BRICS Leaders Meet In India For Summit
The five leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies are meeting on October 16 in the southwestern Indian state of Goa for their annual summit. …
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Rebels In Syria Claim Capture Of IS Stronghold Of Dabiq
Turkish-backed rebels have captured Syria’s symbolically important town of Dabiq from the Islamic State (IS) extremist group, the rebels and monitors say. …
continue readingBase Bluster: Doubts Cloud Russian Talk Of Far-Flung Military Outposts
As Moscow cements its presence in Syria, it has also been dropping hints it is in talks to open military bases in Vietnam, Cuba, and Egypt. Analysts are not convinced…
continue readingKerry Visiting London For More Syria Crisis Talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is traveling to London on October 16 to discuss the civil war in Syria with Washington’s European allies. …
continue readingKerry Heads to London for Syria Talks With European Allies
On a day when Turkish-backed Syrian rebels captured a northern Syrian town from Islamic State symbolically important to the jihadists, the top U.S. diplomat is also meeting with Washington’s European…
continue readingChina to Blast 2 Astronauts Into Space Monday
Chinese officials unveiled plans for Monday’s launch of the country’s latest space mission in which two astronauts will be blasted into space and will dock with an orbiting space lab.…
continue readingPhotos Of The Week #41
Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL’s broadcast region and beyond for the 41st week of 2016. …
continue reading‘Salam Neighbor’ Documents Daily Life of Syrian Refugees
American filmmaker Chris Temple and fellow producer Zach Ingrasci set up a tent in the middle of the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan to experience, along with the Syrian refugees…
continue readingMontenegrins Go To Polls In Election Billed As Russia Versus West
Montenegrins will head to the polls on October 16 in a parliamentary election that is being billed as a choice between Russia and the West. …
continue readingMontenegrins Voting In Election Billed As Russia Vs. West
Montenegrins are voting in a parliamentary election that is being billed as a choice between Russia and the West. …
continue readingRussia Criticizes ‘Unprecedented’ U.S. Threats Over Alleged Cyberattacks
Russia has criticized the United States for what it has described as “unprecedented” threats over alleged cyberattacks. …
continue readingRussia Criticizes ‘Unprecedented’ U.S. Threats Over Cyberattacks
Russia has criticized the United States for what it has described as “unprecedented” threats over alleged cyberattacks. …
continue readingInternet Monopolies Could Be Ending in Africa
Telecom workers in Burkina Faso were on strike again this month, leading to phone and internet interruptions. The country has only one internet service provider, Onatel, but the days of…
continue readingUS Destroyer Again Targeted by Missiles Off Coast of Yemen
Multiple missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen again have targeted a U.S. warship in the Red Sea, U.S. officials said Saturday. The incident took place late Saturday or early Sunday local…
continue readingUN Chief Surveys Hurricane Damage in Haiti
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived Saturday in Les Cayes, on the southern coast of Haiti, to tour the devastation caused this month by Hurricane Matthew and to meet with families…
continue readingRebels in Yemen Free Two American Captives
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday announced the release of two American citizens who had been held by Houthi rebel militias in Yemen. Kerry, speaking from Lausanne, Switzerland,…
continue readingSaving Iraq’s Culture in a Post Islamic State World
British archeologists are training Iraqis to protect ancient artifacts ahead of military offensive to eject Islamic State militants from Mosul. …
continue readingTurkish-Backed Rebels Advance On IS-Held Dabiq
Turkish-backed rebels launched an offensive on October 15 to try to capture the Syrian town of Dabiq, a symbolically important stronghold of the Islamic State (IS) extremist group. …
continue readingTurkmenistan Will Hold Presidential Election In February
Turkmenistan will hold a presidential vote on February 12, state media reported on October 12. …
continue readingSerbian Leaders Warn Support for Joining European Union Is Waning
Serbian leaders warned that support for joining the European Union is waning in favor of stronger ties with Russia, the Balkan country’s traditional Slavic ally. …
continue readingPentagon Reports Failed Missile Launch by N. Korea
North Korea tried to launch an intermediate-range ballistic missile Saturday, but the effort failed, the U.S. military reported. The U.S. Strategic Command said its monitoring systems detected the launch attempt…
continue readingFuture Combines Human, Machine Intelligence, Scientists Say
Is technology making us more or less human? At the White House Frontiers conference in the U.S. city of Pittsburgh, scientists tackled the question using robots and machine intelligence technologies.…
continue readingAnalysts Urge ‘Soft Landing’ to Post-Mugabe Transition in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is in flux. There are regular protests, especially in the capital, over currency and food shortages, unemployment, and alleged government corruption and mismanagement. Observers say an effective political solution…
continue readingTurkmenistan Will Hold Presidential Election In February
Turkmenistan will hold a presidential vote on February 12, state media reported on October 12. …
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