Central Americans surveyed this year said scarce economic opportunities were the main reason that they wanted to leave their homelands and head to another country, including the U.S., according to …
Andrew Sullivan on separating politics and life Stockholm — The United States has joined an annual list of “backsliding” democracies for the first time, the International IDEA think-tank said on …
WHO warns 500,000 Europeans could die from COVID by spring With various countries in Europe seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases, the World Health Organizagtion warns that as many as …
Declassified report on COVID-19 origins Washington — The first case of COVID-19 identified in Wuhan, China and presented as such by the World Health Organization was actually days later than …
Fears grow for missing Chinese tennis star Geneva — The United Nations said on Friday it wants proof of the whereabouts of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai , missing ever …
Jakarta, Indonesia — Years after coming under scrutiny for contributing to ethnic and religious violence in Myanmar, Facebook still has problems detecting and moderating hate speech and misinformation on its …
Small chance to keep peace in Ethiopia Nairobi, Kenya — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken opened his first official visit to Africa on Wednesday in Kenya, with an appeal …
How scorpions help kill cancer Heavy rain and flooding in a southern province in Egypt have left three people dead and more than 500 others hospitalized from scorpion stings, state-run …
Bangkok — American journalist Danny Fenster, sentenced only days ago to 11 years hard labor in Myanmar, has been freed and is on his way home, former U.S. Ambassador to …
COP26 in Glasgow concludes with tentative agreement to curb emissions The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, came to a conclusion with participating countries promising to lower …