Ukrainian Lawmakers Consider Russian Parliamentary Vote Illegitimate
The Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada has branded Russia’s parliamentary elections illegitimate. …
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Montenegro Gov’t Rejects Criticism of Journalist Detention
Montenegro’s government has rejected criticism from international watchdog groups over the months-long detention of an investigative journalist on charges of drug-trafficking. The government said Tuesday the indictment and detention of…
continue readingIslamic State Landmines Still a Threat in Kirkuk
One year after their liberation, villages in southern Kirkuk Province in Iraq await the removal of thousands of mines planted by the Islamic State (IS) fighters. For VOA, Dlshad Anwar…
continue readingEU Adopts New Rules to Boost IS Sanctions
The European Union has adopted new rules allowing the bloc to impose travel bans and asset freezes on associates of the Islamic State extremist group. The move by EU…
continue readingEU to Examine Bosnia’s Suitability to Become Member Nation
The European Union said Tuesday it will examine whether Bosnia has what it takes to become a member as the bloc continues with plans to expand just months after Britain…
continue readingWhite House: 51 Companies Pledge $650M in Refugee Support
More than four dozen U.S. businesses have pledged $650 million in support to help some of the world’s refugees, the White House announced Tuesday as President Barack Obama seeks to…
continue readingSon Of Opposition Candidate To Armenian City Mayor’s Office Found Dead
A son of an opposition candidate for the post of mayor of Armenia’s second-largest city, Gyumri, has been found dead. …
continue readingFinnish Court Convicts 5 Cuban Athletes of Rape
A Finnish court on Tuesday convicted five members of Cuba’s national volleyball team of aggravated rape and ordered them to pay a total of 24,000 euros ($27,000) in compensation to…
continue readingConvicted War Criminal Seeks Return To Power In Northwestern Bosnia
After serving time in a Croatian prison for war crimes he committed during the 1992-95 war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Fikret Abdic has returned to the scene of those crimes and is…
continue readingKremlin Says Hope For Renewed Syria Truce ‘Very Weak’
Russia says the Syria cease-fire can only resume if attacks against government forces stop. …
continue readingFire Sweeps Through Refugee Camp On Greek Island
Thousands of people had to flee from a massive fire which engulfed a camp for refugees and migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos. The blaze started on September 19,…
continue readingUN Suspends Syria Aid Convoys After Attack
The United Nations has suspended all humanitarian convoys in Syria following a deadly air strike on aid trucks near the northern city of Aleppo. …
continue readingSerbian Ex-Paramilitary Commander Denies Charges In Croatian War Crimes Trial
A former Serbian paramilitary commander has gone on trial in Croatia, accused of committing war crimes during the country’s 1991-95 war. …
continue readingIran Sentences Lebanese IT Expert To 10 Years In Prison
A Lebanese information-technology (IT) expert detained in Iran for more than a year has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $4.2 million, his supporters say. …
continue readingRepublika Srpska President Confirms Plans For Controversial Referendum
The president of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Serb-majority entity, the Republika Srpska, has vowed to go ahead with a controversial referendum on a regional holiday. Milorad Dodik said the vote would take place…
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The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …
continue readingThe Morning Vertical, September 20, 2016
Your daily roundup. …
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The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. …
continue readingAustralia Defends Tough Immigration Policies at UN Refugee Summit
Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has defended his government’s tough asylum policies at a United Nations refugee summit in New York. However, activists are demanding that Australia close its controversial migrant camps…
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continue readingChinese Company Under Scrutiny for Evading North Korean Sanctions
A Chinese conglomerate with extensive North Korean ties is reportedly under investigation by authorities in Beijing and Washington for helping the Kim Jong Un government evade international sanctions and expand…
continue readingInvestigators Focus on Motive, Possible Foreign Ties in New York Bombing
U.S. authorities are working to determine whether the suspect in Saturday’s bombings in New York City and New Jersey has any foreign terror ties and what may have motivated the…
continue readingUkraine Detains Uzbek Suspected Of Spying For Russia
Ukraine says it has detained a 25-year-old Uzbek national on suspicion of spying for Russia. …
continue readingProminent Ukrainian Anti-Maidan Activist Killed In Moscow Restaurant
Russian investigators say a prominent Ukrainian separatist has been shot dead in an upscale restaurant outside Moscow by a gunman disguised in a fake moustache and a panama hat. …
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