Red tape hampers refugee shots
COVID-19 vaccine producers wary of legal risks: charity Tens of millions of migrants may be denied COVID-19 vaccines from a global program because some major manufacturers are worried about legal…
Troops race to deliver food, water
Charities appeal for aid to help survivors by Typhoon Rai Troops raced Tuesday to deliver food and water to typhoon-ravaged islands of the Philippines as charities appealed for aid to…
Tens of Thousands of Argentines mark ‘great crisis’ 20th anniversary
Tens of thousands of protesters filled the center of Buenos Aires on Monday to mark the 20th anniversary of Argentina's "great crisis" when a social outbreak over an economic meltdown…
Former US priest jailed for 12 years for child sex abuse
A defrocked American priest was jailed for 12 years Tuesday for sexually abusing children at an East Timor shelter, in a case that caused sharp divisions in the deeply Catholic…
Japan executes 3 prisoners in 1st hangings since 2019
Japan hanged three prisoners on Tuesday, its first executions in two years, with the government saying it was necessary to maintain capital punishment in the face of continued "atrocious crimes."…
Ethiopia’s rebels announce retreat to Tigray as hopes rise for end to conflict
Tigrayan rebels announced Monday they have withdrawn from two regions in northern Ethiopia and retreated to their Tigray stronghold, a new turning point in the brutal 13-month war. If confirmed,…
One in four Somalis facing acute hunger due to severe drought: UN
Nearly one in four people in Somalia are facing acute hunger as drought ravages the conflict-wracked country, following three seasons of poor rains and a fourth on the way, the…
Omicron variant surges in UK
Britain reported a surge in cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Saturday which government advisors said could be just the tip of the iceberg, and London's mayor declared a…
Turkey’s Erdogan pledges 15m COVID-19 vaccine doses for Africa By AFP
Turkey will send 15 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday at a major summit of the continent's leaders, adding that the low vaccination…
Turkey’s Erdogan takes on inflation, high interest rates
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Sunday to rein in inflation decimating Turks' purchasing power and doubled down on his opposition to high interest rates. Erdogan has gone against orthodox…