When Nasser Mohamed, a Qatari physician now living in San Francisco, gave an interview to the BBC in May about LGBTQ rights abuses in his home country, he didn’t know that he could be the first Qatari person to publicly come out as gay.  “I did loo...

Comment on this story Comment Gift Article In a bizarre news conference the day before the World Cup is set to begin in Qatar, FIFA President Gianni Infantino dismissed concerns about Qatar’s human rights record, compared himself t...

By Brian McNeill In its ranking of the Best Global Universities, U.S. News and World Report lists Virginia Commonwealth University among the top 20% in the world, tied at No. 439 out of 2,165 public and private institutions in the U.S. and more tha...

“While Ukraine’s armed forces succeed in pushing back Russian forces on the ground, civilians are being brutally bombarded from the air. We are today providing new air defence, including anti-aircraft guns, radar and anti-drone equipment, and step...

CNN  —  Yale and Harvard law schools, two of the premier law schools in the country, have each held a spot on the U.S. News & World Report’s list of best law schools for decades. Now, the schools are bowing out. Every year, U.S. News releases a li...

“The time to grieve is over, now it is time to be angry,” Mr Song cried in pain, describing how Eun-ji worked as a travel agent in an upmarket neighbourhood of Seoul, with dreams of travelling the world. She had a playful spirit, like him, he says...

The world’s population reached 8 billion on Tuesday, growing by 1 billion in the last dozen years and reflecting the rapid population spike of the past few decades, with India projected to become the world’s most populous country by next year, surp...

For WORLD Radio, I’m Kristen Flavin.  Ukraine–Poland » Western allies are clashing with Russia over who’s to blame for a deadly missile strike in a Polish border town on Tuesday. State Dept. spokesman Vedant Patel: PATEL: Ultimately, the party res...

CNN  —  Yale Law School, one of the premier law schools in the country, has topped the U.S. News & World Report’s list of best law schools for decades. Now, the school is bowing out. Every year, U.S. News releases a list of the country’s best coll...

From 2h ago Biden says ‘unlikely’ missile fired from Russia US president Joe Biden has spoken to reporters after an emergency meeting with Nato and G7 leaders in Bali. Biden said the group would support Poland’s investigation into the incident...