Humanitarian aid struggling to reach besieged towns, according to UN envoy, intensifying fears that cease-fire is breaking down
More than half of offshore companies implicated in leak from Panama-based Mossack-Fonseca registered in British overseas territories — 110,000 in British Virgin Islands alone
US government says it has issued more than 20,000 visas to Afghan nationals since October 2014
Among the tens of thousands of refugees stranded in Greece are many Afghan nationals -- including some who tell VOA they were forced to flee threats from the Taliban because they had worked with US and coalition forces. The United States has a special visa to help Afghans and Iraqis who worked with the US military to gain asylum -- but the refugees say the system takes far too long, and they had to flee for their lives. Henry Ridgwell reports from Athens.
Amnesty International says there was a disturbing rise in the number of executions carried out worldwide in 2015. At least 1,634 people were executed last year – a rise of more than 50 percent in 2015 and the highest in 25 years. But the true figure is likely much higher, as Henry Ridgwell reports for VOA from London.
Report says at least 1,634 people were executed in 2015, an increase of 54 percent from previous year and highest total in more than quarter-century
Lucca — who completed six years of active service with more than 400 patrols in Iraq and Afghanistan — saved lives of thousands of troops
Amnesty International says migrant workers building one of the main stadiums in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup are effectively being held in forced labor. The group contends the migrants face systematic abuses at the hands of employers. VOA's Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
Activists, aid workers, doctors, ordinary citizens have filled holes in nation's ability to cope with crisis
Among the tens of thousands of migrants stuck in Greece, those from Pakistan are feeling especially vulnerable. An application for asylum in Europe would be unlikely to succeed, but some may not even be allowed to return to Pakistan if they don’t have the correct documentation. VOA's Henry Ridgwell reports from the Greek island of Lesbos, where he spoke to some Pakistani migrants.
Pakistanis don't normally qualify for asylum but are hoping their pleas for mercy will be heeded
As deal kicks in demanding that new arrivals be deported back to Turkey, Lesbos official says he has had little direction on how agreement is to be implemented
Deal to try to stem flow of refugees comes into force Sunday, but on the island of Lesbos where most of refugees arrive, there is growing anger at what’s seen as immoral and unworkable deal
The deal struck Friday between the European Union and Turkey to try to end the flow of migrants to Europe, does not say what should happen to the tens of thousands of refugees stuck in Greece. Henry Ridgwell reports from Athens there are fears of a surge of migrant arrivals over the weekend before the restrictions come into force.
There are fears of surge of migrant arrivals over the weekend before restrictions come into force
At makeshift camp, refugees express their feelings about potential EU-Turkey relocation plan
Oil provides around 80% of Saudi Arabia’s total income, but that oil revenue has halved in the past two years
Iranian President’s chief of staff says, if Iran does not benefit from increased trade following deal with the West, consequences for his nation would be grave
Thousands were raped, tortured and abused by Islamic State in Iraq, suffering huge mental scars
Aid agencies working in Iraq say there is a desperate need to train more mental health professionals to treat the survivors of Islamic State kidnappings and attacks. They cite the traumas of hundreds of ethnic Yazidi women, who are still being held as sex slaves by the terror group. VOA's Henry Ridgwell reports.
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