Skype Dads: Tajik Fathers Raising Kids From Afar
With few jobs available at home, more than a million Tajiks have gone to Russia to work as laborers. Most of them are men who have left their families behind…
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Russia’s Media Regulator Plans To Block LinkedIn
Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor has asked a court to authorize the blocking of the U.S. professional-networking website LinkedIn. …
continue readingIn Historic First, Inmate Escapes From Russian Maximum-Security Prison
For the first time in history, a prisoner has escaped from Russia’s Black Dolphin maximum-security prison in the Orenburg region near the border with Kazakhstan. …
continue readingUzbek Rights Defender Released Early From Prison
A well-known Uzbek human rights advocate has been released from jail one year before the end of his term. …
continue readingMore Than 10,000 Iraqis Have Fled Mosul Area
The International Organization for Migration says more than 10,000 Iraqis have been displaced since the start of an operation to retake the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State militants.…
continue readingUzbek Delegation’s Visit To Kyrgyzstan Signals Thaw In Complicated Ties
An Uzbek government delegation arriving in Kyrgyzstan’s southern city of Osh on October 26 was given a notably warm welcome by the Kyrgyz side …
continue readingPakistan’s Quetta Mourns Victims Of Police-Academy Attack
The Pakistani city of Quetta was in mourning to commemorate the victims of a militant attack on a local police academy. …
continue readingEU Or Russia — What’s Best For Moldova?
As Moldova holds presidential elections on October 30, we ask voters whether they want their country to look East or West. (RFE/RL’s Moldovan Service) …
continue readingSavchenko In Moscow For Ukrainians’ Appeals Hearing
Ukrainian parliamentary deputy Nadia Savchenko has travelled to Moscow to attend a hearing in the case of two Ukrainian citizens convicted of fighting with Chechen separatists in the 1990s. …
continue readingNew Wells Fargo CEO to Employees: ‘We’re Sorry’
Newly appointed Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan told employees Tuesday that he is “sorry for the pain” that the bank’s employees have suffered as a result of the company’s sales…
continue readingRecruiting App Tackles Unconscious Bias in Hiring
In the U.S., federal law prohibits employers from discriminating against job applicants based on factors such as race, sex and age. Still, unconscious biases can unintentionally affect hiring. Using an…
continue readingSolving the Diversity Problem: How a Mobile App is Helping Companies Hire
Stephanie Lampkin credits her aunt with first sparking her interest in technology. As a child, Lampkin couldn’t have known that being black and female could potentially keep her from attaining…
continue readingVenezuela Opposition Plans Mass Protests Against Unpopular Leader
Venezuela’s opposition leader called for mass protests across the country Wednesday after the government last week blocked an attempt to hold a referendum vote to remove President Nicolas Maduro from…
continue readingAfghan Officials: IS Abducts, Massacres 30 Civilians
Authorities in Afghanistan said Wednesday that extremists linked to Islamic State have abducted and massacred at least 30 civilians in a remote central region. The overnight bloodshed near the capital…
continue readingCounterfeit Alcohol Leaves More Than 50 Dead In Ukraine
At least 53 people died and more than 30 were hospitalized in string of alcohol poisoning cases across Ukraine since late September. Authorities arrested a man suspected of producing bootleg…
continue readingAfghan Militants Kill 30 Civilians
Militants have killed about 30 civilians in an attack on the city of Firoz Koh in Afghanistan’s Ghor Province. …
continue readingDespite Fast-Growing Economy, India Struggles to Create Jobs
India’s main Hindu festival of lights is just days away, but there is little cheer for 35-year-old Kali Charan. For a week, the daily-wage laborer has hung on the side…
continue readingVatican Official Questioned Over Sex Abuse Claims
Australian police have interviewed top Vatican official George Pell in Rome over decades-old sexual assault allegations, but authorities said no charges were filed. A spokeswoman for Australia’s Victoria Police Department…
continue readingRussia Rescinds Request To Resupply Flotilla At Spanish Port
The Spanish Foreign Ministry is reviewing a permit that has been issued to allow a Russian Navy flotilla to resupply at the port of Ceuta. …
continue readingTrump: Clinton’s Syria Policy Would Bring World War 3
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says Democrat Hillary Clinton’s Syria policies would lead to another world war. “What we should do is focus on ISIS. We should not be focusing…
continue readingKyrgyz Government Resigns After Coalition Collapse
The Kyrgyz government of Prime Minister Sooronbai Jeenbekov has formally resigned following the collapse of its coalition earlier this week. …
continue readingFate of Children in Doubt as Calais Camp Demolition Begins
The demolition of the camp that came to symbolize Europe’s refugee crisis is underway in Calais, France. Commonly known as “the jungle,” the camp has been home to an estimated…
continue readingReport: U.S. House To Vote On Extending Iran Sanctions Law After Elections
The Reuters news agency is reporting that Republican leaders of the U.S. House plan to vote after the November 8 elections on reauthorizing the Iran Sanctions Act, setting up a…
continue readingGambia Latest African Country to Withdraw From International Criminal Court
Gambia accused the International Criminal Court of ignoring “war crimes” Tuesday as it withdrew from the institution Tuesday, following in the footsteps of South Africa and Burundi, which withdrew from…
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