World Apr 27, 2022
The United Nations estimates that more than 5 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on Feb. 24.
World Feb 14, 2022
Afghan smugglers hike prices and expand networks after Taliban takeover
by Emma Batha and Bahaar Joya
The Taliban's lightning capture of Afghanistan has prompted a mass exodus, and smugglers are taking advantage of Afghans' desperation to leave by hiking prices.
World / Crime & Legal Dec 30, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell convicted for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teens
by Luc Cohen
The British socialite faces up to 65 years in prison at her yet-to-be-scheduled sentencing proceeding.
World / Crime & Legal Dec 21, 2021
Jury weighs whether Ghislaine Maxwell is an Epstein accomplice or scapegoat
by Luc Cohen
Maxwell, 59, is accused of recruiting and grooming four teenage girls for Epstein between 1994 and 2004.
National Jul 2, 2021
U.S. keeps Tier 2 rating of Japan's efforts against human trafficking
The Japanese government "does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so," the U.S. State Department said
Business Jun 22, 2021
World’s biggest stock owner grapples with a child labor dilemma
by Lars Erik Taraldsen and Leanne De Bassompierre
As ethical matters take center stage, the world’s biggest investors are navigating gray areas and trying to figure out the best way to engage.
World / Social Issues May 26, 2021
"The girls are completely vulnerable. Their new family enslaves them with domestic and agricultural tasks" and sometimes "in-laws abuse them sexually," said anthropologist Abel Barrera.
Commentary / World May 26, 2021
Immigration is the wealthy world’s challenge of the century
by Max Hastings
A U.N. report says international migration has become increasingly weaponized and is being used by some as a political tool, undermining democracy.
World / Crime & Legal Mar 27, 2020
Nearly all Vietnamese minors at Dutch asylum centers were trafficked out, official says
Almost all the Vietnamese children who arrived in Dutch asylum centers in recent years disappeared and were probably trafficked, the Dutch government adviser on human trafficking has said. Eighty unaccompanied minors from Vietnam went missing from government asylum centers in the Netherlands between 2015 and ...
Asia Pacific Nov 30, 2019
Remains of all Vietnamese found in British truck are returned
The remains of 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a truck near London in October have been brought to Vietnam, bringing to a close a tragic saga that has devastated rural communities in the Southeast Asian country. The remains of 23 victims arrived at Noi ...
World / Crime & Legal Oct 24, 2019
The 39 people found dead in the back of a truck near London are believed to be Chinese nationals, police said Thursday, as they questioned the driver detained on suspicion of murder. Paramedics and police found the 31 men and eight women's bodies Wednesday in ...
World / Social Issues Aug 27, 2019
Venezuelan migrants flood into Ecuador from Colombia ahead of new visa curbs
More than 85,000 Venezuelan migrants crossed into Ecuador from Colombia in the last month, ahead of new visa restrictions from Quito that took effect on Monday, the Colombian government said. The number of migrants entering Ecuador at the Rumichaca border crossing reached 11,000 over the ...