By Thalif Deen  | UNITED NATIONS – When international parliamentarians-– both from the developed and developing world— meet in Canada next week, the primary focus would be to assess the implementation of a landmark Programme of Action (PoA) on population and development adopted at a ground breaking UN conference, led by the UN…

By John J. Metzler – UNITED NATIONS — In a riveting election for new members of the Human Rights Council, the General Assembly voted for 18 new members. Yet, given that all prospective candidates were unopposed, the perfunctory ballot simply selected a list of states where everyone won, including some notorious human rights abusers. The…

By Thalif Deen – UNITED NATIONS – Nikky Haley, the vociferously anti-Palestine US Ambassador to the United Nations, warned member states last year she will “take down names” of those who vote against American interests in the world body—perhaps with the implicit threat of cutting US aid to countries that…

In an interview with DW (Deutsche Welle), Prince Khalid bin Farhan al-Saud accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of being behind the alleged murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He currently lives in exile in Germany. DW: You are closely following disappearance and suspected murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. What…

By Joyuce Huang (VOA) – BEIJING — Concerns about debt diplomacy on China’s expansive infrastructure megaproject — the Belt and Road — have become an increasing source of debate from Asia to Africa and the Middle East. In recent weeks, more than $30 billion in projects have been scrapped and other loans…

(WEBPUBLICA) New York - More Americans are moving to smaller cities in search of a better quality of life, as VOA (Voice of America) reports. They’re leaving places like Los Angeles, Chicago and New York for mid-sized cities such as Phoenix and Las Vegas, according to an analysis of data from the U.S. Census…

(WEBPUBLICA) New York - Ukrainian Orthodox Church‘s split from Moscow has been approved by the Fener Greek Patriarchate on Oct. 11 after years of heated debates between Istanbul, Moscow and Kiev, Turkish Hurriyet Daily News reported. The decision was made during a meeting held at the Fener Greek Patriarchate in Istanbul, a bishop said. Metropolitan Emmanuel of France told the media the Ukrainian church’s request for…