The first of three face-to-face debates between U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump has kicked off, with the rivals squaring off in a highly anticipated showdown as the…
continue readingRussia announced it is dropping a brief import ban on fruits and vegetables from Egypt, after Cairo backed downed on tough restrictions on wheat imports from Russia. …
continue readingOver 90 percent of Azerbaijan’s voters supported the extension of the presidential term from five to seven years, with about 72 percent of the ballots counted, Baku’s Central Election Commission…
continue readingU.S. President Barack Obama was honored by Native Americans Monday as an adopted son and a leader who has kept his promises. At the 8th Annual White House Tribal Nations…
continue readingA court in Oman has shut down a privately-run newspaper and sentenced three journalists to prison for reporting on alleged corruption inside the judiciary. They include the editor-in-chief of the…
continue readingYoung Belgians with African roots are fighting discrimination and stereotyping by teaching history through tours to highlight Belgian King Leopold II’s colonization of parts of Central Africa. His “Congo Free State”…
continue readingLocated along the Anacostia River, Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens is ties together earth, wind, and water. In 1926 the US Congress acted to preserve the forests and waterways of…
continue readingAn international team of scientists has identified a new strain of “superbug” that has made people sick, and it apparently came from chickens. The new strain of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus,…
continue readingPart of the Islamic State terror group’s plan to turn the northern Iraqi city of Mosul into “hell on earth” could well include a barrage of homemade chemical weapons. U.S.…
continue readingThe United States has announced criminal charges and economic sanctions against a Chinese company for alleged support of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. Dandong Hongxiang Industrial Developmental Company Limited (DHID),…
continue readingThe first presidential debate between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump begins at 9 p.m. (0100 UTC) at Hofstra University. The moderator is NBC’s Lester Holt, who…
continue readingAid workers in the devastated Syrian city of Aleppo say Syria and its Russian allies stepped up their bombing campaign on rebel-held eastern parts of the city Monday, killing nearly…
continue readingNigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said his government is not ready to negotiate with Boko Haram until it is clear who is leading the terror group. “I gave directives on…
continue readingOnly 30 doctors remain in rebel-held eastern Aleppo, where they are in dire need of medical and surgical supplies to treat hundreds of wounded people among a trapped population of…
continue readingIslamic State fighters are preparing for a major battle in a critical war-ravaged province, where government troops have successfully driven out rebel forces. IS has been fighting Syrian forces in…
continue readingAnyone versed in the arcana of science fiction knows about the significance of Europa, a moon of the planet Jupiter. Scientists have always considered it to be one of the…
continue readingThe United States has accused Russia and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of waging a “concerted campaign” against civilians. …
continue readingThe consolidation of Russia’s intelligence agencies into a massive security ministry, in effect recreating the old Soviet KGB, is a worrisome prospect for some Kremlin watchers. The plan reportedly under…
continue readingThe head of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s autonomous Bosnian Serb entity has been summoned by state prosecutors after he defied a high-court ruling from Sarajevo by holding a controversial referendum. …
continue readingFIFA’s abolition of its anti-racism task force was denounced as a shameful betrayal on Monday as the governing body went on the defensive to reaffirm its commitment to fighting discrimination.…
continue readingTongues as well as tails were wagging Sunday as dogs drew crowds at the eighth annual Surf City Surf Dog competition in Huntington Beach, California, near Los Angeles. Dozens of…
continue readingLike many South African university students, Nontsikelelo Selleo is angry. And, like many young black South Africans, she says she struggles financially, but has yet to see the equality and…
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continue readingThe arrests of 24 Kurdish teachers, accused of supporting the PKK Kurdish rebel group, has intensified criticism of the Turkish government’s use of the emergency powers it introduced following July’s…
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