Category: World

The Russian Interior Ministry says three defendants were killed and at least two others wounded in a shooting inside the Moscow Regional Court building on August 1. …

Almost 500 people accused of involvement in last year’s failed coup in Turkey have gone on trial. …

Online searches about suicide and suicide methods spiked in the weeks following the release of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why, a show that dramatizes the suicide of a teenage girl, according to a U.S. study released Monday. Google searches about suicide were 19 percent higher than average in the 19 days following the show’s release on …

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Police broke up protests in several towns in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo Monday, arresting at least 50 people in the city of Goma. The demonstrators were from the civil society group, La Lucha, which is demanding the government honor a Dec 31st deal to hold delayed elections by the end of this year. …

U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to remove Anthony Scaramucci from his job as communications director, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing three unidentified people close to the decision. News of Scaramucci’s removal came hours after Trump swore in a new chief of staff, retired General John Kelly. Politico reported the dismissal came …

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Tajik authorities have arrested a man after his new wife committed suicide last month amid the couple’s arguments over her virginity. …

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Georgia on July 31 for the second leg of his three-day trip aimed at reassuring allies in Eastern Europe in the face of what the United States calls Russia’s efforts to destabilize the region. …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the United States to reduce the staff of its diplomatic missions by 755 people in the latest twist in souring relations between the two countries. The situation brings to mind late 1986, when the Soviet authorities suddenly barred Washington from hiring Soviet citizens to work at its missions. …

Nigeria has scaled up its military response to the Boko Haram insurgency and will secure the northeast, the acting president’s spokesman said on Sunday, adding that the search for oil workers abducted by suspected members of the jihadist group will go on. Members of an oil prospecting team were kidnapped in the northeast’s restive Lake …

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U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was expected to make a stop Sunday in the hometown of Cliven Bundy, a Nevada rancher accused of organizing an armed standoff three years ago that forced federal agents to end a roundup of his cattle. Zinke’s planned stop in Bunkerville, Nevada – about 80 miles (129 kilometers) northeast of …

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Some 2,800 troops from host Georgia, the United States, and six other countries have begun a major military exercise in the South Caucasus nation. …

Republicans on Sunday urged President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff John Kelly to rein in the chaos within the White House on Monday but said the retired Marine Corps general will be challenged to assert control. In his first six months in office, Trump has upended White House convention with a loose decision-making style …

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Prominent Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has made a rare visit to Saudi Arabia, meeting with the crown prince and other officials, Saudi state media report. …

The U.S. State Department called Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand that U.S. diplomatic staff in Russia be slashed by 755 personnel “regrettable and uncalled for act” and said Washington was considering a possible response. …

A young Ethiopian immigrant who has spent most of her life in the United States, has founded a project to give back to her country of birth. VOA’s Amber Wihshi has more. …

China’s military has the “confidence and capability” to bolster the country’s rise into a world power, President Xi Jinping said Sunday as he oversaw a large-scale military parade meant to show off China’s fighting prowess.   Live state television broadcasts showed Xi, dressed in fatigues and speaking from an open-top jeep, telling his troops that …

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The crocodile industry in Australia’s Northern Territory, a new report says, is worth more than four times the previous estimate of US $80 million. Officials hope the findings will give poorer aboriginal communities the chance to develop crocodile farming industries. The saltwater creature is the world’s largest reptile. In Australia, they were once hunted to …

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is on his way to Estonia to begin a visit to three countries that have expressed concerns about Russia’s intentions in their regions. …

U.S. President Donald Trump accused China of doing “nothing” to help the United States in its dispute with North Korea, adding that “we will not allow this to continue.” …

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence discussed security issues, the fight against corruption, and counterterrorism strategy during a video conference call with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, the president’s office said. …

Jessica Williams says it’s a great time to be an actress of color, and applauds Netflix for leading the way in promoting diversity.   Williams, who cut her teeth as a correspondent on “The Daily Show,” takes on her first starring role in the streaming network’s original film, “The Incredible Jessica James.”   The actress …

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ spokesman said Saturday the 82-year-old leader has been hospitalized for a routine checkup and will be discharged in a matter of hours.   Nabil Abu Rdeneh said Abbas is undergoing regular examinations at a Ramallah hospital. Abbas has suffered heart problems in the past, but his doctors have said he is …

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An inquiry is looking into allegations an Australian Special Forces soldier shot dead a man in Afghanistan then planted a firearm on the body to make it look like the trooper had acted in self-defense.  The probe is part of a far-reaching investigation of Australia’s elite fighting units.   According to the allegation, a member …

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The European Union has launched legal action against Poland’s government over a controversial new law that could undermine the independence of the country’s courts and give the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) too much influence over them. …