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A leader of Cameroon's English-speaking community was handed a 15-year prison sentence on Friday over his alleged role in the Anglophones' fight for their rights in the French-majority country. The military court in Yaounde found radio journalist Mancho "BBC" Bibixy guilty of "acts of terrorism, ...
Democratic voters have chosen black and Latina women as their candidates for governor in Georgia and Texas, historic wagers for a party embracing minorities and women ahead of November's pivotal midterm elections. As President Donald Trump's Republicans struggle to craft a strategy for defending their ...
Kashmir's Muslim Bakarwal nomads wonder what place they have in today's India
Along a bustling road set amid a series of new McMansions in Kashmir's main city, half a dozen extended families are camped in an open field in shelters of burlap and plastic. To an outsider, they look like refugees. But they are not. They are nomads ...
China jails Tibetan language promoter Tashi Wangchuk for 'inciting separatism'
China jailed a Tibetan businessman for five years on Tuesday for "inciting separatism," his lawyer said, after he advocated the use of Tibetan in schools and was featured in international media reports. Liang Xiaojun, one of his lawyers, said Tashi Wangchuk was handed a five-year ...
Are black people dangerous for Japan?
Yes, if you're a backward-thinking, race-baiting YouTuber who fears the inevitable change we represent.
Wrongly locked up after decades in U.K., Windrush victims speak out
Two people who came to Britain from Jamaica as children of immigrants invited to plug labor shortfalls after World War II told lawmakers Wednesday how decades later they were wrongly branded illegal immigrants and locked up. Anthony Bryan and Paulette Wilson are among an unknown ...
Tens of thousands of Yemenis have been fleeing Hodeidah as fighting intensifies on front lines near the Houthi-held western province, Amnesty International said on Thursday, warning that "the worst is yet to come" if the war reaches urban areas. Forces backed by a Saudi-led military ...
Racist 'alt-right' movement reeling after string of setbacks
Led from a courtroom in handcuffs Tuesday, one of the nation's most recognizable white nationalists will have 38 days behind bars to ponder the dizzying demise of the group he led before his arrest exposed a bizarre sex scandal. Matthew Heimbach's jail sentence for a ...
Myanmar rebels launch attacks in Shan state; at least 15 dead
An ethnic rebel group launched an attack against Myanmar's military in a northern town on Saturday, leaving at least 15 people dead and 20 injured, including civilians, officials said. The Ta'ang National Liberation Army launched three attacks just after 5 a.m. in the town of ...
Starbucks has told employees to let anyone use the restroom, even if they haven't bought anything, as it reviews its policies and tries to restore its reputation after the arrest of two black men at a coffee shop in Philadelphia. The coffee chain said it ...
'This Is America' seals Donald Glover's reputation as protest artist
It's been called a moving testament to modern times and an unflinching exploration of the wretched past experienced by African-Americans. Donald Glover's "This Is America," a music video that depicts gun violence amid a melange of racism, Negro minstrel shows, police brutality and mass killing, ...
Urban nomads: Mongolian herders migrate to cities as climate change erodes the steppe's abundance
With about 100 sheep and goats Jugder Samdan makes just enough to scrape by as a nomadic herder in Mongolia, basking in the sun as he watches over his animals. But he worries about the future. Samdan has seen major changes during his 70 plus ...
