Russia Still Sees Chance Of Summit On Ukraine Next Week
Russia says it still sees a chance of holding a four-way summit on the Ukraine conflict next week. …
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Nigeria Says 21 Chibok Girls Released
Nigerian officials say 21 of the “Chibok girls” kidnapped by militant group Boko Haram in 2014 have been released. A spokesman for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said on Twitter Thursday…
continue readingKazakhstan Restarts Pumping Oil From Kashagan
Kazakhstan has launched oil production at the Kashagan offshore field in the Caspian Sea. …
continue readingGerman Authorities Under Fire Over Terror Suspect’s Jail Death
The German government has demanded an immediate inquiry into the death in a prison cell of a Syrian refugee suspected of planning a bomb attack. …
continue readingEnglish City Rejects ‘No-go’ Label, Balances Immigration, Humanitarian Concerns
A leaflet put out by Hungary’s leaders recently identified several British cities as “no-go zones” where immigrants, many of them Muslim, dominate. The leaflet cited the cities as examples of…
continue readingPresidential Candidates Offer Competing Immigration Plans
The refugee crisis across Europe, the threat of terrorism and the 11 million people now living in the United States illegally all are issues for U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump…
continue readingPresidential Candidates Offer Competing Immigration Plans
U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have dramatically different immigration policies. From Los Angeles, VOA’s Mike O’Sullivan takes a look at their positions on accepting immigrants in a…
continue reading‘No-Go Zone’ City Balances Immigration, Humanitarian Concerns
Hungarian officials recently declared several British cities “no-go zones” where immigrants – many of them Muslim – dominate, using them as examples of why Hungary should not accept migrants or…
continue readingRights Group Blasts Malaysia Over Free Speech
A leading human rights group is warning that the Malaysian government is increasingly taking a tougher line to limit free speech amid a growing “climate of fear” in public debate,…
continue readingThe Daily Vertical: Putin’s Brezhnev Schizophrenia
This is Part 4 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 readingThe Daily Vertical: Putin’s Brezhnev Schizophrenia
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday.(The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.) …
continue readingProminent Kazakh Journalist Says He Was Prevented From Attending High Profile Trial
A prominent Kazakh journalist says he could not attend a high-profile trial in Kazakhstan because authorities summoned him regarding an old court ruling. …
continue readingRussia Says Damascus Embassy Targeted In Mortar Attack
Russia says a mortar attack has targeted its embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus, in the second such attack this month. …
continue readingIndependent Kazakh Journalist Reports Attack Against Her
An independent Kazakh journalist says she has been attacked and robbed by an unknown assailant in the country’s largest city, Almaty. …
continue readingThe Daily Vertical: Putin’s Brezhnev Schizophrenia (Transcript)
Vladimir Putin simultaneously wants to be Leonid Brezhnev and avoid being Leonid Brezhnev. …
continue readingAfghan Shi’a Targeted In Another Deadly Attack
Shi’ite worshipers in Afghanistan have been targeted by another deadly attack during the Muslim festival of Ashura. At least 14 people were killed on October 12 when a bomb exploded…
continue readingColombians March in Favor of Peace Deal
Thousands of people flooded streets in cities across Colombia Wednesday to protest in favor of a peace deal between the government and a group of Marxist rebels who have been…
continue readingU.S. Launches First Air Strikes In Yemen War After Attacks On Warship
U.S. officials said the military launched cruise missile strikes to knock out radar sites in Yemen controlled by Iran-allied Huthi forces, retaliating after failed missile attacks this week on a…
continue readingUN Rights Chief Says U.S. Candidate Trump ‘Dangerous’ For The World
The United Nations’ human rights chief ignored criticism from Russia and said that Republican candidate Donald Trump would be a “dangerous” U.S. president “from an international point of view.” …
continue readingUN Set to Appoint New Secretary-General
The United Nations is expected to appoint former Portugal Prime Minister Antonio Guterres as Secretary-General Thursday. U.N. General Assembly President Peter Thompson said in a statement he hopes the 193-member…
continue readingMore Women Describe Trump Kissing, Touching Them
More allegations emerged Wednesday involving Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and what multiple women described as incidents of groping or kissing them on an airplane, inside Trump Tower in New…
continue readingPakistan Court Delays Appeal In Bibi’s Blasphemy Case
Pakistan’s Supreme Court will hear a final appeal in the country’s most notorious blasphemy case amid a heavy police presence on October 13. …
continue readingTable Tennis Robot Coach Can Up Your Game
Table tennis is the world’s most popular indoor sport. The game is dominated by China, but Japan, Germany and South Korea also have some of the sport’s best players. Now…
continue readingLow Rates of Breastfeeding Increase Child Mortality
A new study from researchers at Harvard University is highlighting the importance of breastfeeding babies. The research – published in the journal Maternal and Child Nutrition and says that breastfeeding…
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