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The church has been in crisis over safeguarding the vulnerable since the November report, which said ex-leader Justin Welby had taken insufficient action to stop one of the church's most prolific serial abusers

The latest disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began on Jan. 21, and 419 cases have been recorded including 53 deaths

Taiwan's coast guard intercepted the Togolese-flagged cargo ship Hongtai in waters between its main island's west coast and the outlying Penghu Islands early Tuesday, according to a statement by the coast guard

'We are extremely worried about recent developments in Congo, we know the situation particularly in the east is acute,' Karim Khan said on his arrival in Kinshasa 

US defense officials say a military cargo jet with 17 detainees arrived at the US base in Cuba on Sunday 

Maritime exploration firm Ocean Infinity has resumed the hunt for the missing plane

Hundreds of Syrians gathered at the presidential palace in Damascus for the one-day event

Cryptocurrency scams accounted for 24.3% of total money lost, while the e-commerce scams were the most numerous, with $13 million lost in 11,665 cases

The Iraqi Ministry of Planning on Monday announced the final results of the country's first census in nearly 40 years, showing that Iraq's population has reached 46.1 million.  According to the results, the population of the Kurdistan region is at 6.5 million, about 14% of the Iraqi population. Fazil Nabi, the former deputy minister of Iraq's Finance Ministry, suggested to VOA that the budget share for the Kurdistan region should be increased, "from the current 12.67%, which was set by...

The poor quality of imported agricultural products is raising serious concern among residents of the Kurdistan region. Citizens report that most of these products are smuggled into the region without proper inspection, increasing the risk of disease outbreaks.    Click here for the full story in Kurdish.   

New policy would charge ships owned by Chinese firms — as well as ships manufactured in China — fees more than $1 million any time they enter a US port

On Monday, the Vatican said the pontiff's condition remained critical but had shown a 'slight improvement'

Rescue workers at the site were seen examining twisted metal struts and fractured concrete slabs below the columns of the highway bridge

The legal age for marriage in China is 22 for men and 20 for women, amongst the highest in the world, compared with most developed countries where the legal marriage age is 18

Vietnam hosts major operations of South Korea's Samsung Electronics and Taiwan's contract manufacturer Foxconn. Apple, chipmaker Intel and footwear and apparel giant Nike are among U.S. corporations that in recent years bet on Vietnam as a production hub

Russia days it shot down 20 Ukrainian drones

President Donald Trump says he’s nearing a deal with Ukraine and Russia to end the war in Ukraine, after meetings at the White House with France’s leader, Emmanuel Macron, where he urged Europe to take a bigger role, and Paris pushed for more assurances from Moscow. Anita Powell reports.