Palestinian fears grow amid rising Israeli settler attacks
Recent months have seen some of the worst ever scenes of settler violence in the occupied West Bank.
2023-08-28 22:24
France to ban the wearing of abayas in schools, fueling accusations of Islamophobia
France will ban schoolchildren from wearing abayas ahead of the upcoming academic year, the government has said, the latest in a series of contentious restrictions in the country on clothing associated with Muslims.
2023-08-28 21:15
Taliban stops female Afghan students leaving country to study in Dubai
The BBC speaks to students who were blocked at the airport as they tried to leave for Dubai.
2023-08-28 14:59
Afghanistan: Taliban ban women from visiting national park
Afghanistan's acting vice and virtue minister says female visitors were not observing hijab rules.
2023-08-27 19:46
Judge temporarily blocks Texas ban on gender-affirming care for most minors
A judge in Texas on Friday temporarily blocked a new law that prohibits gender-affirming care for most minors in the state.
2023-08-26 10:50
Michigan man banned from Yellowstone National Park and facing federal charges after traveling off-trail in a thermal area while under influence
A Yellowstone National Park visitor who was allegedly under the influence as he traveled off-trail in one of the park's thermal areas has been banned from the park as he faces federal criminal charges in the incident, prosecutors announced.
2023-08-25 10:52
Canada considers foreign student cap over housing crisis
The country is looking at ways tackle the housing affordability crisis, including capping student visas.
2023-08-25 09:47
Rohingya: Gang violence stalks world's largest refugee camp
Six years after fleeing Myanmar, refugees are kept sleepless by nightly sounds of gunfire.
2023-08-25 06:55
Jailed FTX founder Bankman-Fried to return to court for new plea
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is due back in
2023-08-22 18:20
San Francisco Archdiocese files for bankruptcy to pursue sex abuse settlement
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco filed for bankruptcy on Monday, saying a Chapter 11
2023-08-22 04:57
Cuban priest's fight to claim asylum in UK
Father Juan Carballosa says he faces imprisonment in his home country.
2023-08-21 13:52
Two Israeli civilians killed in flashpoint West Bank town, Israel military says
Two Israeli civilians were shot and killed on Saturday in the flashpoint West Bank town of Huwara, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
2023-08-20 10:23