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Easter dawned in Jerusalem with a sunrise service at the Garden Tomb, where the faithful sang hymns of the resurrection. This holy site seeks to recreate the setting of the burial place of Jesus according to biblical accounts: “Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a …
A young Saudi woman’s plea for help after she was stopped in an airport in the Philippines en route to Australia where she planned to seek asylum has triggered a firestorm on social media and drawn attention to the plight of female runaways. For runaway Saudi women, fleeing can be a matter of life and …
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U.S. military says North Korea has failed in an attempt to test-fire a missile early on April 16, saying the launch “blew up almost immediately.” …
Turkish voters are going to the polls on April 16 for a referendum that will decide whether the country changes its constitution to create a presidential system of government – a move that would give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers and allow him to stay in office for up to 10 more years. …
Read more “Turkey’s Referendum Could Create ‘One-Man Rule,’ Threaten EU Ties”
South Korea’s military said a missile launch by North Korea early Sunday from the port city of Sinpo “is presumed to have failed.” South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff did not provide details of the launch, which came less than a day after a massive military parade in the North Korean capital commemorating the 105th …
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Protesters calling on President Donald Trump to release his tax returns march in New York City, April 15, 2017. …
Steeped in centuries of seemingly impenetrable tea tradition, Afghanistan’s capital is getting a little coffee buzz. Nargis Aziz Shahi says business has been increasing day by day since she opened iCafe a couple of weeks ago. Looking a little like a brick-walled Starbucks with a distinctively homey Afghan feel, it’s attracting a mostly youthful clientele …
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More than 1,600 candidates have filed to run in the Iranian presidential election as the official registration period ended on April 15. …
North Korea rolled out its military hardware Saturday at its annual Day of the Sun celebration commemorating the 105th birth anniversary of the country’s founder, Kim Il Sung, the grandfather of current leader, Kim Jong Un. Goose-stepping soldiers and marching bands filled the square Saturday where North Korea’s young leader reviewed tanks, multiple-launch rocket systems …
Arkansas’ plan to execute eight men by the end of the month appeared to unravel Friday, with a judge blocking the use of a lethal injection drug and the state’s highest court granting a stay to one of the first inmates who had been scheduled to die. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen issued …
Read more “US State’s Plan for Several Executions Again Delayed”
An Afghan official says the number of militants killed in an attack by the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S. military has risen to 94. Ataullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor in Nangarhar, said Saturday the number of Islamic State group dead was up from the 36 reported a …
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A member of Congress probing Russian efforts to influence last year’s U.S. presidential election said on April 14 that he traveled to Cyprus to investigate money laundering operations there that could have been utilized by the Kremlin. …
Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line cleric close to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on April 14 filed to run in the May presidential election. …
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last president of the Soviet Union, called on the West to “restore trust” with Russia and warned that the two old adversaries are moving toward a renewed state of Cold War. …
North Korea blamed U.S. President Donald Trump for recent escalations on the Korean peninsula; however, those in Seoul continue to go about their daily business and enjoy the season’s cherry blossoms. Plus, traffic fatalities are down during this year’s Songkran festival in Thailand, but accidents are up.VOA’s Steve Miller has your Asia news, in a …
Turkey says it may re-evaluate or suspend all migrant agreements with the European Union if it does not receive a positive response from the bloc on visa-free travel for Turks. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said during an interview with broadcaster A Haber Friday the migrant deal and visa liberalization were a package, and therefore …
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Uzbekistan says its security services passed information on Rakhmat Akilov, the man accused of ramming a truck into a crowd of people in Stockholm last week, to the West before the deadly attack. …
Afghanistan says a massive bomb dropped Thursday by a U.S. warplane killed 36 members of Islamic State group and destroyed a large cache of weapons. A statement released by the Afghan defense ministry Friday said there were no civilian casualties in this attack. The 10,000-kilogram GBU-43 bomb, known as “the mother of all bombs” (MOAB), …
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The U.S. Department of Defense released video on April 14 showing a massive bomb strike in the Achin district of Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar Province. The U.S. military said the GBU-43/B bomb, the largest nonnuclear bomb used in combat, killed 36 Islamic State militants at a tunnel complex near the Pakistani border. (Reuters) …
He’s back. The white polyester shirt that glistens in the light; the salesman’s shark-toothed grin; the restless arms, always waving and throwing victory signs: Mahmud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s combative and polarizing former president, has reentered the political spotlight. …
Russian state television broadcaster Channel One says it won’t show this year’s Eurovision Song Contest after Ukraine banned Russia’s entry in the competition. …
United Nations human rights experts and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are demanding urgent action from Russian authorities to end the persecution of men perceived to be gay in the Russian region of Chechnya and to “thoroughly” investigate reports of abuse. …
A lawyer representing the man who was dragged off a United Airlines flight earlier this week said he is likely to sue the airline after he suffered serious injuries from the incident. The lawyer, Thomas Demetrio, said the airline has “bullied” passengers for a long time and he will “probably” file a lawsuit on behalf …
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An angry mob killed a fellow student at a Pakistani university campus Thursday on accusations that he’d posted blasphemous content online. It was the latest in a series of vigilante attacks over the increasingly contentious issue in the predominantly Muslim country. Witnesses and local media reported angry students associated with the ruling right-wing political parties …
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