The human rights group Amnesty International is calling on the international community to do more to address the Syrian refugee crisis. Millions of Syrians have fled over the borders, but only a small fraction have been given asylum in countries outside the region. The United Nations hosts a conference on the issue Tuesday. Henry Ridgwell reports.
Amnesty International says lack of international support has left five host countries struggling to cope with influx
Masai gathering in ancestral lands to discuss allegations that government plans to evict them and sell off land to build a game hunting reserve for rich Arabs
Around 5,000 Masai are gathering in their ancestral lands in Tanzania to discuss allegations that the government plans to evict them and sell off the land to build a game hunting reserve for rich Arabs. Tanzania’s president has dismissed the claims in a post on social media site Twitter. A global petition against the plans attracted over 2 million signatures. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
David Heymann, Professor of Epidemiology at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, says initial global response to Ebola was not robust enough
Dozens of British music stars have come together to record a new version of the song ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ to raise money for the fight against Ebola. But as Henry Ridgwell reports from London, the song has not been universally welcomed in Africa - where local music stars have recorded their own Ebola single.
Song has not been universally welcomed in Africa, where local music stars have recorded their own Ebola singles
A ship carrying 700 migrants has been towed into a harbor in Greece — one of the biggest ever single arrivals of migrants in recent history. It comes just days after the European Union’s asylum and migration policy came under stinging criticism from Pope Francis. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
Wind-battered vessel of 700 migrants rescued days after EU asylum policy draws stinging criticism from Pope
France’s far-right National Front has admitted taking a multimillion-dollar loan from a bank controlled by Russia, the latest evidence of growing links between the Kremlin and far-right groups across Europe. The revelation comes as the French government postpones indefinitely a contract to deliver two warships for Russia. Henry Ridgwell reports.
Admission comes as France postpones contract to deliver two warships to Russia — a deal National Front had sought
A museum in Switzerland has decided to accept hundreds of artworks from the son of a Nazi-era art dealer. German authorities seized the priceless collection of 1,280 artworks in 2012, hidden in an apartment in the city of Munich. Many of them were looted from Jewish families across Europe by the Nazis. Henry Ridgwell reports for VOA from London.
Bern Art Museum pledges to help return to their rightful owners, however, the more than 1,000 looted pieces found in 2012 in a Munich apartment
Melinda Gates, co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has been awarded the annual Chatham House Prize for making the most significant contribution to improved international relations. VOA's Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
Prince William praises US philanthropist for aid in health care, education, technology
The head of the World Health Organization has said the institution will be judged "by history" on its response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. There has been widespread criticism of the global response to the crisis, with accusations that poor coordination between institutions has cost precious time and resources. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
Leaked WHO memo suggests incompetence, lack of information hampered efforts to stop disease from spreading
World Bank projects disease outbreak will cost sub-Saharan Africa economy $3 billion to $4 billion, but some economists warn of higher losses
During interview ahead of two-day Brisbane summit, Russian leader complains about US-led sanctions against Russia for its military activity in and around Ukraine
Taxes paid in west Germany have helped cities in the east blossom, leaving some westerners wondering why they're still having to pay them
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