Questions on Covid-19 vaccine mount in UK as new strain spreads
The Covid-19 pandemic has not spared countries around the world, including the United Kingdom. In the UK, people from Black and minority ethnic communities...
Guterres ‘shocked’ at massacre of civilians in eastern DR Congo
The United Nations Secretary-General has expressed shock at the massacre of civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and called on the...
Zimbabwean teen teaches taekwondo to fight child marriage
HARARE, Zimbabwe—In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage taekwondo...
Israel uses Trump administration to get diplomatic ties with Morocco and Sudan
President Trump’s closing foreign policy initiatives have included a major effort to convince and coerce African and Asian nations to “normalize” relations with the...
UN rights expert urges U.S. to remove sanctions hindering rebuilding in Syria
A UN independent human rights expert, on Dec. 29, called on the United States to remove unilateral sanctions against Syria that may hamper efforts...
UN, African Union reiterate commitment to Sudan, as joint mission ends operations
The United Nations Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission have reiterated their commitment to continue to support Sudan consolidate peace as...
Trump administration’s push to designate Cuba terror sponsor slammed by critics
During its final days in power, the Donald Trump administration is pushing to designate Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism. Observers of United States-Cuba...
Iranian women’s group empowers amid pandemic by making masks
Related news: Iran starts second phase of injecting homegrown Coviran vaccine to volunteers (PressTV, Jan 4, 2021) TEHRAN, Iran—As the coronavirus pandemic ravages Iran, home...
Honduras investigates murders of indigenous leaders
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras—Honduran authorities said Dec. 30 they are investigating the murders of two activists and Indigenous leaders killed in separate incidents. Felix Vasquez, a longtime...
Investigative reporting details massacres, reign of terror by U.S.-backed death squads in Afghanistan
By Brett Wilkins, CommonDreams.org The Americans, said the head of one provincial government, ‘step on all the rules of war, human rights, all the things...