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Looks in neutrals, reds and purples brought the drama Sunday on the Oscars carpet at Hollywood’s biggest fashion show. Salma Hayek looked like exotic royalty in a custom Gucci gown in lilac. It was heavily jeweled and had a busy, ruffled tiered skirt. Rita Moreno, meanwhile, honored Academy Awards history by donning the same gown …
The United States lambasted Moscow for its “brutal” complicity in civilian deaths in Syria’s rebel-held enclave in eastern Ghouta region, accusing Russian aircraft of flying bombing missions in defiance of a United Nations cease-fire. …
American actor David Ogden Stiers, known as the arrogant but brilliant surgeon Charles Emerson Winchester on the television series MASH, has died of bladder cancer at 75. MASH was the story of an army hospital near the front lines during the Korean War. The series was a well-established hit when Stiers, a classically-trained stage and …
Slovak President Andrej Kiska has called for a substantial government reshuffle or snap elections to rebuild public trust following the murder of an investigative reporter. …
Provincial officials in eastern Nangarhar province expressed concerns over the dozens of youths in the province recruited by Islamic State (IS). “I have received reports from districts that unemployment, poverty and IS recruiting efforts have led to youths joining the terror group’s ranks,” Matiullah Ahmadzai, director of Youth Affairs at Nangarhar Department of Culture and …
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Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov marked 100 days in office on March 3. …
Social media users like to have friends and followers on various platforms. But how many accounts are real and how many are generated by computers? Two university students in California say they have a way of detecting if you’re communicating with a human or a “bot”. Michelle Quinn reports. …
In Frederick, Maryland, a group of women have a project. They crochet mats for the homeless in their area. As Faiza Elmasry tells us, these women are not using the usual yarn, they are crocheting used grocery plastic bags for the greater good. Faith Lapidus narrates. …
President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to impose a tax on European cars if the European Union chooses to retaliate against his plans to place tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. In a tweet Saturday morning, Trump said the U.S. had an “$800 Billion Dollar Yearly” trade imbalance because of “very stupid” trade deals and …
Read more “Trump Threatens to Tax European-built Cars as Trade War Rhetoric Builds”
Mushers and dog teams participated in a short sprint in Anchorage, Alaska, for the ceremonial start of the famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. …
Voters in Italy are going to the polls to determine a new parliament, with populist and far-right parties, including three-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s coalition, and a center-left alliance looking to win the right to form a new government. …
A standoff continued between police in Bosnia-Herzegovina and hundreds of veterans of the country’s 1992-95 war who are protesting for more rights, including improved social benefits. …
United Nations aid agencies are gearing up for the first delivery in months of desperately needed humanitarian assistance to thousands of people trapped in the besieged Syrian enclave of Eastern Ghouta. Syrian authorities finally have given permission for the U.N. convoy to enter the enclave’s town of Douma on Sunday. The convoy will be carrying …
Read more “Syrian Authorities Give UN Green Light to Deliver Aid to Eastern Ghouta”
The mass shooting of 17 people at a Florida high school in February has reignited the long-running debate over gun laws in the United States. Here is a look at some gun rights and gun control groups in the U.S.: Prominent gun rights groups National Rifle Association The NRA, which claims 5 million members, is one …
Police in Kyiv moved in to dismantle a protest camp near the national parliament building on March 3, detaining some 100 protesters amid clashes. Police said six protesters and four police officers were hurt in the violence near the Verkhovna Rada in the Ukrainian capital. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …
Slovak authorities have released all seven people detained in connection with the murder of an investigative reporter, an event that shocked the Central European country. …
With a day to go before polls open in an Italian election that has been marked by ugly anti-migrant rhetoric and marred by violence, the leader of the center-left Democratic Party and former prime minister Matteo Renzi warned voters that Italy is on the brink of being led by “extremists” and “dangerous populists,” and risks …
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Animal-protection activists in Russia have discovered millions of rubles worth of state tenders for the killing of stray dogs and cats in cities that will host this summer’s soccer World Cup. …
The life of the Reverend Billy Graham was celebrated at his funeral Friday, the culmination of more than a week of tributes to the most charismatic evangelical minister of his generation who conveyed a message of salvation to millions of people. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence were among some 2,000 people to …
Read more “Billy Graham Laid to Rest in North Carolina Hometown”
A court in Zimbabwe has this week ordered the government and the head of the police force to pay reparations to a group of resettled black farmers whose homes were demolished in 2015 to make way for the former first lady’s game park. The court victory provides little immediate comfort to the farmers at the …
Read more “Zimbabwe Court Orders State to Compensate Evicted Black Farmers”
At least five soldiers and a suicide bomber were killed in two related incidents in Somalia early Friday, according to Somali government and security officials. Somali authorities say the bomber rammed a minivan full of explosives into the main gate of a military base in the town of Afgoye, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) northwest …
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Uzbek opposition journalist Yusuf Rozimurodov has been released from prison after spending 19 years behind bars, human rights activist Ismoil Adilov has told RFE/RL. …
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino says Iranian President Hassan Rohani has assured him that women will soon be allowed to attend soccer matches in the country, although it could “take a bit of time.” …
The European Union is ready to mediate in the latest natural-gas dispute between Ukraine and Russia, with European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic expected to contact the energy ministers of the two countries. …