Saudi Runaway’s Plight Puts Thailand’s Record of Failing Asylum Seekers in the Spotlight
Four days ago, 18-year-old Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun fled the watchful gaze...
Monthly Archives: January 2019
U.S.-China Trade Negotiations Extend Into a Third Day as Trump Touts Progress
(BEIJING) — U.S. and Chinese envoys extended trade talks into a...
Man Trying to Smuggle Kittens Into Singapore Foiled by Officers Who Heard ‘Meowing’ From a Bulge in His Pants
Authorities in the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore say they have...
Police Charge Two for Sexually Assaulting a Transgender Woman in a North Carolina Bathroom
(RALEIGH, N.C.) — Police in North Carolina say two women sexually...
China Will Allow 2,000 Ethnic Kazakhs to Leave Xinjiang Region as Pressure Mounts
(ALMATY, Kazakhstan) — China is allowing more than 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs...
U.N. Refers Saudi Runaway to Australia for Refugee Resettlement
Australia says it is considering granting a Saudi who fled from...
A Japanese Magazine Apologized for Ranking Universities by How Easily the Women Are Coaxed Into Sex
A Japanese tabloid has apologized after it caused outcry by ranking...
Foreign Consulates in Australia Have Been Evacuated Over Suspicious Packages
(SYDNEY) — Several foreign consulates in Melbourne were evacuated Wednesday as...
Korea and Japan’s Wartime Forced Labor Dispute Heats Up as Seoul Freezes a Japanese Company’s Assets
(SEOUL, South Korea) — A South Korean district court said Wednesday...
The CEO of a Nursing Facility Resigned After a Patient in a Vegetative State Gave Birth
(PHOENIX) — Police served a search warrant Tuesday to get DNA...
California’s Deadly Camp Fire Was the Costliest Natural Disaster of 2018, Says Insurer
(BERLIN) — German insurance company Munich Re says the Northern California...
People Can’t Stop Sharing Jokes About Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer Sharing One Podium
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer delivered...