Utah State Senator’s Summer Visit to Iran Sparks Firestorm
A Utah state senator who traveled to Iran last week has set off a firestorm there, where hard-liners accuse him of being “part of a major Western project to infiltrate”…
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Kyrgyz President Cancels UN Trip Due To Heart Problems
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev has canceled a trip to New York to attend the UN General Assembly after suffering chest pains during the flight, his press service said. …
continue readingChina Detains Woman for Posting News on Wukan Crackdown
Police in China’s southern Guangdong province are detaining citizens for posting information and news reports about a government crackdown on protesters in the small fishing village of Wukan. Huang Meijuan,…
continue readingUS Mistakenly Grants Citizenship to Hundreds of Immigrants
The U.S. government has mistakenly granted citizenship to more than 800 immigrants that it was supposed to have deported. An internal Homeland Security Department audit released Monday found the 858…
continue readingBosnian Serb President Vows To Proceed With Referendum Despite Court Ban
The president of the Republika Srpska has vowed to go ahead with a referendum on a regional holiday in the autonomous Serbian region of Bosnia-Herzegovina, a move that represents a…
continue readingNew York Employs Cell Phone Alert System in Bombing Suspect Manhunt
Once a suspect was identified in the New York and New Jersey bombings, officials in New York used a cell phone emergency alert system for the first time for a…
continue readingReport: Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Threaten Global Physical & Financial Health
The growing number of “superbug” infections could push 28 million people into extreme poverty, hurt the economy as badly at the 2008 financial crisis, make health care costs soar, damage…
continue readingSeptember 19, 2016
A look at the best news photos from around the world. …
continue readingSomali-Americans Anxious After Minnesota Mall Stabbing
Somali community leaders in St. Cloud, Minnesota say they are “shocked” at the news that a Somali-American man allegedly stabbed nine people at a shopping mall on Saturday evening. …
continue readingUS-backed Allies Set to Clash in Syria, Shaking Already Unstable Alliance
U.S.-backed allies in northern Syria appear set for a major clash even as they both race to liberate a strategic town from Islamic State (IS) terror group. Both Kurdish-dominated…
continue readingTwitter Relaxes Character Limit
Twitter has relaxed its 140 character limit, but before you start writing that 1,000-word tweet, the change only means that links, pictures won’t count toward the limit. A report in…
continue readingKGB 2.0? Report Says Kremlin Plan Afoot For Major Security-Service Shakeup
A Russian media report suggests the Kremlin is considering creating a monolithic new security ministry that would effectively reconstitute the infamous KGB. …
continue readingOSCE Reports ‘Numerous Procedural Irregularities’ In Russian Vote
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Russia’s parliamentary vote was marred by procedural irregularities and curbs on basic political rights. President Vladimir Putin’s ruling United Russia party…
continue readingSaudi Arabia Says 17 IS Plotters Arrested
Saudi Arabia says it has smashed three cells linked to the extremist group Islamic State (IS) and also arrested 17 suspected sympathizers. …
continue readingJournalist With Reformist Daily Arrested In Iran
A journalist with Iran’s reformist Sharq daily has been arrested in Tehran. …
continue readingKosovo Students Stage Sit-In Around Serbian Orthodox Church
A group of Kosovar Albanian students at the University of Pristina have protested against plans to restore and use a Serbian-built Orthodox church on the campus. They staged a sit-in…
continue readingRussia Bans Top LGBT News Website
A court in Siberia has banned one of Russia’s most popular lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) news sites without warning. …
continue readingRussian Dissident Art Group Members Detained In Prague
A founding member of the group Voina (War), Oleg Vorotnikov, his wife and fellow activist, Natalya Sokol, and their daughter were detained on September 18. …
continue readingU.S. Says Russia Must Clarify Syrian Statement Cease-Fire Over
The United States says it’s prepared to extend a cease-fire in Syria despite violations but called on Russia to clarify a statement by the Syrian Army that the truce was…
continue readingCrushing Victory, Low Turnout — Six Russian Election Takeaways
United Russia is on track to win well over 300 seats in the lower house of parliament, far more than the 238 it holds now. The three other largely loyal…
continue readingCambodia Sentences 4 Rights Activists to Six Months in Prison
Four women land rights activists were sentenced to six months in prison by a court in Cambodia on Monday for insulting and obstructing public officials during a 2011 violent land…
continue readingFrance Remembers Victims of Terror Attacks in Paris Ceremony
A ceremony in memory of all victims of terror attacks has been held in Paris as France is still under a state of emergency. The names of the victims of…
continue readingApparent Violations Spotted During Russian Elections
Amateur video captured scenes of what appeared to be ballot-stuffing at multiple polling stations during Russia’s parliamentary elections on September 18. Results from three polling stations are set to be…
continue readingTwelve Liberian Political Parties Join Forces
A dozen political parties in Liberia are joining forces to take on the ruling Liberty Party in the 2017 presidential election, Senator Prince Johnson told VOA Daybreak Africa. “We want…
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