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Dozens of Uyghurs who escaped China a decade ago remain in indefinite detention in Thailand, facing an uncertain future as they receive conflicting explanations from the UN refugee agency and Thai authorities on the status of their cases, VOA reported…

UNICEF reported that out of nearly 300 people who died in recent floods in northeastern Afghanistan, 51 were children, Amu TV reported yesterday. The international organization issued a report warning of an increasing death toll and stated that most of…

Voters in Indian-controlled Kashmir are heading to the polls from today to May 25 to elect members to the Indian parliament. Over 1.7 million voters will determine the outcome for 24 candidates competing in the Srinagar constituency. This is part…

Students at Dandora Secondary School in Kenya’s capital are taking matters into their own hands to combat the dangerous air pollution caused by a neighboring trash dump, VOA reported in an article published on Sunday, May 12. More than 100…

The Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, has reopened the Sayyeda Zeinab Mosque after it was closed for renovations. In a statement reported by news outlets, el-Sisi said today Sunday that Egypt has a comprehensive plan to develop mosques and sites…

The Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency said that at least 28 people, including several children, have been killed and many others are missing after flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano hit the western part of the…

With the efforts of the Council of Shia Scholars in Europe (Majlis e Ulama e Shia Europe), London has hosted the largest gathering of active Shia institutions and centers in the world. The event witnessed various charitable, cultural, and intellectual…

A new study has revealed that children who persistently sleep fewer hours throughout nighttime duration period are more than twice as likely to develop a psychotic disorder in early adulthood, and nearly four times as likely to have a psychotic…

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah has dissolved the country’s parliament and assumed some of its powers, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. The emir cited an “unhealthy atmosphere” and spread of corruption that has “even affected the justice system.” Weeks after…

Heavy monsoon rains have ravaged northern and northwestern Afghanistan, with the UN Food Program reporting at least 300 confirmed fatalities, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The flash floods have destroyed over 1,000 homes in the Baghlan province alone, according to the…