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After months of preparation, the first round of virtual courts started hearing cases on Monday in the border city of Laredo, Texas. The migrants cross the border from Mexico for a brief video appearance before a judge. The asylum seekers then return to Mexico while their cases make their way through the legal system in the U.S. The virtual courts are part of the Homeland Security Department’s new rules under the so-called Migrant Protection Protocol
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi offers prayers at Dutt Mandir, in Garudeshwar, Gujarat
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium) speaks at the thirty-fourth Annual International Prayer Breakfast
The brutal killing of a 25-year-old gay man in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent, last week has raised concerns within the local lesbian and gay community, which has been largely ostracized in the predominantly Muslim Central Asian country
The armed conflict in Southern Cameroons has seen an exodus of thousands of, Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, into Francophone towns seeking education. With this influx, many unscrupulous and corrupt school administrators have resulted in reckless exploitation of these vulnerable persons. before gaining admissions into schools, they have to pay bribes of some times throat-cutting
Two outsiders — law professor Kais Saied and media tycoon Nabil Karoui — are claiming an edge in Tunisia’s presidential vote, ahead of official results. For VOA, Lisa Bryant in Tunis has more on Sunday’s election–which is being closely watched as a democratic test for the Arab Spring’s only success story to date
The gold/silver ratio is an indicator that tells you the multiple of gold’s price over that of silver. For example: in May 1920, the price of gold per ounce was $253.15 and the price of silver was at $12.64. The gold and silver ratio was at 20:1 or 20-to-1. This means that 20 ounces of silver was equal to one ounce of gold
In India,1,000 women are killed annually in the name of honor of the family. Honor Killing is rampant in the states of Punjab and Haryana
A watery grave filled with old sunken ships has been designated the newest national marine sanctuary in the United States. Located in Maryland about 60 kilometers south of Washington, the “ghost fleet” rises like an apparition out of the water when the tide is
For most Bengalis the countdown for Autumn Festival, the biggest festival of Bengal begins. As the festival is now only few days (Oct. 4-8) away, preparations have started in full swing. For tourists who want to visit Calcutta during this festive season, we have some suggestions for pandal hooping. For best idols and pandals, you must visit the following places