Armenia celebrated the 25th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union with a military parade in Yerevan. Troops marched along with armored vehicles, Iskander missiles, and other advanced weapons,…
continue readingIn Surgut, nationalist activists have installed a bust of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin near the spot where a local group has been trying for a year to erect a monument…
continue readingIraqi lawmakers have voted to dismiss Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari. …
continue readingTemporary home to thousands of migrants trying to reach Britain, the French city of Calais is a major battlefield for presidential candidates who are seizing on fears of immigration in…
continue readingA man wielding a knife has been shot and wounded by security officials outside Israel’s Embassy in the Turkish capital. …
continue readingThe spokesman for Russia’s Investigative Committee, Vladimir Markin, says he “decided” to resign from his position. …
continue readingIraq’s military closed in on Wednesday on the centre of Shirqat, a northern town held by Islamic State seen as a stepping stone in the campaign to recapture the jihadists’…
continue readingAn alleged militant for the Islamic State (IS) group has been detained in Russia’s Tatarstan region. …
continue readingRussian and Syrian officials maintained Wednesday their chorus of denials of any involvement in an attack on a humanitarian aid convoy near Aleppo earlier this week that has prompted a…
continue readingConstitutional law experts from the Council of Europe have criticized proposed changes to Azerbaijan’s constitution to be put to a national referendum on September 26. …
continue readingA founding member of the Russian dissident art collective Voina (War) has been released from custody in the Czech Republic. …
continue readingKarl Rove is relaxed but adamant: “The threat from Russia is definitely growing,” he says. “Putin is becoming more bellicose; he feels he can push the edge of the envelope…
continue readingA knife-wielding attacker was shot by Turkish police outside the Israeli Embassy in Ankara Wednesday before he could harm anyone, according to Israeli officials. “A man approached the embassy with…
continue readingIn the aftermath of bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami’s capture, attention focused on his father, Mohammed Rahami. VOA’s Tina Trinh met with a local imam who knew him and now…
continue readingA Russian journalist known for his anti-Kremlin stance has left Russia, saying he feared for his life. …
continue readingIran is marking the anniversary of its eight-year war with Iraq in the 1980s with military parades. …
continue readingQishloq Ovozi is pleased to welcome Joanna Pares Hoare and her review of a book edited by Marlene Laruelle on the always important topic of migration, both within Central Asia…
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continue readingHundreds of top scientists warned on Tuesday against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s vow to pull the United States out of the Paris climate-warming accord if elected in November. The…
continue readingHuman Rights Watch says it is checking reports that authorities in Tajikistan detained some 50 relatives of Tajik activists who had staged a protest at an OSCE conference in Poland…
continue readingThe international rights group Human Rights Watch publicly criticized a popular British travel blogger for posting a fun and positive review of his recent visit to North Korea, while ignoring…
continue readingLandslides and flash floods in Indonesia have left at least 20 people dead as torrential downpours continued to pound the nation’s many islands Wednesday. The main island of Java saw…
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