U.N. Chief Furious With Morocco Over Western Sahara Demonstration
UNITED NATIONS, March 15 – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Morocco’s foreign minister on Monday he was angered…
War, Disasters Disrupt Education of 80 Million Children
LONDON, March 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – At least 80 million children living in areas affected by war…
On World Water Day, 650 Million People Can’t Get a Safe Drink
LONDON, March 16 – Some 650 million people, or one in 10 of the world’s population, do not…
Palestinian Kills U.S. Tourist in Stabbing Spree on Tel Aviv Boardwalk
TEL AVIV, March 9 – An American tourist was stabbed to death and at least nine other people…
Daesh Using Birth Control To Maintain Sex Slaves
WASHINGTON, March 13 – Daesh is using several forms of contraception to maintain its supply of sex slaves, the New York…
Daesh Using Birth Control To Maintain Sex Slaves
WASHINGTON, March 13 – Daesh is using several forms of contraception to maintain its supply of sex slaves, the New York…
Yemen War Generates Widespread Suffering, But Few Refugees
March 9 – Amid Yemen’s misery, two young women living in the war-damaged cities of Aden and Sanaa…
Militants, Tunisian Forces Clash in Border Town, 45 Killed
TUNIS, March 7 – Islamist fighters attacked army and police barracks in the Tunisian town of Ben Guerdan…
Trump Takes South Carolina, Clinton Wins Nevada
LAS VEGAS/COLUMBIA, S.C., Feb 21 – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump rolled to victory on Saturday in South…
Wife of Missing Hong Kong Bookseller Says Reunited With Husband in China
HONG KONG, Jan 24 – The wife of one of five missing Hong Kong booksellers said she met…
Weather-Weary Indian Farmers Resort to New Cash Crop: Blood
JHANSI, India, Feb 17 – Karna, a farmer from Badgaon village in northern India, has few options but…
Iran Says Will Resist Curbs on Oil Output as Part of Global Pact
ANKARA/DUBAI, Feb 17 – Iran said on Wednesday it would resist any plan to restrain its oil output…
Bahrain To free U.S. Citizens Accused of Illegal Gathering: Lawyer
DUBAI, Feb 16 – Bahrain’s public prosecution office said on Tuesday it had accused four U.S. nationals of…
Kenya Urged to Help Women Raped During Post-Election Violence
LONDON, Feb 15 – Hundreds of girls and woman raped during Kenya’s 2007-2008 post-election violence are struggling with…
Documents Show Australia Directed Officials How to Address Nauru Rights Concerns
SYDNEY, Feb 11 – Australia’s government has directed senior officials on how to respond to questions about political…
U.S. & India Consider Joint Patrols in South China Sea
NEW DELHI, Feb 10 – The United States and India have held talks about conducting joint naval patrols…
Saudi King Salman Calls For Others Not to Interfere in Kingdom
RIYADH, Feb 7 – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Sunday called on other countries not to interfere in…
Masked Men Attack Saudi Intelligence Compound With Firebombs
DUBAI, Jan 11 – Masked men threw firebombs at an intelligence service compound in the city of Qatif…
Turkish Forces Kill 32 Kurdish Militants as Conflict Escalates
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 10 – Security forces killed 32 Kurdish militants in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast this weekend,…
Iran: Riyadh Thrives on Tension Following Severed Ties
DUBAI, Jan 4 – Saudi Arabia used an attack on its embassy in Tehran as a pretext to…
Bomb Attacks Target Hindu Gathering in North Bangladesh
A religious Hindu ceremony in Muslim-majority Bangladesh was targeted in a bomb attack in the northern region. The…
U.S. Presidential Candidate Jeb Bush Calls for Helping Syria’s Christian Refugees
Nov 16 – U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Jeb Bush called for assisting the Christian refugees out of Syria…
Should the West Worry About Turkey?
Nov 2 (Reuters) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan appears to have beaten down his opponents and returned his Islamist-rooted…
For this tribe in Vanuatu, their mountain god Prince Philip’s retirement comes as a shock
TANNA ISLAND, Vanuatu, May 7 – The retirement of Britain’s Prince Philip from public life led world headlines…