Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Machado Will Not Attend Award Ceremony, NRK Reports

OSLO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - ‌Venezuelan ​opposition leader ‌Maria Corina Machado ​will not attend the ‍Nobel Peace Prize ​award ...

First Rain of Autumn Falls in Iran's Capital, but the Drought-Ravaged Nation Needs Far More

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Rain fell for the first time in months in Iran's capital Wednesday, providing a brief respite for the ...

Brazilian Lawmakers Approve Law to Cut Bolsonaro Jail Term, AFP Reports

Dec 10 (Reuters) - ‌Brazilian ​lawmakers approved ‌a law to cut ​Brazilian former President ‍Jair Bolsonaro's jail ​term, AFP ...

In Post-Assad Syria's Chaos, Alawite Women Face Sexual Violence

A woman from Syria's Alawite minority has spoken about her harrowing experience of being kidnapped and raped by gunmen ...

Vietnam Set to Make It Harder for Media to Protect Sources, to Expand State Secrets

HANOI, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Vietnam's parliament adopted ‌reforms ​to the media and state ‌secrets laws on Wednesday which press freedom advocates say will make ​it harder for journalists to protect the ...