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Liberia: Rising Poverty, Economic Constraints and Drug Addiction Push Young Liberian Women Into Transactional Sex; Plea For Help, Empowerment

MONROVIA, Oct. 20 -- By eight o'clock on most evenings, the young women have already taken their places. Near an unfinished building in the VOA community of Brewerville City, outside Monrovia, they st... Read More


Canadian man, 31, buys house in Japan but doesn't consider it as an investment - Check why and price of property

New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- Watching anime shows such as Naruto, Pokemon, and Dragon Ball Z since childhood prompted a 31-year-old Canadian man to purchase a property in Yamagata, Japan, in March 2026. Andr... Read More


84 held in raid on senior police officer's home

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Detectives have detained 84 people, including 26 women, and seized drugs in a raid on a house rented out by a senior police officer in Dhaka. The raid took place early Tuesday at a ... Read More


Feds seize Ilhan Omar's DNA that could be critical in proving immigration fraud allegations, marriage to brother: report

India, Oct. 20 -- Federal prosecutors might use DNA evidence to try to prove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) committed immigration fraud, sources told the New York Post. People familiar with the investigati... Read More


Pooling Strength for Development, Advancing Common Progress -Marking the Fifth Anniversary of the Global Development Initiative

Liberia, Oct. 20 -- In September 2021, President Xi Jinping put forward the Global Development Initiative (GDI) at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, injecting strong impetus int... Read More


HT Evening News Brief October 20: US secretary of state Marco Rubio in India, CJP leaders move Delhi HC and more

India, Oct. 20 -- Good evening, readers! Take a quick break and catch up on today's top headlines across India, global affairs, entertainment, and sports. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in... Read More


"No double standards on terrorism": Rajnath Singh's strong stance at SCO Meet, in presence of Pak's Ishaq Dar

Dushanbe, Oct. 20 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday took a strong stance against terrorism at the SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting. Addressing members of the SCO, he said that ter... Read More


Irrigation strengthened amid El Nino to support food security: RI Govt

Jakarta, Oct. 20 -- Indonesia is strengthening irrigation amid El Nino to keep farms supplied with water and safeguard food self-sufficiency through an integrated water infrastructure program, Deputy ... Read More


Peace bonds, sureties and preventive custody: The law under which CJP's Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka are behind bars

India, Oct. 20 -- The continued detention of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka in Tihar jail has raised questions about the legal consequences of breaching a peace bond... Read More


Peace bonds, sureties and trespass: The legal tangle over Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das's detentions

India, Oct. 20 -- The continued detention of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka in Tihar jail has raised questions about the legal consequences of breaching a peace bond... Read More