GENEVA — U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein is calling on all French seaside towns to rescind «discriminatory bans» on the burkini and other forms of dress worn by Muslim women. In weighing in on this controversial issue, the U.N.’s top human rights official, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, did not disguise his disdain for […]readmore
Luis Ramirez VOA News ST. ETIENNE DU ROUVRAY, FRANCE —France’s controversy over the full-body swimsuit known as the burkini has exposed the country’s battle between its secularist society and its Muslim minority — at 7.5 percent of the population, the largest in Europe. Those tensions, some subtle and some not, have grown in the wake […]readmore
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PROVIDENCE, RI – In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined members of the NPS’s Junior Ranger program in presenting the NPS with a birthday cake at Roger Williams National Memorial in Providence. Senator Reed was accompanied by several children who were participating in the […]readmore
VOA News The United States says it still hopes to complete a massive trade pact with the European Union by the end of 2016, even after French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday that negotiations had stalled. The White House said President Barack Obama was sending his top trade official, Michael Froman, to Europe in September […]readmore
The head of the U.S. Central Command scolded Iran Tuesday for «provocative» naval actions in the Persian Gulf, following recent close encounters between U.S. warships and Iranian gunboats. General Joseph Votel spoke just days after the coastal patrol ship USS Squall was forced to fire warning shots to ward off an Iranian gunboat that was […]readmore
Smita Nordwall VOA News U.S. President Barack Obama cut short the sentences of 111 federal inmates Tuesday, in another round of commutations for those convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. The early release is part of Obama’s effort to correct what he views as unreasonably long mandatory minimum sentences. His push to lessen the burden on […]readmore
Online Retailer Moves Entire Company from Connecticut to Rhode Island, Bringing 40 Jobs and Plans to Expand PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today joined state and local officials at a ground-breaking ceremony to celebrate the opening of Ivory Ella’s new headquarters in Westerly. The socially-minded online retailer has relocated to R.I. from Connecticut […]readmore
Providence – Students, staff and families of Mary E. Fogarty Elementary School attended the third Annual Back to School Bash held in the school yard, where they enjoyed carnival games and met their new teachers and Principal Courtney Monterecy. Mayor Elorza welcome students and famikies back to another school year. This event aims to provide […]readmore
Providence – The Rhode Island State Police, Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association, and Rhode Island Department of Attorney General, in conjunction with federal, state and municipal law enforcement agencies throughout the state, and Rhode Island corporate sponsors including Ocean State Job Lot, Benny’s Home and Auto, Samsonite, and Walgreen’s Pharmacy are donating backpacks and school […]readmore