Every year, a small group of locals travels the 550 kilometers northwest from this Siberian city to Nazinsky Island, in the middle
Today, we celebrate National Coming Out Day and the courage of LGBTQ+ people who live their lives with pride, create community with open arms and hearts, and showcase the strength of being your authentic self.
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Afghanistan’s girls and women are showing “bravery” in the face of real “fears and pressures” following the formation of the new, de facto authorities in Afghanistan, according to a UNICEF member of staff, one of the few westerners to remain in Kabul.
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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) today released a new synthetic dataset on human trafficking, made
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Olympic gold medalists including Simone Biles and Aly Raisman on Wednesday detailed for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee the failure of the FBI to investigate dozens of complaints of sexual abuse committed by Larry Nassar, the disgraced team doctor for USA Gymnastics and a former Michigan State University physician.
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The future for Syria’s people is “increasingly bleak”, UN-appointed rights experts said on Tuesday, highlighting escalating conflict in several areas of the war-ravaged country, a return to siege tactics and popular demonstrations linked to the plummeting economy.
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Two journalists for Kabul-based newspaper Etilaat-e Roz were detained by Taliban militants while covering a protest for women's rights on September 7.
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Remittances from Afghans working abroad and diaspora communities have long been critical for families and the wider economy. Along with so much else in Afghanistan, there is now uncertainty around this vital flow of finance.
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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today an increasing number of migrants workers are desperate to escape economic hardship in Lebanon and a group of stranded Bangladeshis among them arrived in Dhaka today from Beirut with IOM, Bali Process and government help.
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A Randolph County man is heading to federal prison today after years of downloading
and sharing child pornography on the dark web. Kory R. Schulein, 37, of Sparta,
Illinois, was sentenced this afternoon to 151 months in prison for knowingly receiving child
sexual abuse material over the internet. Schulein pled guilty to the charge in April.
Teenagers garbed in camouflage fatigues and military cadet attire took to the stage at a local theater northeast of Moscow, showing off their martial skills as part of an anniversary celebration for a local patriotic military club.
But that wasn't all.
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