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Peruvian authorities on Saturday demolished a mausoleum holding eight Shining Path rebels killed during prison massacres more than three decades ago and relocated their remains to a cemetery in a northern part of Lima. More than 50 police officers and dozens of workers from the cemetery in the Comas district of Peru’s capital participated …
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Thousands of Serbs have protested against President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party in in the capital, Belgrade. …
Hundreds of students of Iran’s Azad University have protested in the capital, Tehran, to express anger over last week’s bus crash that killed and injured about two dozen students. …
Turkmenistan’s president was all smiles when he appeared on state television ahead of the New Year to perform a dreamy new song. But for the country’s citizens, there is not much reason for happiness these days. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of RFE/RL.) …
With the new advancement of Kurdish-led forces into Hajin, in eastern Syria, thousands have fled their homes in Islamic State-controlled pockets. Cold weather and lack of equipment add to their hardship. VOA’s Zana Omar reports from the region. …
The world’s wildlife remains under increasing pressure because of human encroachment, the effects of climate change and — especially — poaching. It is estimated that the global wildlife trafficking market is worth up to $23 billion. Conservationists are fighting back to save some of the most endangered species we have left. Faith Lapidus reports. …
Pineapples aren’t just a delicious fruit, they could be part of your next pair of shoes or piece of clothing. VOA’s Mariama Diallo reports. …
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin in a call discussed the conflict in eastern Ukraine and Crimea, with Merkel pressing Putin on the continued detention of 24 Ukrainian sailors seized by Moscow’s forces in the Kerch Strait. …
Britain has rejected comments by Russia’s ambassador to London claiming the two countries have agreed to gradually reinstate dozens of diplomatic personnel who were expelled by both sides following the Novichok poisoning in Salisbury, Russia’s state-run TASS news agency reports. …
Faezeh Hashemi, the daughter of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and an outspoken former lawmaker in her own right, is warning that the Iranian establishment could collapse. …
A transformer explosion at an electrical facility illuminated the New York City skyline in a blaze of blue light Thursday night. The explosion caused scattered power outages, delayed flights and impacted city subways. “There was a boom and a bang and a flash of light,” Jim Long, a spokesman for the Fire Department of New …
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Curb your dog, don’t pet the llamas, and say goodbye to your favorite cat cafe: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that bans cruelty to animals and imposes stricter new regulations on pet ownership. …
Afghan authorities have imposed a travel ban on the head of Afghanistan’s Football Federation (AFF) over the alleged physical and sexual abuse of former and current players on the women’s national soccer team. …
A ship carrying mainly African migrants docked in Spain Friday morning, after being refused entry by several European countries, including Malta and Italy. The Open Arms vessel rescued the migrants off the coast of Libya on December 21. The ship is operated by Proactiva Open Arms, a Spanish charity, The 310 migrants walked off the …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law establishing punishment for people deemed by courts to have involved minors in unauthorized protests, rallies, and demonstrations. …
Alan Naiman was known for an unabashed thriftiness that veered into comical, but even those closest to him had no inkling of the fortune that he quietly amassed and the last act that he had long planned. The Washington state social worker died of cancer this year at age 63, leaving most of a surprising …
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A look at the best news photos from around the world. …
Facebook Inc’s photo-sharing social network Instagram said on Thursday it has fixed a bug that led to a temporary change in the appearance of its feed for a large number of users. The bug led to a small test being distributed widely, the company said. As part of the test, some users had to tap …
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Pedro Gonzalez has faith in Donald Trump and his party. The 55-year-old Colombian immigrant is a pastor at an evangelical church in suburban Denver. Initially repelled by Trump in 2016, he’s been heartened by the president’s steps to protect religious groups and appoint judges who oppose abortion rights. More important, Gonzalez sees Trump’s presidency as …
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Iran’s foreign minister has been accused of distorting comments by the founder of the Islamic republic by stating that no Iranian official has ever called for the destruction of Israel. …
Steps crafted from the metal salvaged from military hardware seized from the Nazis by the Red Army will adorn a controversial new Russian military cathedral near Moscow. …
A list of BBC correspondents working in Russia has been leaked online after Russia’s media regulator, Roskomnadzor, said it was checking the legality of the BBC World News channel’s Russian operations and its websites. …
European Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said on Thursday there is still a chance that Britain’s parliament will vote in favor of the Brexit agreement in January and that there was no public support for a disorderly Brexit or another referendum. Prime Minister Theresa May has struck a withdrawal agreement with Brussels but she was forced …
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An American adventurer has become the first person to complete a solo trek across Antarctica without assistance of any kind. Colin O’Brady, 33, took 54 days to complete the nearly 1,000-mile (1,600-kilometer) crossing of the frozen continent from north to south. “I accomplished my goal: to become the first person in history to traverse …
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