Le programme FWIS honore, depuis 24 ans, les femmes chercheuses. Objectif : encourager les jeunes fe

The US Department of Justice said, Friday, that an Iranian from the World Health Organization...

The official Japan-wide launch of a new rice brand includes a quirky musical commercial, a social me

Irish fishing vessel owners will be eligible for a payment of up to ¬89,000 to...

France's ministry of education this week took steps to make French more inclusive by feminizing some

Indian Public Health Officials: Surge may not be reached until the end of May

The UN refugee agency is boosting to 120,000 the number of Afghans in Iran now eligible to receive t

Move saw continuing pushback against women's rights and a refusal to address issues of gender identi

Heavy security is planned in Iraqi cities for first-ever papal visit to country

Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian economist and former government minister, doled out

Political unrest continues following an alleged coup attempt and protesters clashing with police  

Human rights experts describe conditions at al-Hol and Roj camps as sub-human, and that under intern

The US territory of Puerto Rico is slated to get billions to help with hurricane protection and rebu

China put 38.4 gigawatts (GW) of new coal-fired power capacity into operation in 2020

Nigerian authorities urge healthcare workers to be cautious following a surge in infections

Zimbabwe's Supreme Court ruling last year granted women the right to equal property if a registered

Pope Francis' move toward greater inclusiveness is opposed by conservative bishops

In decree, pope formalized what already has been happening in many developed countries for years

It was believed to be the first time since he became pope in 2013 that Francis, who turned 84 last m

Finland, South Korea detect first cases of new COVID-19 variant that was first identified in Britain

The all-female network JIN News has weathered raids, arrests and more to report on Kurdish and women

The leaders in the northern Tigray region are accused of treason and terrorism

State data shows that, of those applications, about 1.9 million, or more than 62%, have been returne

'Both (Trump and Biden)supported us, so Ukraine shouldn't lose out either way' one Ukrainian who is

In a Tuesday interview with VOA, an informed source said Arezoo Mohammadi and Banafsheh Mokhtari vol

Civilians are caught up in a vicious cycle of violence and displacement, with many forced to flee fo

The US-Mekong Partnership signed in September will let Washington help Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thai

As more mass graves are being found in Raqqa, Syria, the families of those kidnapped by Islamic Stat

The WTO is looking for a new director-general to replace Brazilian Roberto Azevedo, who stepped down

US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien defended the president's fears of fraud while dismissing

Gaza has reported 81 cases of the coronavirus - all were people in mandatory quarantine centers set

The G-20's Debt Service Suspension Initiative will free up $12 billion in funds that countries can u

Coronavirus infections have soared in recent days, with dozens more lawmakers contracting disease

Health Ministry reports 79 new cases, most in more than two months  

New Zealanders to enjoy more relaxations of COVID-19 lockdown controls 

The human rights award winner and founder of Pakistan's first cyber-harassment helpline says she mov

South Africa's first gold-medal-winning gymnast also first in 16 years to go to Olympic Games

Top court rules that women could serve as army commanders, dismissing the government's stance that m

More than 1,700 health workers have been infected and six have died 

Ukraine president makes request after meeting with pontiff at Vatican Saturday 

Chance for Iowa top performers to ride momentum or back of the field to rebound

US president has made religious freedom a signature issue in his domestic and foreign policy

World health officials say an outbreak of pneumonia in the central Chinese city of Wuhan is being ca

Hundreds of women camping on a road that connects New Delhi to a satellite town are holding one of t