Europe 05/28/2019
The city of Krakow has rented a two-bedroom apartment for the parents of Poland's first sextuplets, to help them stay close to the hospitalized babies.The four girls and two boys, believed to be Poland's first ...
Europe 05/28/2019
Britain's human rights watchdog says it is investigating whether the country's main opposition Labour Party is guilty of illegal anti-Semitism.The Equality and Human Rights Commission says it is examining whether the party "unlawfully discriminated against, ...
Europe 05/28/2019
Across France, activists have been taking down official portraits of President Emmanuel Macron to protest what they consider his "inaction" against climate change.Now they face up to 10 years in prison.The first of several trials ...
World 05/28/2019
Israel was in an unprecedented political impasse Tuesday as parliament pressed forward with legislation to dissolve itself in a high-stakes showdown that could lead to another snap election.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had appeared to have ...
Europe 05/28/2019
The Latest on the European Union summit (all times local):12:45 p.m.European Parliament President Antonio Tajani says the legislature believes the new head of the EU executive Commission should be chosen from the candidates put forward ...
Europe 05/28/2019
Italy's victorious right-wing leader, Matteo Salvini, says the European elections have created "a new geography" of anti-elite sentiment in the EU. But it is far from certain that he will be able to forge a ...
World 05/28/2019
Nepal's reluctance to limit the number of permits it issues to scale Mount Everest has contributed to dangerous overcrowding, with inexperienced climbers impeding others and causing deadly delays, seasoned mountaineers said.During the short period this ...
Europe 05/28/2019
Austria's president has formally dissolved the country's government the day after Chancellor Sebastian Kurz lost a no-confidence vote in parliament.President Alexander Van der Bellen on Tuesday then temporarily appointed the same Cabinet ministers back into ...
World 05/28/2019
The race to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May is becoming a battle over whether Britain should leave the European Union without a divorce agreement — or whether that would cause economic and political mayhem.May's Conservatives ...
Europe 05/28/2019
France's foreign minister says his government is working to spare four French former members of the Islamic State group from execution after Iraq sentenced them to death.However, France has made no effort to bring back ...
Europe 05/28/2019
European Union leaders are converging on Brussels to haggle over who should lead the 28-nation bloc's key institutions for the next five years after weekend elections shook up Europe's political landscape.Presidents and prime ministers will ...
World 05/28/2019
Serbia ordered its troops to full alert on Tuesday as tensions soared in the Balkans amid reports that heavily armed Kosovo police entered Serb-populated regions of the former Serbian province and made several arrests.Serbia's state ...
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America 06/21/2019
Mexico has completed its deployment of 6,000 National Guardsmen to help control the flow of migrants headed to the United States and filled 650 immigration agency posts to regulate border crossings, the government said on ...
America 06/21/2019
íMexico and El Salvador signed a cooperation agreement Thursday that includes a $30 million Mexican donation for reforestation in the Central American nation, amid increased pressure from the United States to slow a surge of ...
Trending 06/18/2019
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced Monday, June 17, that it is ready to send women to the moon—50 years after the first Apollo mission! The new space mission is aptly named Artemis, after ...
America 06/17/2019
The huge blackout that left tens of millions of people in the dark in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay over the weekend raised serious questions about the vulnerability of the power grid in South America and ...
America 06/17/2019
Mexican authorities increased immigration enforcement along well-traveled routes for migrants in southern Mexico over the weekend, checking identifications, pulling migrants off public transport and intercepting four trucks packed with nearly 800 migrants. The National Migration Institute ...
America 06/16/2019
A massive blackout left tens of millions of people without electricity in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay on Sunday after an unexplained failure in the neighboring countries' interconnected power grid. Authorities were working frantically to restore ...
America 06/12/2019
A Netherlands seed developer is the 2019 winner of the World Food Prize for pioneering high quality and disease-resistant vegetable seeds. The Dutch seed man has already introduced the hybrid seeds to over 60 countries, including ...
America 06/11/2019
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday, June 10, that Canada is planning to ban single-use plastics by 2021 in an attempt to curb plastic pollution. “I'm very happy to announce that as early as ...
America 06/08/2019
Thousands of people crossed into Colombia on Saturday to buy food and medicine after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reopened a border between the countries that had been shut down for the past four months. Long lines ...
America 06/07/2019
Mexico's president said Thursday he will hold a "unity" rally on the border in Tijuana two days before the U.S. is set to impose tariffs on all Mexican imports. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced that ...
America 06/06/2019
Some 200 military police, immigration agents and federal police blocked the advance of about 1,000 Central American migrants who were walking north along a southern Mexico highway on Wednesday, once again showing a tougher new ...
America 05/31/2019
At first they appeared only as weary silhouettes emerging from the dense foliage on the other side of the Tuquesa River. Three women, one leaning on a stick for support, and two others carrying their few ...
America 05/30/2019
Opinion For the past two decades the Chinese communist regime has been causing major harm to the United States and indeed the world through multiple unlawful, aggressive actions. With the United States in particular the trade deficit ...
America 05/30/2019
Once a federal judge dreaded by Brazil's politicians, Justice Minister Sergio Moro is suffering at the hands of some of the very people he used to investigate.Since Moro joined the far-right administration of President Jair ...
America 05/28/2019
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations' main disarmament body walked out of its session on Tuesday to protest that Venezuela had taken the chair. The move by Robert Wood, who insisted "a rogue state" was ...
America 05/28/2019
The feared street gangster El Negrito sleeps with a pistol under his pillow and says he's lost track of his murder count. But despite his hardened demeanor, he's quick to gripe about how Venezuela's failing ...
America 05/26/2019
An estimated two to three thousand detainees throughout Turkey's prison system had participated in strikes mounted to force Turkey to end jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's isolation at Imrali Island prison
America 05/26/2019
After five months in office, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is battling an uncooperative Congress, street protests, a family corruption scandal and falling approval ratings.The stumbling start for the far-right leader who rode a wave of ...
America 05/26/2019
With a message of unity, former Argentine President Cristina Fernández and running mate Alberto Fernández kicked off their election campaign Saturday, almost a week after the ex-leader stunned the country by saying she was running ...
America 05/25/2019
Representatives of the Venezuelan government and opposition have decided to return to Norway for a mediation effort aimed at resolving the political crisis in the South American country, the Norwegian government said Saturday.Norway said it ...
Europe 06/20/2019
Britain's next prime minister will be a man in his 50s who went to Oxford University — either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt, the two finalists selected Thursday in a race to lead the governing ...
Trending 06/18/2019
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced Monday, June 17, that it is ready to send women to the moon—50 years after the first Apollo mission! The new space mission is aptly named Artemis, after ...
Trending 06/18/2019
The European plane maker Airbus launched a new single-aisle long-range aircraft on Monday, June 17, at the Paris Air Show, announcing that the plane will be ready for sale in 2023. The new A321XLR jet is ...
Europe 06/18/2019
Former UEFA president and French football legend Michel Platini was arrested on suspicion of corruption. A justice official in France says former UEFA president Michel Platini has been arrested in relation to the awarding of the ...
Europe 06/17/2019
A frozen head of an ice age wolf, believed to have died 40,000 years ago, was found in Siberia. A local man looking for mammoth ivory found the wolf’s head in the Abyisky District of ...
Europe 06/16/2019
The chief executive of Boeing said the company made a "mistake" in handling a problematic cockpit warning system in its 737 Max jets before two crashes killed 346 people, and he promised transparency as the ...
Europe 06/15/2019
Passengers on a Turkish Airlines jetliner flying to Sudan had to subdue a man who started screaming a few minutes after takeoff and began smashing an oxygen mask box and then a cabin window before ...
Europe 06/13/2019
President Donald J. Trump welcomed Polish President Andrzej Duda to the White House on Wednesday, June 12, for talks about increasing the U.S. military presence in Poland. The U.S. president and the first lady walked out ...
Europe 06/13/2019
A cave bursting with giant, clear crystals will stun visitors when it opens to the public for the first time later this year. Visitors and tourists will be able to travel down the abandoned silver mine ...
Europe 06/13/2019
Poland's President Andrzej Duda gave happy birthday wishes in advance to President Donald Trump during their speeches at a reception honoring Americans with Polish heritage on Wednesday, June 12. “In two days, America will celebrate the ...
Europe 06/12/2019
A team of Hungarian and South Korean rescue workers labored round the clock to lift a sunken tour boat involved in a deadly collision with a river Viking cruise ship on May 29 evening. At sunrise ...
Europe 06/12/2019
The Russian Interior Affairs Ministry has, under public pressure, dropped drug-dealing charges against a prominent investigative journalist, in a sudden turn of events. Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev surprised the nation and the world on Tuesday after ...
America 06/12/2019
A Netherlands seed developer is the 2019 winner of the World Food Prize for pioneering high quality and disease-resistant vegetable seeds. The Dutch seed man has already introduced the hybrid seeds to over 60 countries, including ...
Europe 06/11/2019
For centuries, Icelanders have knitted with lopic wool—yarn from Iceland's 500,000 sheep. Icelanders are saying that the quality of the Icelandic woolen fleece is superior to regular wool. This is because their sheep have not been ...
Europe 06/10/2019
A prominent Russian investigative journalist was arrested and allegedly beaten while in detention. Ivan Golunov, who works for the independent Latvia-based Meduza online news agency, was charged with drug dealing. Four grams of synthetic stimulant mephedrone ...
Europe 06/10/2019
British Prime Minister Theresa May stepped down as U.K. Conservative Party leader on Friday, June 7. Her departure has sparked a contest among her Cabinet colleagues to become the next prime minister of U.K. Frequently photographed ...
Europe 06/09/2019
For a few, fleeting moments Sunday, Rafael Nadal found his French Open supremacy seemingly threatened by Dominic Thiem, a younger, talented opponent challenging him in the final for the second consecutive year. A poor game from ...
Europe 06/08/2019
Ash Barty knew she needed a break from tennis, from the pressure and expectations, from the week-in, week-out grind. So she stepped away in 2014 and wound up trying her hand at cricket, joining a ...
News 06/07/2019
From bags to bottles, every year about 13 million tons of plastic flows into our oceans, according to a U.N. report published in 2018. If the situation continues, our oceans could contain more plastic than ...
Europe 06/06/2019
"Chief mouser," Larry the cat, can expect to keep his job and home at Downing Street when the British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves on Friday. Since Larry moved in to Downing Street, he has become ...
News 05/30/2019
Over 1,200 people have died in the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo). According to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Border, this is the worst ever reported ...
Africa 05/30/2019
Sudan's protesters are threatening a civil disobedience campaign if the ruling military refuses to hand over power to civilians.The threat comes after a two-day strike meant to pressure the military showed no tangible effects.The coalition ...
Africa 05/30/2019
Mozambique says it needs $3.2 billion to recover from a pair of powerful tropical cyclones that ripped into the southern African nation earlier this year and left hundreds dead, raising alarm about the effects of ...
Africa 05/30/2019
The fate of several teams vying for places in the Super Rugby playoffs is likely to be sealed in this weekend's 16th round.If the Chiefs can't beat the Crusaders in Fiji, if the Waratahs can't ...
Africa 05/29/2019
Farmers in Kenya are swapping high-risk crops for silkworms. In a bid to find a profitable crop to sustain their livelihoods, many farmers are turning to silk production and ditching traditional cash crops such as ...
Africa 05/29/2019
Yasir Arman says he wants to help resolve the ongoing standoff on who should lead Sudan's transitional government
Africa 05/29/2019
WHO officials say success hinges on improving security in Congo's conflict zones
Africa 05/29/2019
A prominent Egyptian militant wanted for scores of terror attacks in his country was handed over by Libyan forces loyal to a commander pushing to take the capital of Tripoli and flown back to Egypt ...
Africa 05/29/2019
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari began his second term as head of Africa's most populous nation on Wednesday, facing heightened pressure to defeat Islamic extremism and boost the oil-dependent economy amid concerns over his health.The 76-year-old ...
Africa 05/28/2019
Report alleges that security forces, who have been conducting military operations against Islamist insurgents in region, have engaged in unlawful action against civilians
Africa 05/28/2019
Malawi's President Peter Mutharika on Tuesday called for unity as he was sworn in for a second five-year term after an election in which top opposition parties alleged irregularities.The 78-year-old Mutharika began his acceptance speech ...
Africa 05/28/2019
Sudan's protest leaders have launched a two-day general strike to press the ruling military to hand over power to a civilian-led authority.Wajdi Saleh, a negotiator for the protesters, says they resorted to holding the strike ...
Africa 05/28/2019
Government says it has embarked on a safe mining campaign targeting small-scale miners
Africa 05/28/2019
Ghana cracked down on illegal small-scale gold mining in 2017 but banned small-scale operations continue despite digital monitoring and land reclamation
Africa 05/28/2019
Meeting in Nairobi, some 3,000 delegates of the first UN Habitat Assembly will focus on sustainable planning
Africa 05/28/2019
Somali officer who was a hero in the community died along with her husband on duty, leaving 10 children, including a 22-day-old baby
Africa 05/27/2019
Malawi's President Peter Mutharika has narrowly won re-election with 38% of the votes in last week's polls, the electoral commission declared Monday.Mutharika's victory was announced in Blantyre, Malawi's largest city, immediately after the High Court ...
Africa 05/27/2019
Heavy clashes have been slowly nearing the center of Libya's capital, Tripoli, as forces loyal to the military commander Khalifa Hifter battle to seize power, an official and residents said Monday.Hifter opened a military offensive ...
Africa 05/27/2019
As students in Cameroon began their annual exams Monday, hundreds of their teachers in English-speaking regions were on the streets protesting. The teachers are demanding better security after three t
Africa 05/27/2019
A growing number of Kenyan farmers are turning to silk production, in a move away from traditional cash crops such as coffee, maize, sugarcane and cotton.The rearing of silkworms is seen as less affected by ...
Asia & Pacific 2 hours ago
As the U.S. piles sanction after sanction on Iran, it's the average person who feels it the most. From a subway performer's battered leather hat devoid of tips, to a bride-to-be's empty purse, the lack of ...
Asia & Pacific 22 hours ago
The Latest on tensions between the U.S. and Iran and in the Persian Gulf (all times local): 1:30 p.m. U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said Iran should not "mistake U.S. prudence and discretion for weakness." Speaking alongside ...
Asia & Pacific 06/22/2019
President Donald Trump said Saturday he's still considering military action against Iran after it downed an unmanned U.S. military aircraft, saying the use of force is "always on the table until we get this solved." Days ...
Asia & Pacific 06/22/2019
Iran has increased its offensive cyberattacks against the U.S. government and critical infrastructure as tensions have grown between the two nations, cybersecurity firms said. In recent weeks, hackers believed to be working for the Iranian government ...
Trending 06/21/2019
An Australian inventor has developed a new way of treating and preserving milk—without using chemicals or heat. As ‘Udderly’ incredible this may be, the new method will allow milk to stay fresh for over 60 days. Since ...
Asia & Pacific 06/21/2019
Several hundred protesters, mainly students, gathered Friday outside Hong Kong government offices, with some blocking traffic on a major thoroughfare and others occupying the lobby of a government tax office. The new protest actions came after ...
Asia & Pacific 06/21/2019
China leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, June 20, began a two-day state visit to North Korea, less than two weeks before he is expected to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G-20 summit ...
Asia & Pacific 06/21/2019
According to a New York Times report, President Trump approved a military strike on Iran Thursday, June 20, in response to a drone downing before eventually withdrawing. The New York Times revealed that a range of ...
Trending 06/20/2019
The South Korean government announced on Wednesday that it is going to dispatch over 55,000 U.S. tons of rice to North Korea through the World Food Program (WFP). This will be South Korea’s biggest food contribution ...
Asia & Pacific 06/20/2019
Iran says it "does not seek war" but reserves its right under the U.N. Charter "to take all appropriate necessary measures against any hostile act violating its territory." Iran's U.N. Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi says in ...
Trending 06/20/2019
Dozens of Filipinos held a rally near the Presidential Palace in Manila on Wednesday, June 19, to condemn a statement Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made on Monday. The protesters are angry because President Rodrigo Duterte described ...
Asia & Pacific 06/20/2019
Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. drone on Thursday amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over its collapsing nuclear deal with world powers, American and Iranian officials said, while disputing the circumstances of ...
Asia & Pacific 06/19/2019
An activist for pro-democracy group Demosisto and a leading figure in Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement demonstrations, Joshua Wong was released from prison. Wong urged Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam to withdraw the extradition amendment ...
Trending 06/19/2019
A strong earthquake jolted the coast of Yamagata Prefecture in northwestern Japan late Tuesday. The 6.7 magnitude quake prompted Japanese officials to release a tsunami warning along the coast but was lifted about two and ...
Asia & Pacific 06/18/2019
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is appealing to Russia and Turkey to stabilize the situation in Syria's last rebel-held territory in the Idlib province area, where Bashar Assad's forces have launched an offensive "without delay."The U.N. chief ...
Asia & Pacific 06/18/2019
A powerful earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Tuesday night, and officials warned of a tsunami up to one meter (3.3 feet) high along parts of the coast. Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake registered magnitude 6.8 ...
Asia & Pacific 06/18/2019
The Pentagon just made an announcement about sending an additional 1,000 troops to the Middle East to deal with Iran's recent hostile action of oil tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman. The United States ...
Asia & Pacific 06/17/2019
The Pentagon on Monday ordered another 1,000 American troops to the Middle East, moving to bolster security in a region reeling from hostile attacks on commercial ships that the U.S. has blamed on Iran. Officials said ...
Asia & Pacific 06/17/2019
A full week of protests in Hong Kong, culminating with as many as 2 million people taking to the streets on Sunday, June 16, is pressure-testing Beijing’s “one country-two systems” administrative policy. The protests themselves, historic ...
World 06/20/2019
Opponents of a recently proposed extradition agreement between Hong Kong and China are calling for more large-scale protests this weekend, after Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam ignored demands to formally cancel the bill by ...
Trending 06/20/2019
Dozens of Filipinos held a rally near the Presidential Palace in Manila on Wednesday, June 19, to condemn a statement Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made on Monday. The protesters are angry because President Rodrigo Duterte described ...
World 06/19/2019
News Analysis In the wake of unprecedented protests in Hong Kong to push back a proposed China-extradition bill, China state-controlled media, internet censors, and state-sponsored computer hackers are working around the clock to block news coverage ...
Asia & Pacific 06/19/2019
An activist for pro-democracy group Demosisto and a leading figure in Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement demonstrations, Joshua Wong was released from prison. Wong urged Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam to withdraw the extradition amendment ...
World 06/18/2019
Rescue efforts were underway Tuesday after an earthquake in southwestern China left 12 people dead and 135 others injured, authorities said. Hundreds of firefighters arrived early Tuesday, June 18, and rescued at least eight trapped people, ...
World 06/18/2019
A strong earthquake that hit Sichuan province in southern China late Monday night killed 11 people and injured 122, the local government said. The Yibin city government posted the casualty toll on its social media accounts ...
Asia & Pacific 06/17/2019
A full week of protests in Hong Kong, culminating with as many as 2 million people taking to the streets on Sunday, June 16, is pressure-testing Beijing’s “one country-two systems” administrative policy. The protests themselves, historic ...
World 06/17/2019
UPDATE: AP reports that authorities have said that at least 12 people are dead and 135 others injured, with rescue efforts continuing on Tuesday. An earthquake in China late Monday was powerful enough to cause considerable ...
Politics 06/17/2019
A Chinese fishing vessel has allegedly rammed a Philippine fishing boat in the South China Sea, sank it, then sailed off, abandoning the 22 Filipino crew stranded on the high seas, until a Vietnamese fishing ...
Politics 06/17/2019
Hong Kong’s former Chief Secretary Anson Chan said on Friday, June 14, that the territory's current government should drop the proposed extradition bill that has triggered massive weeklong protests. Chan said this past week’s protests involving ...
Asia & Pacific 06/15/2019
After a week of citywide protests in Hong Kong, the largest in the city’s history, Chief Executive Carrie Lam has agreed to suspend indefinitely a controversial extradition bill that would increase Beijing’s influence over Hong ...
Politics 06/14/2019
A group of nine pro-democratic lawmakers condemned the Hong Kong government for describing Wednesday's mass protest on the island nation as a riot. The legislators were specifically referring to comments made by Hong Kong Special Administrative ...
U.S. 06/12/2019
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway was asked Wednesday, June 12, about the ongoing protests in Hong Kong against the Chinese communist regime’s intention to implement an extradition treaty with Hong Kong. The counselor responded by ...
World 06/12/2019
The New York Post carried an article on June 1, 2019, titled “Chinese dissidents are being executed for their organs, former hospital worker says.” The article was written by Steven W. Mosher, the president of the Population Research ...
World 06/12/2019
Latest on the debate around Hong Kong extradition legislation (all times local): 10:30 a.m. Hundreds of protesters have blocked access to Hong Kong's legislature and government headquarters in a bid to block debate on a highly controversial ...
World 06/09/2019
It is estimated over 1 million protesters marched through Hong Kong on Sunday, June 9, in opposition to legislation that would allow anyone communist China has an issue with to be quickly turned over to ...
Politics 06/05/2019
Thousands of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong gathered on Tuesday night, June 4, to mark 30 years since the Chinese Communist Party brutally clamped down on mostly students pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on ...
World 06/04/2019
China responded pointedly to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's comments on the 30th anniversary of the Chinese army's bloody suppression of student-led pro-democracy protests centered on Beijing's Tiananmen Square. The dueling statements underscore the vast divide ...
World 06/03/2019
November 1989 marked the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, when thousands of Germans brought down the Berlin Wall—the most visible symbol of the Cold War, built by communists to separate East and West Berlin. The ...
World 06/03/2019
June 4, 2019, marks the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Former Associated Press (AP) journalist Jeff Widener, who was present at the scene to cover the story, recollects his experience of the ...
Trending 06/20/2019
Dozens of Filipinos held a rally near the Presidential Palace in Manila on Wednesday, June 19, to condemn a statement Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made on Monday. The protesters are angry because President Rodrigo Duterte described ...
Asia & Pacific 06/19/2019
An activist for pro-democracy group Demosisto and a leading figure in Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement demonstrations, Joshua Wong was released from prison. Wong urged Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam to withdraw the extradition amendment ...
World 06/18/2019
A panel of experts and lawyers from the China Tribunal in London has concluded that China has in fact been murdering Falun Gong practitioners and harvesting their organs for transplant. The tribunal said on June ...
Politics 06/17/2019
Hong Kong’s former Chief Secretary Anson Chan said on Friday, June 14, that the territory's current government should drop the proposed extradition bill that has triggered massive weeklong protests. Chan said this past week’s protests involving ...
Politics 06/14/2019
A group of nine pro-democratic lawmakers condemned the Hong Kong government for describing Wednesday's mass protest on the island nation as a riot. The legislators were specifically referring to comments made by Hong Kong Special Administrative ...
Europe 06/12/2019
The Russian Interior Affairs Ministry has, under public pressure, dropped drug-dealing charges against a prominent investigative journalist, in a sudden turn of events. Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev surprised the nation and the world on Tuesday after ...
World 06/12/2019
The New York Post carried an article on June 1, 2019, titled “Chinese dissidents are being executed for their organs, former hospital worker says.” The article was written by Steven W. Mosher, the president of the Population Research ...
Europe 06/10/2019
A prominent Russian investigative journalist was arrested and allegedly beaten while in detention. Ivan Golunov, who works for the independent Latvia-based Meduza online news agency, was charged with drug dealing. Four grams of synthetic stimulant mephedrone ...
World 06/03/2019
November 1989 marked the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, when thousands of Germans brought down the Berlin Wall—the most visible symbol of the Cold War, built by communists to separate East and West Berlin. The ...
World 06/03/2019
June 4, 2019, marks the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Former Associated Press (AP) journalist Jeff Widener, who was present at the scene to cover the story, recollects his experience of the ...
Asia & Pacific 06/03/2019
Thirty years have passed since the June 4 Tiananmen Square protests. Former Chinese pro-democracy activists speak about how the 1989 student-led demonstrations in Beijing have left a lasting impact on their lives. Lawyer and former student ...
World 05/31/2019
A 73-year-old woman who was sentenced to two years in March 2019 for practicing Falun Gong was denied admission by Shandong Province Women's Prison after she failed the required physical exam. The authorities hired two ...
World 05/13/2019
Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) practitioners from Canada and supportive lawmakers celebrated the 27th annual World Falun Dafa Day in front of Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday. The attendees condemned the persecution of ...
America 05/09/2019
S-240, a bill that targets human organ trafficking, was unanimously passed on the evening of April 30 in the Canadian House of Commons. It was introduced by the Senate and was already approved by the ...
World 05/02/2019
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) called out China as one of the world’s most egregious persecutors of religious faiths in its 2019 annual report released on April 29. The report also states ...
World 05/02/2019
Group says the tool monitors people’s movements by tracing their phones, vehicles, and ID cards, and notes “suspicious” behavior like whether an individual fails to socialize with their neighbors or uses an “unusual” amount of ...
U.S. 05/01/2019
A forum was hosted in the U.S. Congress on April 25, 2019 to mark the 20th anniversary of the April 25 peaceful appeal. April 25, 1999, is a significant date for China and Falun Gong practitioners. ...
World 04/24/2019
Mr. Deng Chenglian, a successful businessman in Shanghai, was arrested at home a year ago. He was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 8,000 yuan just four days ago. Mr. Deng was brought into the Fengxian ...
World 04/22/2019
The U.S. State Department’s recently released Human Rights Report for 2018 is its yearly attempt to hold other governments accountable, while saying nothing about controversial American government actions during the year. The aim is to enhance generally the ...
World 04/18/2019
Ms. He Lianchun of Mengzi City, Yunnan Province, suffered from a heart problem and severe sciatic nerve pain that made it difficult for her to walk. After she began to practice Falun Gong in June ...
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