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More than 45 people have died and millions are without power since Hurricane Irma swept through the Caribbean and southeastern United States. Relief efforts are now in high gear, with the U.S. military answering the call for help. VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb has the latest. …
Tens of thousands of women who survived enslavement and rape during the 1992-95 Bosnian war are still being denied justice, according to a report from Amnesty International. A quarter of a century after the conflict began, rights activists say many of the survivors are living in poverty and have lost all hope the perpetrators will …
A Russian fighter for the Islamic State extremist group who was captured in Mosul has been sentenced to death by hanging, Iraqi authorities say. …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated his opposition to the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement during a press conference as he visited Argentina on September 12. …
Ads that Russian operatives purchased on Facebook during last year’s presidential election actively promoted then-Republican candidate Donald Trump’s anti-immigration campaign and other conservative causes, U.S. media are reporting. …
The U.N. Security Council will hold an urgent meeting this week on continuing violence in western Myanmar that has forced nearly 400,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee across the border into Bangladesh. The meeting, which has been scheduled for Wednesday, was requested by Britain and Sweden Monday after Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the U.N.’s human rights chief, …
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The Saudi-led coalition waging an air campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the north is killing children in what amounts to war crimes, an international rights group said Tuesday. Human Rights Watch released a detailed report documenting the deaths of 26 children killed in five airstrikes since June. The group said that despite coalition promises …
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Representatives of Zimbabwe’s first lady say a young woman who accused her of assault was the actual aggressor, allegedly attacking Grace Mugabe with a knife while drunk, according to a court document filed in South Africa. The court papers denying any wrongdoing by Mugabe were submitted August 17 by Zimbabwean diplomats on behalf …
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A series of anonymous bomb threats phoned to authorities in cities across Russia has prompted evacuations at schools, shopping malls, theaters, and universities since September 11. …
Turkey has signed a deal with Russia to buy S-400 antiaircraft missile systems in its first major weapons purchase from Moscow. …
Saudi Arabia said on September 12 that it foiled an Islamic State plot to bomb its defense ministry headquarters, while separately dismantling an alleged spy ring in the kingdom …
Russia says Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has met with U.S. Undersecretary of State Thomas Shannon in Finland’s capital, Helsinki, to address sore spots in Moscow and Washington’s relations. …
President John F. Kennedy’s granddaughter and Caroline Kennedy’s daughter Tatiana Schlossberg has gotten married at the family’s Martha’s Vineyard home. The New York Times reports the 27-year-old Schlossberg married 28-year-old George Moran on Saturday with former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick officiating. The couple met in college at Yale. Schlossberg was an environmental reporter for the …
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The Russian opposition is claiming success after a grassroots campaign led by Kremlin critic Dmitry Gudkov helped dissenters win a rare toehold in the capital in weekend elections. …
The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a new round of sanctions against North Korea for its illicit nuclear activities. VOA’s Margaret Besheer reports the latest sanctions are in response to North Korea’s recent nuclear test. …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded former Ambassador to the United States Sergei Kislyak a top state honor in recognition of his “substantial contribution to the realization of Russia’s foreign policy.” …
Two cranes atop high-rise buildings under construction collapsed Sunday in downtown Miami amid strong winds from Hurricane Irma. The cranes were among two dozen such heavyweight hazards looming over the city skyline as the monster storm powered across the state. No injuries were reported after either crash, said Miami City Manager Daniel Alfonso. …
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Amid extreme levels of security, Pakistan is set to reenter the world of international cricket, hosting world-class competition for the first time since a deadly terror attack in 2009 scared off the sport’s top teams. …
The kind of breakthrough performance where it’s immediately apparent that an actor is going to be a star for years to come is a rarity in movies. Think of Emma Stone in “Easy A” or Jessica Chastain in “The Tree of Life.” But that kind of thunderbolt moment is striking now for 21-year-old Timothee …
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The Russian foreign minister has urged a coalition of Arab nations led by Saudi Arabia to negotiate with Qatar to end a bitter diplomatic dispute that has raised tensions on the Arabian Peninsula. …
Reuters news agency is reporting that Iraqi authorities are holding 1,400 foreign wives and children of suspected fighters of the Islamic State (IS) extremist group. …
North Korea warned on Monday the United States would pay a “due price” for spearheading a U.N. Security Council resolution against its latest nuclear test, as Washington presses for a vote on a draft resolution imposing more sanctions on Pyongyang. South Korean officials have said after the North’s sixth nuclear test on September 3, which …
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted a massive celebration to congratulate his nuclear scientists and technicians who steered the country’s sixth and largest nuclear test a week ago, its official news agency said on Sunday. South Korea had been bracing for another long-range missile launch in time for the 69th anniversary of North Korea’s …
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