UN, Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor Call Again on Tajikistan to Release Journalists
Berlin (06/11 – 58) UN Special Rapporteur of Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, has once again called on the authorities of Tajikistan to release...
Why Tornadoes Are More Destructive Than Ever in the U.S.
May 22, 2011, began as a beautiful day in Joplin, Missouri. Families and friends gathered outside. Suddenly, the sky changed. Troy Bolander, who grew...
US Government Shutdown: What is It and Who Would Be Affected?
Sept 22 (Reuters) – U.S. government services would be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed without pay if Congress fails to provide...
Taylor Swift’s Concert Film Breaks US Presale Records
Taylor Swift broke an AMC record on Thursday with $26m in presale tickets for her Eras tour concert film, besting Spider Man: No Way...
‘It’s Like a Bad Monster Movie’: U.S. Officials Who Helped Train Nigerien Troops Reel From Coup
Brig. Gen Moussa Barmou, the American-trained commander of the Nigerien special operations forces, beamed as he embraced a senior U.S. general visiting the country’s $100 million,...
Gold Heads for Weekly Loss on Strong U.S. Economic Data
Gold regained some ground on Friday as the dollar retreated, but still headed for its worst week in five after data pointing to a...
“Paper Tiger” or “Snow Leopard”: The EU Sanctions Tajikistan One Year On?
Brussels, Frankfurt (29/5 – 33) European Parliament members have strongly condemned ongoing repression by the authorities of Tajikistan against journalists, activists and protesters in the Gorno-Badakhshan...
US Intelligence Assessment Says Iran Not Currently Developing Nuclear Weapons
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. intelligence assessment says Iran is not pursuing nuclear weapons at the moment but has ramped up activities that could...
Afghan Evacuee Child With Terminal Illness Dies While in Federal U.S. Custody
Washington — A 6-year-old Afghan boy brought to the U.S. after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021 died last week while in federal...
The Next Big Threat Hovering Over the U.S. Economy
As the federal government strives to contain financial market turmoil, the next risk looming over the nation’s banks is in plain sight: the $20...