The Trump administration has compared student protests at the New York school to support for ‘terrorist’ activities.
Move comes after Columbia was targeted in federal funding cuts last week.
US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon says administration will work with the US Congress to abolish department.
Democrats have denounced Trump’s proposal to close the department as placing added burdens on rural states and students.
A high-profile arrest and deportation move follows a funding cut for Columbia. But what does the law say?
The student-led party hopes to upend Bangladesh politics, long dominated by two family-run parties.
How do Germans remember – or forget – their colonial history and role in the Berlin Conference that carved up Africa?
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As pro-Palestine protests on US campuses grow smaller, advocates point to increasingly harsh disciplinary measures.
Researchers conclude that $53.2bn is needed for extensive reconstruction and recovery efforts over the next 10 years.
Teacher at Daejeon elementary school has not yet been arrested for killing of 7-year-old girl, police say.
New project set to rename public spaces bearing names of colonial officers as Dakar distances itself from France.
Swedish police warn that the death toll from the shooting in Risbergska School in Orebro city may rise.
Critics say Trump’s attempt to combat anti-Semitism on campus \ promotes fear and repression among immigrants.
Thousands of children in the northern Nigerian city of Kano are struggling to survive on the streets.
