As Russia’s war on Ukraine in its third year, Celia Mendoza of VOA shares her experiences reporting from the front lines in Ukraine and interacting with those affected by the war.
The first officer of a Bangladeshi-crewed ship hijacked off East Africa in early March conveyed Eid al-Fitr greetings on behalf of the 23 sailors who had fasted during Ramadan while being held captive by Somali pirates, his brother said Wednesday.
Electricity, gas, and sewage services have been available in the Ukrainian town of Siversk in the Donetsk region for the past two years. No more than 800 people live in what was once a thriving community of nearly 12,000 people.
Palestinians living in Malaysia are celebrating Eid al-Fitr with heavy hearts this year as the war in Gaza looms over the holiday marking the end of Ramadan.
Muslims in Kenya and throughout the world are getting ready for the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that marks the conclusion of Ramadan, as the month of Ramadan approaches.But some are cutting back on their usual preparations because of high prices.
In the event of the Dalai Lama’s death, Buddhist monks are banned from displaying photos of the Tibetan spiritual leader and other “illegal religious activities and rituals,” according to a training manual Chinese authorities have distributed to monasteries in Gansu province in China’s northwest, a source inside Tibet and exiled former political prisoner Golok Jigme said.
Over 100 junta troops surrendered after guerilla-style militias captured two of their camps in central Myanmar, a militia member told Radio Free Asia on Tuesday.
Last weekend marked six months since the Hamas attack that left 1,200 Israelis dead and triggered a retaliatory assault on Gaza that Palestinian authorities say has killed more than 33,000 people.
Thousands of refugees, many of them children, are being forced to flee political unrest in Sudan to seek safety in neighboring South Sudan. There, they face a different threat: a collapsing healthcare system that unable to provide them the treatment they need.
A gunfight between separatist Papuan rebels and government security forces killed a 12-year-old boy and injured a 6-year-old girl who were caught in crossfire on Monday, security authorities and a rebel spokesman said.