Category: World

The National Police office of the Kyiv region says activist attorney Iryna Nozdrovska died of multiple stab wounds in what was described as a “violent death.” …

South Korea says North Korea is planning to restore a cross-border communications channel Wednesday. The South’s Unification Ministry says the North’s state-run radio station made the announcement in a broadcast earlier in the day. The channel, based in the border village of Panmunjom, located in the demilitarized zone that separates the bitter rivals, will be …

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The United States and Pakistan have had a relationship since its creation in 1947. While ties have been strained on numerous occasions, military and economic needs have dictated that the two nations remain cautious allies.  1947: Pakistan is established when colonial power Britain grants independence to India’s mostly-Muslim northwest. The United States is one of …

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Liberian President-elect George Weah on Tuesday set modest goals for his six-year term, calling for Liberia to start exporting crops and repairing decrepit infrastructure, in his first interview since winning election last week. Weah rode a wave of youth support to capture more than 60 percent of the vote in last Tuesday’s run-off, but he …

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Russian luge athletes who were banned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for doping violations at the Sochi Games are not facing sanctions from the International Luge Federation, the federation has announced. …

A Canadian man recently rescued in Pakistan with his American wife and children after five years of captivity by the Taliban has been arrested and faces assault charges in Canada, his lawyer says. …

Just who is behind Iran’s largest antiestablishment protests in years? The answer is difficult to pin down. …

Hundreds of people rallied in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, calling for a thorough investigation into the death of a lawyer and demanding the resignation of Interior Minister Arsen Avakov. …

Russian candidate Ksenia Sobchak said she is running against President Vladimir Putin to win, not just for second place, and would seek to launch her own party after the March election. Sobchak, a TV personality whose father was once Putin’s mentor, spoke with Current Time TV as she laid flowers at a memorial to slain …

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Some residents of Tehran described their financial struggles as days of antigovernment protests took place in dozens of towns and cities across Iran. The demonstrations — which started out as rallies against high inflation for basic food products and other economic woes — began on December 28 in Iran’s second-largest city, Mashhad. (AFP) …

Pakistan has summoned the U.S. ambassador to protest President Donald Trump’s tweets accusing Islamabad of sheltering terrorists who are battling U.S. forces in neighboring Afghanistan. A spokesperson for the U.S. embassy in Islamabad says David Hale was summoned to the foreign ministry Monday night to discuss Trump’s New Year’s Day tweet.  In his first tweet …

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A man accused of deliberately ramming a car into pedestrians in a busy Australian city street was charged with murder on Tuesday after one of the injured died. Saeed Noori had been charged with 18 counts of attempted murder and one count of conduct endangering life alleging he drove an SUV into pedestrians on Dec. …

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Japan’s Emperor Akihito, who is handing the Chrysanthemum Throne to his son next year, was showered with cheers from tens of thousands of New Year’s well-wishers Tuesday at the Imperial Palace.  “Happy New Year,” the 84-year-old emperor said from a balcony. “I wish that this year will prove a gentle and spiritually fulfilling one for …

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Israel indicted a 16-year-old Palestinian girl on Monday on charges including assault for punching an Israeli soldier in the face two weeks ago, an incident which made her into a hero for Palestinians and was seen as humiliating by right-wing Israelis. Israel has held Ahed Tamimi since arresting her three days after she was filmed …

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A lawyer has been found dead in Ukraine days after helping to make sure the man convicted of murdering her sister was not released from prison. …

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President Bashar Assad reshuffled his government Monday replacing the ministers of defense, information and industry, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported. SANA did not give a reason for the government reshuffle that comes at a time when Assad’s forces have been gaining ground over the past two years under the cover of Russian airstrikes and …

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Until recently, the idea that Ukrainian cuisine could feature on the menus of swankier cafes and restaurants seemed out of the question. But after a wave of patriotism following the Euromaidan unrest and conflict with Russia, that has all changed. …

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off billions of dollars in aid to Pakistan, accusing Islamabad of being a safe haven for extremists. …

A man fired more than 100 rounds at sheriff’s deputies in Colorado early Sunday, killing one and injuring four others, before being fatally shot himself in what authorities called an ambush. Two civilians were also injured. Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said deputies came under fire almost immediately after entering a suburban Denver apartment and …

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2013 June — Cleric Hassan Rouhani becomes president. September — Rouhani tells U.S. news channel NBC that Iran will not build any nuclear weapons. He offers “time-bound and result-oriented” talks on the nuclear issue during a speech at the United Nations. November — Iran agrees to stop all uranium enrichment above 5 percent and allow …

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his people have the right to protest and criticize the government, in his first public response to nationwide anti-establishment protests that have stretched into a fourth day. On Saturday, as a counter to the protests, state-sponsored rallies took place around the country. …

Russia’s Investigative Committee says it has indicted the suspect in the St. Petersburg supermarket bombing earlier this week on terrorism charges. …

A bombing has killed at least 17 people at a funeral in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. …