup Culture Thriving
Ghana is regarded as a West African hub of invention, with growing numbers of young people looking at local solutions to local problems. In December, Ghana is hosting two conferences …
your ads here!‘Possibility of Life’: Scientists Map Saturn’s Exotic Moon Titan
Scientists on Monday unveiled the first global geological map of Saturn’s moon Titan including vast plains and dunes of frozen organic material and lakes of liquid methane, illuminating an exotic …
your ads here!‘Hey Glasto!’: McCartney to Headline Glastonbury’s 50th Anniversary
Paul McCartney is to headline the 50th anniversary of Glastonbury in June next year, the world’s largest greenfield festival, organizers announced on Monday. “Hey Glasto – excited to be part …
your ads here!Russia Offers Job to Maria Butina, Woman Convicted by US of Being an Agent
In her first public appearance since being deported by U.S. authorities who had jailed her for being a Russian agent, Maria Butina was on Monday offered a job by Moscow …
your ads here!Mali Army Says 24 Soldiers, 17 Militants Killed in Attack on Northern Patrol
Twenty-four Malian soldiers were killed and 29 wounded in an attack on an army patrol in northern Mali on Monday in which 17 militants were also killed, a spokesman for …
your ads here!House to Hear From 8 Witnesses in Trump Impeachment Inquiry
The U.S. House of Representatives is holding its second week of public hearings on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump with testimony by eight aides and officials, including the …
your ads here!Fewer Foreign Students Attending US Higher Ed Institutes
More international students come to the U.S. from around the world for higher education than any other country, but those metrics show stagnation — and steep declines from some countries …
your ads here!Haitian Women’s Rights Groups Demand Justice for Raped Female Prisoners
“Enough, we cannot deal with this anymore,” a visibly disgusted Predica Jean, coordinator for the League of Haitian Women for Reconstruction(Lig Fanm Ayisyen pou Rekonstruksyon) (LIFAR) said during a press …
your ads here!Haiti Police Protest, Threaten Rebellion if Demands Are Not Met
Hundreds of Haiti’s national police officers (PNH) were in the streets of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and the northern city of Cape Haitian Sunday, demanding better work conditions and a union …
your ads here!Report: US Agriculture Uses Child Labor, Exposes Them to Health Hazards
New research has found that U.S. agriculture uses child workers without proper training and care for their safety. The report published last week in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine …
your ads here!Terry O’Neill, Whose Images Captured ’60s London, Dies at 81
British photographer Terry O’Neill, whose images captured London’s Swinging ’60s and who created iconic portraits of Elton John, Brigitte Bardot and Winston Churchill, has died at age 81. O’Neill died …
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