Five People On Moscow-Yerevan Bus Killed In North Ossetia Crash
Reports from Russia’s North Caucasus region of North Ossetia say five Armenian citizens, including a woman, have been killed in a bus accident. …
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China’s Last Tiananmen Prisoner Set to be Freed, But Frail
China’s last-known prisoner held in relation to the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests will reportedly be released Saturday, but he’ll face freedom a frail and mentally ill man, a rights group…
continue readingThe Daily Vertical: Force Of Light, Force Of Darkness (Transcript)
This is Part 5 of a special Daily Vertical series on Vladimir Putin and the ghosts of Kremlins past. (The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the…
continue readingForeign Companies Struggle With Forced Demolition Disputes
In late June, under the cover of night, more than 100 men dressed in black, some armed with long batons, surrounded the factory of Beijing Universal International, a Taiwanese American…
continue readingLawyer For Ukrainian Journalist Stopped From Leaving Russia
The lawyer for a Ukrainian journalist held in Moscow on charges of espionage says he was briefly prevented from leaving Russia. …
continue readingPutin Ratifies Deal On ‘Indefinite’ Air Force Deployment In Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratified an agreement with Damascus for the indefinite deployment of a Russian Air Force group near Syria’s coastal city of Latakia. …
continue readingArmenians Protest Putin Visit
Activists staged a rooftop protest ahead of a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin for a security summit in Yerevan. (RFE/RL’s Armenian Service) …
continue readingRussian Police Kill Three Alleged Militants In Kabardino-Balkaria
Police in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Kabardino-Balkaria say they killed three militants in an overnight gunbattle. …
continue readingPutin, Russian Security Partners Gather In Yerevan For CSTO Session
Senior officials from former Soviet republics, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, are gathering in Yerevan to attend a session of the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). …
continue readingAt Least 17 Killed By Car Bomb Near Syria-Turkey Border Crossing
At least 17 people, mostly Syrian rebel fighters, were killed after a car bomb exploded near the Bab al-Salama crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border, witnesses and the Syrian Observatory for…
continue readingSwiss Police Arrest Russian Man For False Bomb Threat Against Aeroflot
An Aeroflot passenger plane was evacuated at Geneva’s airport on October 13 and a Russian man was arrested after saying there was a bomb on board, Swiss prosecutors have said.…
continue readingIntelligence Analyst: Russian Cyberattacks Could Roil US Elections
Malcolm Nance is extremely worried about what might happen as U.S. votes are tallied on Nov. 8, election night. A career U.S. counterterrorism and intelligence official with 33 years…
continue readingSouth Africa’s Zuma Asks Court to Block Anti-graft Report
South African President Jacob Zuma has asked a court to stop the release of results of an anti-corruption investigation over allegations of political interference by his wealthy friends, his spokeswoman…
continue readingHurricane Nicole Weakens After Slamming Bermuda
Hurricane Nicole weakened late Thursday as it moved into the open ocean after making a direct hit on Bermuda. Nicole slammed into the British territory as a Category 3 hurricane,…
continue readingAid Groups Fear Battle for Mosul Will Be Disaster for Civilians
More than 62,000 civilians are believed to have fled Mosul in recent weeks as Iraqi forces prepare for a final assault to retake the city from the Islamic State terror…
continue readingBlast from the Past: Comet May Have Hit Earth 56 Million Years Ago
Droplets of glass dug up in New Jersey and from the Atlantic seabed indicate a comet or some other extraterrestrial object may have smacked Earth 56 million years ago, roughly…
continue readingMichelle Obama: Campaign Remarks About Women ‘Cruel, Frightening’
First lady Michelle Obama said Thursday that remarks about women and their bodies emerging from one of the presidential candidates were “cruel, frightening, and it hurts.” Obama did not mention…
continue readingTrump’s War with the Media Reaches a New Level
To say that Donald Trump has a rocky relationship with the media is a massive understatement. For months, he’s barred certain reporters and media outlets from his rallies. He’s threatened…
continue readingFlorida Identifies New Zika Transmission Zone in Miami
Florida officials have identified a small neighborhood in Miami that contains mosquitoes that have spread the Zika virus to humans. The area spans about 2.6 square kilometers in the northwestern…
continue readingEgypt’s Sissi Denies Supporting Opposition in Ethiopia
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi on Thursday denied Ethiopian accusations that his country was supporting the opposition after a wave of violent protests that left hundreds dead. Ethiopia accused “elements”…
continue readingGreece’s Tsipras Urges Lenders to Deliver on Debt Relief
Greece signaled Thursday that it was running out of patience with international lenders sitting on the fence over its call for debt relief, with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras saying delays…
continue readingPreparing for Natural Disasters Can Save Lives and Money
This year’s World Disasters Report warns that thousands of lives are being lost and property destroyed from natural disasters because governments and local communities are failing to prepare for these…
continue reading2016 Election Issues: To Trade or Not to Trade?
It’s one of the big questions in the 2016 U.S. presidential race: To trade or not to trade? And interestingly enough, one of the few economic issues both Republican and…
continue readingAstronomers: Universe Holds Way More Galaxies Than Thought
It appears that scientists had underestimated the magnitude of the universe. An international team of astronomers reported Thursday that the universe might be 10, or even 20, times larger than…
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