The Syrian military has taken a major district in the besieged city of Aleppo but has also retreated from historic Palmyra as extremist Islamic State (IS) fighters have retaken the…
continue readingNew Zealand Finance Minister Bill English was sworn in Monday as the country’s new prime minister after last week’s surprise announcement that John Key was stepping down after eight years…
continue readingHaving taken over the reins of state, South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn will begin receiving official briefings from aides of disgraced President Park Geun-hye on Monday, following her impeachment…
continue readingThree Syrian opposition officials say outmatched rebels battling Russia-backed government forces in eastern Aleppo have received a U.S.-backed proposal to join with civilians in leaving the city, under safe passage…
continue readingThree Syrian opposition officials say outmatched rebels battling Russia-backed government forces in eastern Aleppo have received a U.S.-backed proposal to join with civilians in leaving the city, under safe passage…
continue readingNearly two months into the assault on the Islamic State’s last major stronghold in Iraq, the unbridled optimism that accompanied the initial, rapid advance is gone. Iraqi security forces, which…
continue readingA top Pakistan Foreign Ministry official has said that “some” members of the terrorist Haqqani network are present in the country, but Islamabad is not allowing any group to conduct…
continue readingLatvia’s skeleton team said it would not be participating in upcoming world championships in Russia due to the ongoing scandal over doping by Russian athletes. …
continue readingPresident-elect Donald Trump is rejecting U.S. intelligence agencies’ conclusions that Russia attempted to influence last month’s presidential election by hacking American political entities and selectively releasing the data obtained. VOA’s…
continue readingPresident-elect Donald Trump is rejecting U.S. intelligence agencies’ conclusions that Russia attempted to influence last month’s presidential election by hacking American political entities and selectively releasing the data obtained. VOA’s…
continue readingU.S. President-elect Donald Trump questioned Sunday whether the United States should continue its “one China” policy that includes its Taiwan province, unless Beijing offers concessions on trade and other issues.…
continue readingU.S. President-elect Donald Trump questioned Sunday whether the United States should continue its “one China” policy that includes its Taiwan province, unless Beijing offers concessions on trade and other issues.…
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continue readingBullets wiz into the sand outside the Iraqi Army base, an abandoned home on the edge of the village, as two wounded men are carried into pick-up trucks, just back…
continue readingU.S. President-elect Donald Trump says the Central Intelligence Agency’s conclusion that Russia interfered in last month’s presidential election to boost his chances of winning was “ridiculous,” calling it “just another…
continue readingU.S. President-elect Donald Trump says the Central Intelligence Agency’s conclusion that Russia interfered in last month’s presidential election to boost his chances of winning was “ridiculous,” calling it “just another…
continue readingA Kurdish militant group has claimed responsibility for the bombings that killed at least 38 people and wounded more than 150 others in the Turkish city of Istanbul.. The claim…
continue readingU.S. President-elect Donald Trump has criticized the CIA’s conclusions that Russia interfered in the election, saying it was being used by Democrats as “just another excuse” for his defeat of…
continue readingU.S. President-elect Donald Trump has criticized the CIA’s conclusions that Russia interfered in the election, saying it was being used by Democrats as “just another excuse” for his defeat of…
continue readingAn explosion at Cairo’s Coptic Orthodox cathedral complex Sunday kills at least 20 people and wounded 35 others. MENA, Egypt’s official news agency, reports an assailant threw a bomb into…
continue readingKyrgyz are voting in a constitutional referendum that could shift key powers from the president to the prime minister and effectively outlaw same-sex marriage. Voters in the mostly Muslim former…
continue readingItalian President Sergio Mattarella chose Paolo Gentiloni to form a new government after reformist leader Matteo Renzi lost a referendum on constitutional reform, on which he had staked his job.…
continue readingIndonesian police on Sunday were hunting for more suspects linked to a foiled plot to bomb targets in Jakarta, with the arrest of a woman among a trio detained a…
continue readingIran said Sunday it has finalized a $16.8 billion deal with Boeing to purchase 80 passenger planes, a deal made possible by last year’s landmark nuclear agreement. The state-run…
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