Yazidi Women Accept Sakharov Prize
Two Yazidi women who were abducted by Islamic State militants in 2014 and used as sex slaves have accepted the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought and expression.…
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Yazidi Women Accept Sakharov Prize
Two Yazidi women who were abducted by Islamic State militants in 2014 and used as sex slaves have accepted the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought and expression.…
continue readingIndonesian Christians on Edge at Ahok Trial
The blasphemy trial of Jakarta’s Chinese Christian governor has begun during anxious times for Indonesian Christians. Last week, a hardline Muslim group shut down a Christmas celebration in Bandung, West…
continue readingRex Tillerson, Trump’s Pick For Secretary Of State, On Russia, Iran, Climate Change
As a senior oil executive who has worked on ExxonMobil deals in Russia since the 1990s, Tillerson had a consistent record of pushing for closer ties with Russia and felt…
continue readingRex Tillerson, Trump’s Pick For Secretary Of State, On Russia, Iran, Climate Change
As a senior oil executive who has worked on ExxonMobil deals in Russia since the 1990s, Tillerson had a consistent record of pushing for closer ties with Russia and felt…
continue readingPutin Suggests Sanctions Obstacle To Cooperation, Peace Deal With Japan
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that sanctions imposed on Russia over its actions in Ukraine are an obstacle to talks on a peace treaty with Japan. …
continue readingPutin Suggests Sanctions Obstacle To Cooperation, Peace Deal With Japan
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that sanctions imposed on Russia over its actions in Ukraine are an obstacle to talks on a peace treaty with Japan. …
continue readingTrump Picks ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson As Secretary Of State Nominee
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has formally announced that ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson is his nominee to serve as secretary of state. …
continue readingTrump Picks ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson As Secretary Of State Nominee
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has formally announced that ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson is his nominee to serve as secretary of state. …
continue readingUN Says Dozens Of Aleppo Civilians Shot ‘On The Spot’
The United Nations says it has received reports of pro-government forces in Syria entering homes in eastern Aleppo and shooting civilians “on the spot.” …
continue readingUN Says Dozens Of Aleppo Civilians Shot ‘On The Spot’
The United Nations says it has received reports of pro-government forces in Syria entering homes in eastern Aleppo and shooting civilians “on the spot.” …
continue readingTrump Nominates Exxon Chief Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State
President-elect Donald Trump announced his nomination for Secretary of State Tuesday, picking ExxonMobil chairman and chief executive officer Rex Tillerson to be the nation’s top diplomat. Tillerson, friendly with Russia’s…
continue readingTrump Nominates Exxon Chief Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State
President-elect Donald Trump announced his nomination for Secretary of State Tuesday, picking ExxonMobil chairman and chief executive officer Rex Tillerson to be the nation’s top diplomat. Tillerson, friendly with Russia’s…
continue readingThe Daily Vertical: Putin’s War On Democracy
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …
continue readingThe Daily Vertical: Putin’s War On Democracy
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …
continue readingThe Daily Vertical: Putin’s War On Democracy
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …
continue readingThe Daily Vertical: Putin’s War On Democracy
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …
continue readingLeftist PSD Wins Romania Parliamentary Election
Romania’s left-leaning Social Democratic Party (PSD) won the country’s parliamentary elections with about 46 percent of the vote in both houses. Official results released Tuesday showed the center-right National Liberal…
continue readingUS Military Faces Tough Challenges in Pacific Region
2017 is shaping up to be a complicated year for U.S. military relationships in the Pacific region. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Carla Babb explains some of the challenges in store. …
continue readingUS Military Faces Tough Challenges in Pacific Region
2017 is shaping up to be a complicated year for U.S. military relationships in the Pacific region. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Carla Babb explains some of the challenges in store. …
continue readingMalaysia Crowns New Youthful King
Malaysia’s new king, a 47-year-old state sultan, ascended the throne Tuesday, becoming one of the youngest constitutional monarch in the Southeast Asian nation’s history. Sultan Muhammad V took his…
continue readingZimbabwe Drought, Hunger Push Farmers to Seek Greener Pastures
A decade ago Ndaizivei Nyamatsatse was the proud owner of 20 cows – a number that made him the envy of his neighbors in Zimbabwe’s eastern province of Manicaland, where…
continue readingZimbabwe Drought, Hunger Push Farmers to Seek Greener Pastures
A decade ago Ndaizivei Nyamatsatse was the proud owner of 20 cows – a number that made him the envy of his neighbors in Zimbabwe’s eastern province of Manicaland, where…
continue readingMyanmar Reporter Killed While Investigating Illegal Logging
A Myanmar government official says a journalist has been killed while reporting on illegal logging in the northwest of the country. The local police say they are investigating the death. …
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