Afghan women-run radio resumes broadcasts after shutdown
A women-run radio station in northeastern Afghanistan has resumed its broadcasts, after officials shut it down for a week for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan.
Day: April 7, 2023
Afghan women-run radio resumes broadcasts after shutdown
A women-run radio station in northeastern Afghanistan has resumed its broadcasts, after officials shut it down for a week for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, a Taliban official and the head of the station said Friday.
Remembering Rwanda’s darkest hundred days and the thousands who died
Rwanda today begins commemorating the 29th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, in which 800,000 people, most of them from the Tutsi ethnic group, were massacred by members of the Hutu community.
Essex mental health inquiry pointless without legal powers, say families
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Rare freshwater pearl mussels to be released at secret Welsh site
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Live updates: Violence flares in Israel amid tension along Lebanon border
One person was killed and five others injured in what Israeli authorities described as a terrorist attack in Tel Aviv on Friday evening.
Rohingya refugees brave perilous seas to escape camp desperation
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Ukraine live briefing: Schumer, McConnell urge release of journalist; no consular access for reporter
The White House said U.S. officials have not been granted consular access to Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia.