The largest concentration of black African churches outside of Africa can be found in South London. Each week, about 20,000 people attend one of the mostly Pentecostal churches in the city. Reporter Marthe van der Wolf has more from London.
The number of new international student enrollments in the U.S. has declined for a straight third year, according to the Institute for International Education. Experts say many foreign students feel less welcome, find it harder to secure a U.S. visa and have more educational options around the globe, including in countries where tuition is cheaper than in the U.S. Sahar Majid reports in this story narrated by Kathleen Struck~VOA NEWS
A Myanmar junta airstrike on a hospital in the west of the country has killed four people, including patients and staff, and wounded 15, a rebel group told Radio Free Asia on Friday.
As part of measures to tackle the militant attacks, mass kidnappings, and banditry activities that have plagued the nation, Nigeria is considering establishing state police throughout all 36 of its states. The violence has overwhelmed the country’s police force, which numbers over 300,000 members.The state police are an addition to this force. Nigerians cautiously welcome the move.
Nearly two decades after the Tak Bai Incident where over 80 people died in Thailand’s insurgency-stricken southern border region, the victims’ families filed a lawsuit on Thursday against government officials allegedly involved in the deaths.
Pro-Palestinian protests take place on college campuses across the country every day. Students are protesting against the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and demanding that humanitarian aid be allowed to flow into the territory.It seems that the protests are not dying down while several students and demonstrators have been suspended or detained.
Environmental groups have slammed a Hong Kong government plan for a high-tech urban development despite warnings it will destroy a crucial wetland habitat for migratory birds, including the endangered black-faced spoonbill.
According to local media, Paytm, a popular payment app in India, has been subject to government business restrictions because of its ties to China. Amid concerns about security and geopolitics, India is ramping up scrutiny and restrictions on other Chinese tech companies.
Religious tensions were high in a central Bangladesh district as hundreds of demonstrators started fires and blocked roads on Wednesday to protest last week’s deadly beating of two Muslims by a mob, allegedly of Hindus, police said.
After years of court battles and political wrangling, British legislators on Monday passed legislation that the government thinks would enable it to deport asylum seekers who come across the English Channel in small boats and send them to Rwanda for processing. The dangers of the migrant crossings were underlined within hours of the law’s passage
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