The Chilean government on Friday said it signed a $100 million loan agreement with the Inter-American Development to help the South American nation fight corruption and improve transparency in both…
continue readingEuropean Union trade ministers meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia, made it clear Friday that there was little chance of concluding faltering talks with the United States before President Barack Obama leaves…
continue readingAfghan security forces are engaged in fierce battles with Taliban insurgents over a besieged southern provincial capital that stands in the way of the Taliban’s attempt to carve a direct…
continue readingU.S. President Barack Obama has vetoed a bill that would allow families of victims of the September 11, 2011, terrorist attacks to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, saying it…
continue readingA Russian mechanized infantry unit has arrived in Pakistan to participate in two countries’ first joint military exercise. …
continue readingRussia’s foreign minister said Friday that Syria’s moderate opposition must separate from certain terrorist groups before there can be a real cessation of hostilities. “So we are all in favor…
continue readingA U.N. aviation agency has not invited Taiwan to its September conference in Canada, the latest sign that China is putting more pressure on Taiwan’s new government. Taiwan’s Ministry of…
continue readingU.S. indices traded lower Friday, aligning with foreign markets as investors took a step back following a three-day rally. Apple put pressure on the Dow Jones industrial average with a…
continue readingLong a Rival, Ted Cruz Endorses Trump in US Presidential Race In an abrupt shift, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz endorsed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Friday, saying he is…
continue readingNew research is showing promise for patients with metastatic breast cancer, according to scientists at the University of Michigan. Early detection of the primary malignant breast tumor offers encouraging prospects…
continue readingThe top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan says the Taliban control about 10 percent of the the country and the Islamist extremist group is battling with government troops for control…
continue readingRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the UN General Assembly that efforts to secure peace in Syria must continue, repeating calls for impartial investigations of air strikes which hit Syrian…
continue readingYemeni President Abu-Rabbu Mansur Hadi has accused Iran of blocking peace by supporting Huthi rebels in the deadly conflict in Yemen. …
continue readingA citizen of Kosovo has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for hacking the personal data of some 1,300 members of the U.S. government and military and sending it…
continue readingA referendum called by the president of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, over a seemingly innocent question — whether January 9 should be celebrated as the entity’s Statehood Day — is…
continue readingA Russian performance artist who built a career thumbing his nose at the authorities now says he supports President Vladimir Putin — even as he seeks asylum in Europe and…
continue readingFamous Tatar singer-dancer Rezeda Ganiullina has apologized after Muslims across Russia condemned a recent video of hers that was filmed on the grounds of a mosque. …
continue readingTravelers celebrated the glory days of train travel in the former Yugoslavia with a special service on the Belgrade to Bar line. The event on September 23 marked the 40th…
continue readingDissident artist Oleg Vorotnikov says he now supports President Vladimir Putin and wants to return to Russia if police there drop charges against him. In an interview with RFE/RL’s Current…
continue readingIs Vladimir Putin about to resurrect the KGB? And if so, what does it portend? Listen to the new Power Vertical Podcast. …
continue readingConservation groups say Laos has promised to phase out tiger farms, which could help to curb the illegal trade in the endangered animals’ body parts and protect the depleted population…
continue readingEgypt’s state news agency says 148 bodies were pulled out of the waters off the Egyptian coast, three days after hundreds of migrants heading to Europe drowned. Mohammed Sultan, the…
continue readingEgyptian officials say more than 100 bodies have been pulled out of the waters off the Egyptian coast as the death toll from the capsizing of a smuggler’s boat continues…
continue readingEgyptian officials say more than 100 bodies have been pulled out of the waters off the Egyptian coast as the death toll from the capsizing of a smuggler’s boat continues…
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