Russia Includes Branch Of Memorial In Foreign Agents List
The international branch of the human rights group Memorial says Russia’s Justice Ministry has designated it as a “foreign agent.” …
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UN Rights Chief Urges Security Council To Curb Veto Right Over Syria
The UN high commissioner for human rights has called for “extraordinary steps” to halt the “ghastly avalanche of violence and destruction” in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, urging the Security…
continue readingIran Parliament Speaker Snubs German Economy Minister
The speaker of the Iranian parliament, Ali Larijani, has called off a meeting with visiting German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel during his high-profile visit to Iran. …
continue readingMoscow’s Migrant Fight Clubs
Some migrants from Central Asia try to make a living in mixed martial arts fighting in Moscow. The days of illegal fight clubs are gone, but it remains a popular…
continue readingBritish Scientists Win Nobel Physics Prize for Exotic Matter Research
Three United States university professors have won the Nobel Prize for Physics for their work on exotic states of matter, the Nobel jury announced Tuesday. Research conducted by the three…
continue readingAfghan Forces Retake Control of Kunduz
Afghan security forces have pushed back the Taliban to the edges of the northern city of Kunduz, a day after the insurgents fought their way into the provincial capital and…
continue readingKerry Criticizes Russia for Supporting Syrian President al-Assad
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry criticized Russia for its “irresponsible and profoundly ill-advised decision” to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and said efforts to end the Syrian war must…
continue readingThe Morning Vertical, October 4, 2016
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continue readingThe Daily Vertical: Others Cease, Russia Fires
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continue readingTexas Teenager Rocks the Blues With New Album
She could be the next big thing on the U.S. blues rock scene in the opinion of many old-time blues musicians and rock n’ roll aficionados in Texas. With her…
continue readingBoth Candidates at Home in Farmville, VA, for Vice Presidential Debate
The tiny town of Farmville, Virginia may seem like an unlikely place for the first and only vice presidential debate this election season. But Farmville illustrates one side of the…
continue readingThe Daily Vertical: Others Cease, Russia Fires (Transcript)
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continue readingFarmville, Virginia, Home of the VP Debate, Feels Connected to Trump
Vice presidential candidates Mike Pence and Tim Kaine will face off in Farmville, Virginia for their first and only debate during this election. While polls show Virginia is leaning Democratic,…
continue readingTexas Teenager Rocks the Blues in New CD
Drawing on the blues roots of her home in east Texas as well as the style of the late Texas blues rocker Stevie Ray Vaughan, 17-year-old Ally Venable is gaining…
continue readingThe Daily Vertical: Others Cease, Russia Fires
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. …
continue readingUS Group Advocates Change, but Not Regime Change, in North Korea
Members of a U.S.-based task force are calling for Washington and its allies to change their approach to dealing with the North Korean nuclear threat, saying it is time to…
continue readingTurkey Continues Post-Coup Attempt Fallout with Purge of 12,000 Police
More than 12,000 Turkish policemen were suspended Tuesday for alleged ties to U.S. based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, the accused leader of July’s failed coup attempt. More than 2,500 police…
continue readingRetrial For Jailed Ethnic Uzbek Activist Starts In Kyrgyzstan
A Kyrgyz court has begun a retrial for ethnic Uzbek activist Azimjan Askarov, who had been jailed for life in a case that has drawn international criticism. …
continue readingTuesday Campaign Events Overshadowed by Vice Presidential Debate
Donald Trump is campaigning Tuesday in the western state of Arizona, while Hillary Clinton rallies supporters in Pennsylvania, but the focus will be in Virginia where their running mates are…
continue readingIMF Says Iran Economy ‘Rebounded Strongly’ Following Lifting Of Sanctions
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Iran’s economy has “rebounded strongly” over the first half of the year, while authorities are undertaking reforms to boost growth. …
continue readingIn Kunduz, Afghan Forces Battling Taliban For Second Day
Fighting between Afghan security forces and Taliban militants has moved into a second day in the northern city of Kunduz. …
continue readingIMF Asks Ukraine For Results In Fight Against Graft
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging Ukraine to show progress in fighting corruption and pushing through other reforms. …
continue readingUN Peacekeeper Killed in Mali Attack
A U.N. Peacekeeper is dead and several others injured in northeastern Mali after a mortar attack hit their camp near the Algerian border. In a statement, the U.N. said its…
continue readingSimple Kit Tests Water for Deadly E.coli
The World Health Organization estimates that more than 840,000 people die every year from preventable diarrheal illnesses, many of which are caused by food and water contaminated by the E.coli…
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