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Afghan girls will be allowed to take their high school graduation exams this week, an official and documents from the Taliban government indicated Tuesday — even though they have been banned from classrooms since the former insurgents took over the country last year. According to two documents from the Taliban …

Protesters in Mongolia tried to force their way into the State Palace over the weekend in response to allegations of corruption with officials involved in the country’s coal trade. The U.S. Embassy in Mongolia’s capital city of Ulaanbaatar issued an alert Monday saying that several hundred protesters had gathered in …

On Tuesday, Indonesia’s parliament approved a new criminal code banning sex outside of marriage, which carries a punishment of up to one year in jail. The new code, passed with support from all political parties, also prohibits cohabitation between unmarried couples. The code will apply to Indonesians and foreigners and …

As the U.S Treasury department issued a license to Chevron to drill for oil in Venezuela, relaxing 2019 sanctions applied to Venezuela under the Trump administration, Venezuelan dissidents are crying foul, reminding the world that the Maduro regime continues to engage in what are internationally recognized crimes against humanity.  Officially, …

Chinese citizens feel empowered after protests against “draconian COVID-19 restrictions” led Chinese authorities to ease regulations, a human rights researcher told Fox News.   “People are fed up with the restrictions,” said Yaqiu Wang, a senior china researcher for Human Rights Watch. “There’s so much pent-up anger and frustration because …

Videos posted across social media show not only Chinese residents’ anger with their government over strict COVID-19 policies but also a rare lack of control from Beijing over media that exposes the weaknesses in the country. “It has been a very interesting week for China watchers,” Craig Singleton, a senior …

One British man has been killed and another injured in the eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia, according to the U.K.’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Local media report that the shooting occurred late Saturday at a bar in the capital of Soufriere. No one has been arrested. The British …

Passengers onboard the Viking Polaris cruise ship that was hit by a “rogue wave” during a voyage to Antartica, killing an American woman, are now speaking out, saying a “wall of seawater” came onto the vessel.  Sheri Zhu, 62, has been identified by ABC News as the person who died …

A group of animal rights and climate justice activists tried to sit in at the London steakhouse Nusr-Et, which is owned by social media personality “Salt Bae,” but were removed by staff at the upscale restaurant on Saturday evening.  Animal Rebellion said they staged the protest because “luxury dining represents …

North Korean authorities allegedly executed two minors for the crime of watching and distributing South Korean movies, according to a Friday report.  Sources who witnessed the alleged execution in October told Radio Free Asia the teens were aged 16 and 17.  In this photo provided by the North Korean government, …