Month: May 2017

A U.S. federal appeals court has handed the Trump administration another setback, ruling to continue the block on the revised travel ban targeting six predominantly Muslim countries. …

At least 105 Iraqi civilians were killed in a U.S. air strike in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in March, a U.S. military investigation has concluded. …

DNA tests on bones found in ferry wreckage recently raised from the sea identified a South Korean high school student missing since the 2014 sinking that killed 304 people, officials said Thursday. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said the bones were confirmed as from Cho Eun-hwa, who was among the 249 students from the …

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A new study suggests that probiotics, so-called “good” bacteria that aid in digestion, may also ease symptoms of depression. The finding adds to a growing body of evidence that what happens in the gut affects the brain.  Some 300 to 500 bacterial species inhabit the human gut, many aiding in digestion and the proper functioning …

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Bahrain and Egypt on Thursday apparently joined Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in blocking access to websites run by the pan-Arab satellite network Al-Jazeera, part of a growing regional dispute with Qatar after an alleged hack of its state-run news agency. The alleged hack – and a purported fake news report that was …

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British police have detained two more men in connection with the deadly attack on a concert in Manchester, bringing the total number of people in custody over the bombing to eight. …

With more than one in three university-educated Iranian women unemployed, an international rights group says females face widespread discrimination and other obstacles in the workplace as Iran continues to lag in gender-equality reports. …

The U.S. Treasury chief told Congress on May 24 that he is looking for ways to increase sanctions on Iran, including by reviewing licenses the Treasury previously granted to Boeing and Airbus to sell aircraft to Iran. …

Monday night’s suicide bombing in Manchester has heightened fears of terrorism in Britain, but some immigrants and religious minorities are being lauded for their actions after the attack, which killed 22 people and injured 59 others. Throughout the city, Sikh temples have kept their doors open, offering food and shelter to anyone in need. The …

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The village of Sary-Mogol boasts has gone through a boom in mosque building, but basic amenities like water and electricity remain in short supply. (Zhibek Begalieva, Current Time TV) …

The second round of peace talks under Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, called “21st Century Panglong”, commenced in the capital Naypyitaw Wednesday amid a cloud of frustration over the lack of progress made since the first conference held under her leadership in August. Since then increased clashes in the north between ethnic armed groups …

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The British-born jihadist behind the worst terror attack in Britain in more than a decade in effect killed and maimed people he’d grown up with — making the atrocity even more horrifying for Manchester residents still struggling to come to terms with a bombing that killed 22 people and injured 59 others at a concert …

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Suicide rates in Eastern Europe are among the highest in the world. …

Displaced people played traditional instruments and danced in Peshawar, Pakistan, to protest about not receiving food and cash payments from the state. (RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal) …

The long-serving chairman of Uzbekistan’s central bank, Fayzulla Mullajanov, has died at the age of 67, Uzbek semiofficial websites report. …

VOA reporter Henry Ridgwell updates us on new developments in the investigation into the Islamic State suicide bombing that targeted an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, May 22, 2017. …