Thousands Protest Serbian President In Belgrade, Other Cities
Several thousand people marched through central Belgrade on January 19 to protest against President Aleksandar Vucic’s rule. …
Kazakhs Outraged Over Killing Of Wildlife Ranger Who Pursued Saiga Poachers
Kazakh authorities are hunting for three poachers, including one who is alleged to have fatally beaten a wildlife ranger in what is a rare occurrence in Kazakhstan. …
Trump: US ‘Made a Lot of Progress’ With N. Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he had an “incredible” meeting with North Korean nuclear envoy Kim Yong Chol and the two sides had made “a lot of progress” on denuclearization. The White House announced after talks between Trump and Kim on Friday that the U.S. president would hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in late …
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Orthodox Believers Swim In Icy Waters On Epiphany
Russian President Vladimir Putin and an estimated 270,000 other Muscovites followed an Orthodox Church tradition and jumped into icy waters to celebrate Epiphany. …
James Webb Telescope Prepping for Launch
Humanity’s efforts to move into and peer into space seem to be experiencing something of a renaissance in the past few weeks. NASA’s pictures of Ultima Thule continue to astound, as do Chinese pictures from their probe on the far side of the moon. Coming soon, the James Webb Telescope will allow NASA to look …
Shutdown Impasse Impacts People Nationwide
As the partial U.S. government shutdown continues and hundreds of thousands of workers are now furloughed or working without pay, the impact is reaching people across the nation. VOA’s Mariama Diallo reports. …
US Court Holds Iranian-American Journalist as Material Witness
A U.S. court has confirmed that an Iranian-American anchorwoman who works for Iran’s state television has been jailed in the United States as a material witness but has not been charged with any crime. Court officials say they expect Marzieh Hashemi to be released immediately after her testimony to a grand jury in Washington. Officials …
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Trump Promises ‘Major Announcement’ About Border Security, Government Shutdown
U.S President Donald Trump says he will make a “major announcement” on January 19 about the partial government shutdown and the security situation around the southern border. …
Special Counsel Makes Rare Statement Casting Doubt On Cohen Report
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office has disputed a report in BuzzFeed News that U.S. President Donald Trump directed his former lawyer to lie to Congress about a real estate project in Moscow as Congressional Democrats vowed to investigate allegations. …
U.S. Peace Envoy In Pakistan After Talks In Kabul
U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has held talks with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan and other officials amid renewed efforts aimed at finding a negotiated solution to the 17-year war in Afghanistan. …
Indigenous Peoples Stage Solidarity March on Washington
“U.S. political leaders and the media have ignored us long enough.” That’s the message thousands of international indigenous activists will be bringing to Washington Friday for the first ever Indigenous Peoples March. They are seeking to bring national attention to injustices endured by Indigenous people across the globe. The event, coming a day before the …
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DRC Rejects African Union Call to Suspend Presidential Election
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has rejected a call from the African Union (AU) to suspend announcement of the final results of last month’s presidential election, asserting the independence of the constitutional court considering an appeal of the vote count. “The court is independent, both of us and the African Union,” a government spokesman …
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Where Americans Are Moving
More American homebuyers headed south in 2018 than to anywhere else in the United States. Among the southern states, Florida emerged as the No. 1 destination for people who moved from one state to another with the intention of buying a home, according to an analysis from Lending Tree. The online marketplace found that 12.4 …
German Foreign Minister Urges Russia To Save INF Treaty
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has urged Russia to help prevent a new arms race by saving a key arms treaty with the United States. …
Avalanches Claim Five Lives In Tajikistan
At least five people have been killed in snow avalanches in Tajikistan this week, officials said. …
Russian Military Jets Collide Over Sea Of Japan
Two Russian jets have collided in midair in the Far East, the Russian Defense Ministry said. …
American’s Brother Says Russia Delays Consular Prison Visit
The brother of an American being held in Moscow for alleged spying says a prison visit by U.S. Embassy staff has been postponed. David Whelan expressed disappointment that Russian authorities didn’t allow the visit scheduled for Thursday, but said he hoped it could be rescheduled soon and British diplomats also would be given access to …
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Trump Announces Expansion Of U.S. Missile Defense
President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will develop new technologies — including in space — to acquire unrivaled missile defense and maintain an advantage over adversaries such as Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. …
Putin Awards State Honors To Serbian President Vucic
A military honor guard welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin on a state visit to Serbia on January 17. During the one-day visit, Putin awarded Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic with a Russian state honor, the Order of Aleksandr Nevsky. …
Journalist in Ghana Who Exposed Soccer Corruption Shot Dead
An investigative journalist in Ghana who helped expose a high-ranking official at world soccer body FIFA as corrupt was shot dead by gunmen on a motorbike as he drove home alone at night, police said Thursday. His employers said he was assassinated. Ahmed Hussein-Suale was killed late Wednesday, shot twice in the chest and once …
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9 Dead in Car Bombing in Colombia Capital
At least nine people were killed and more than 20 injured in a car bombing at a Colombian police academy in Bogota on Thursday, recalling the high-profile attacks associated with bloodiest chapters of the country’s guerrilla and drug conflicts. The scene outside the General Santander police academy in southern Bogota was chaotic in the immediate …
Afghanistan’s Ghani Thanks Pakistan For Help With Taliban Talks
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani thanked Pakistan on January 17 for its help in advancing peace talks with the Taliban amid continuing diplomatic efforts to find a solution to the 17-year war in the country, Pakistani officials said. …
Study: Human Diet Causing ‘Catastrophic’ Damage to Planet
The way humanity produces and eats food must radically change to avoid millions of deaths and “catastrophic” damage to the planet, according to a landmark study published Thursday. The key to both goals is a dramatic shift in the global diet — roughly half as much sugar and red meat, and twice as many vegetables, …
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Mayor’s Killing in Poland Sparks Anger Against Hate Speech
Poles on Wednesday heatedly condemned the power of hate speech to trigger real-life violence after the slaying of a popular liberal mayor, with many calling for stronger actions against those who threaten others. Not only did the killer, an ex-convict, take the life of the 53-year-old Gdansk mayor, Pawel Adamowicz, but he stabbed him during …
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