New Danish museum recounts refugees’ personal plight

Oksbøl, Denmark, June 29 (AFP/APP): Built on the site of a camp for German World War II refugees, a new Danish museum opening Wednesday shines fresh light on personal stories of forced migration, past and present. The new FLUGT (“flee” in Danish) Refugee Museum of […]

UN chief shocked, saddened over migrants found dead in Texas

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 29 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked both the United States and Mexican authorities to probe and bring to justice those responsible for the death of a number of migrants found in the trailer of an abandoned truck in San Antonio […]

Venezuelan opposition meets US delegation visiting Caracas

Caracas, June 29 (AFP/APP): The main bloc of Venezuelan opposition parties said Tuesday that their representatives had met with a visiting US delegation and that they were ready to restart negotiations with President Nicolas Maduro’s government. On Monday, Maduro announced the US delegation had arrived […]

Arrest of Indian Muslim journalist raises huge freedom concerns

NEW DELHI, India – June 28 (ONLINE) Authorities in India’s capital city of New Delhi on Monday arrested Muslim journalist Mohammed Zubair for a 2018 tweet that allegedly hurt religious sentiments and promoted enmity. Zubair, who is the co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News, has […]

UN accuses Morocco, Spain of ‘excessive force’ in migrant tragedy

United Nations, United States, June 28 (AFP/APP): The United Nations on Tuesday denounced what it called “excessive force” by authorities on the border between Morocco and Spain and demanded an investigation of the deaths of 23 people when migrants stormed the border. About 2,000 African […]

India blocks Radio Pakistan’s twitter account

ISLAMABAD, Jun 28 (APP):Radio Pakistan twitter account has been blocked in India, denying access to information and restricting democratic freedom of expression. The social media handle of Pakistan’s state broadcaster has been withheld mainly for highlighting grave human rights violations in the Indian Illegally Occupied […]

Planned strike threatens transportion in Australia’s Sydney

SYDNEY, June 27 (Xinhua/APP): Commuters across Sydney and parts of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have been warned to expect delays on public transport due to a strike planned throughout the week. The industrial action, decided on by the nation’s peak transport […]

S.Korea’s 1-person households estimated to reach 40 pct in 2050

SEOUL, June 28 (Xinhua/APP): South Korea’s one-person households are estimated to reach nearly 40 percent of the total households in 2050 due to low births and aging population, statistical office data showed Tuesday. The proportion of one-member households is forecast to advance from 31.2 percent […]