Month: February 2021

Cambodians vote Sunday for all 125 seats in the country’s National Assembly. Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party is expected to stay in power. The party has won every…

A new report says killings of land and environmental activists rose in 2017. The environmental and human rights group Global Witness reports that Mexico and the Philippines registered sharp increases…

Brazil’s Indian Foundation has released a video that shows images of a man believed to be the last surviving member of his tribe. No one knows the man’s name or…

Former cricket star Imran Khan has declared victory for his political party in Pakistan’s general elections. Pakistani television stations say Khan’s PTI party, has a commanding lead in the voting.…

A German court has sent to prison a Vietnamese man for helping his country carry out a kidnapping in Berlin last year. German officials identified the man as Long N.H.…

North Korea’s state media have greatly reduced criticism of the United States and South Korea while the countries are involved in diplomatic talks. But North Korea has increased sharp words…

The boys rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand earlier this month have cut all the hair off their heads. Their coach, who also was rescued, has done the same.…

North Korea appears to have started dismantling important parts of its main satellite launch center. The activity appears to fulfill a promise to United States officials by North Korea’s leader,…

A dam built to create electricity has collapsed in Laos. Reports say several people are dead and hundreds are missing. State media reported the collapse Monday night caused a wall…

Abdul El-Sayed grew up in the American state of Michigan. This year, he is hoping to be nominated as the Michigan Democratic Party’s candidate for governor. But he did not…

Syria has criticized the evacuation from Syria of hundreds of Syrian White Helmet rescue workers to Jordan. A Syrian foreign ministry official called the action a “criminal process” that showed…

U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran risks serious consequences if it makes more threats against the United States. Trump’s words were written in large letters as part of a Twitter…

People in Australia are leading efforts to save a critically endangered language. At one time, an estimated 300 indigenous languages were spoken on the continent. Only about 90 are still…

Rural China is home to many small farms and traditional industries, but productivity is falling. There are not enough new industries to provide economic growth. Young people continue to leave…

Spain has become the number-one destination for migrants who cross the Mediterranean Sea to get to Europe. Before, the country most of the migrants tried to reach was Italy. The…