Three Killed In Russian Helicopter Crash
Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry says one of its helicopters has crashed near Moscow, killing three pilots aboard. …
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Rights Groups Call on AU to Stick With International Court
A coalition of human rights groups called on African Union leaders Thursday to abandon consideration of plans to urge withdrawal of its members from the International Criminal Court. Last April,…
continue readingNew North Carolina Law Restricts Access to Police Body Camera Videos
One response to the increased focus on the use of force by police in the United States has been a rise in the use of body cameras by officers in…
continue readingElephants and Donkeys, Oh My!
You see elephants and donkeys every election season in the U.S. They represent the Republican and Democratic political parties. So how did they become party animals? …
continue readingIsrael’s ‘Shabbat War’ Heats Up With Jerusalem Feeling the Squeeze
On the first Friday evening that Jerusalem restaurant Azza 40 opened without a kosher license, allowing it to serve customers on the Jewish sabbath, crowds of ultra-Orthodox Jews protested outside,…
continue readingEIB to Loan Ethiopia $200 Million for Migrants Jobs Plan
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to lend Ethiopia $200 million to build two industry parks that will employ 30,000 refugees in a move aimed at curbing migration to…
continue readingKerry Calls for Limits on Warplanes Flying Over Syria
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says that if a cease-fire deal in Syria is to be salvaged, warplanes must stop flying over key parts of that country. His comments…
continue readingTight US Election Campaign Has Attention at Home and Abroad
Ahead of their first presidential debate Monday, Republican and Democratic candidates continue to focus on swing states where the voter support is almost equally divided between the two. Republican Donald…
continue readingSolar Power Source That Fits in a Bucket
In spite of living in the age of electronics, many areas around the world still do not have electricity. They may be ravaged by war, too poor or too remote.…
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Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL’s broadcast region and beyond for the 38th week of 2016. …
continue readingRussian PM Warns About Budget ‘Populism’
Russia’s prime minister has warned against “populism” in budget planning, and the allure of printing more rubles to cover the country’s persistent economic problems. …
continue readingMore Protests Follow Police Shootings of African-American Men
A second night of violent protests broke out in Charlotte, North Carolina, Wednesday, following a controversial shooting in which an African-American man was killed a day earlier by a black…
continue readingCameroon Organizes Group Weddings for Refugees
Cameroon is organizing group weddings for refugees who fled the Boko Haram conflict in Nigeria and intercommunal violence in the Central African Republic. Hundreds of curious onlookers, friends and family…
continue readingTop Officials Gather at UN to Address Falling Effectiveness of Antibiotics
Dire warnings about the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance worldwide prompted an urgent high-level meeting at the United Nations in New York Wednesday. Thousands of attendees, including heads of state,…
continue readingU.S. Vice President Warns Ukraine About Commitment To Reform
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has delivered a blunt message to Ukraine, saying the country needs to follow through with economic and political reform or risk undermining European backing for…
continue readingPentagon Investigates Possible Mustard Gas Rocket In Iraq
U.S. officials say military investigators are examining a rocket that landed near a U.S. base in Iraq that may have contained mustard gas. …
continue readingPentagon Investigating Possible Mustard Gas Rocket In Iraq
U.S. officials said military investigators were examining a rocket that landed near a U.S. base in Iraq that may have contained mustard gas. No one was hurt when the rocket…
continue readingWill Upcoming Fight in Syria Usher in Armageddon?
There’s a small town in Syria where ancient Islamic prophecies say a fierce battle will bring about the end of days, and Turkish troops, U.S. military advisers and vetted Syrian…
continue readingBrazil’s New President Promises Investors Political Stability
Brazilian President Michel Temer on Wednesday promised political stability for foreign investors willing to put their money in a country weathering the impeachment of his predecessor and the worst recession…
continue readingPakistan’s Sharif: Only Kabul-Taliban Talks Can Bring Peace
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reiterated Wednesday that only a dialogue between the Afghan government and the Taliban can end decades of conflict and suffering in neighboring Afghanistan. Speaking to…
continue readingPakistan Faces Rising Criticism Over Inability to Curb Extremism
As two U.S. lawmakers pursue legislation to designate Pakistan a terror state, Islamabad is facing the threat of increasing diplomatic isolation over its inability to curb homegrown militancy and the…
continue readingObama: National Security Decisions Must Consider Threat of Climate Change
U.S. President Barack Obama says climate change is a growing threat to national security and its impact should be factored into national security-related decisions, plans and actions. Obama signed a…
continue readingUS Troops Suspect IS in Possible Chemical Attack on Base in Iraq
A U.S. military official says Islamic State is suspected of firing a rocket or artillery shell that landed on a military base in northern Iraq and may have contained a…
continue readingWhy Are Humanitarian Workers Being Targeted in Syria?
With five French aid workers killed near Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday and 20 people killed during an airstrike on an aid convoy earlier this week, many are wondering why humanitarian…
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