Jill Craig NAIROBI — South Sudanese troops gang-raped, beat, and robbed aid workers, specifically targeting Americans, at a hotel compound in Juba on July 11, according to an Associated Press report published Monday. Witnesses interviewed by the news agency said soldiers carried out mock executions and forced the foreigners to watch as they killed a local […]readmore
GENEVA — The United Nations is condemning an attack Monday by the Saudi-led coalition on a hospital in Yemen that local health officials report has left 18 people dead and another 18 wounded. The rural hospital in northwestern Yemen was supported by the charity, Doctors Without Borders. The attack on the Abs Hospital in Hajjah governorate […]readmore
Sharon Behn VOA News IRBIL, IRAQ — Up to a million people are trapped in the Islamic State-controlled city of Mosul. As Iraqi, Kurdish and tribal forces close in, men, women and children are expected to come flooding out. Protecting them will be one of the largest, most complex humanitarian operations in the world. Kurdish forces […]readmore
Wayne Lee Opponents of the Islamic State group outnumber the extremists’ supporters on Twitter, although those who are pro-IS are more active on the social media channel, a Rand Corporation study said. The nonprofit research organization’s study found that IS opponents outnumber supporters 6-to-1 on Twitter, even though the extremist group reputedly has found Twitter […]readmore
VOA News The FBI has sent Congress documents related to its investigation of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state. The House Oversight Committee said Tuesday it had received the documents, marked «secret,» which include notes on FBI interviews with Clinton and other witnesses during the investigation. […]readmore
Esha Sarai Twenty thousand people have been rescued from unprecedented flooding in the southern state of Louisiana’s capital, the governor said Tuesday. Most of those rescues were made by the National Guard and state authorities, but city residents with boats, trucks and kayaks have taken it upon themselves to help out. «A tremendous response by […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) today issued the following statement regarding a $2.45 billion Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan for Amtrak from the Federal Railroad Administration. «This RRIF loan from the Federal Railroad Administration will help […]readmore
ROVIDENCE, RI – American Red Cross volunteer Paul Johnston is deploying to Louisiana to support Red Cross relief efforts after excessive rainfall has resulted in moderate to heavy flooding across many parts of Louisiana. Once there, Paul will serve as a Staff Planning and Support Service Associate. Paul is one of close to 3,000 Red […]readmore
On August 16, 2016 at approximately 9:45 AM, officers from the Cranston Police Department responded to the intersection of Western Promenade and Park Avenue for the report of a male reportedly struck by a vehicle. Investigators determined that the male subject was operating a bicycle when he came into contact with a trailer being towed […]readmore
WalletHub – Richie Bernardo Providence is the worst city in America to retire in, Overall Rank 150 After toiling in the workplace for decades, it seems only natural to expect financial security in our golden years. But not everyone can look forward to a cushy retirement. Americans are actually working more years compared with previous […]readmore