The Grammy Awards are sipping all of Beyonce’s lemonade. The pop star is the leader of the 2017 Grammys with nine nominations, including bids for album of the year with…
continue readingThe woman who commands the hard-line Basij militia’s female volunteers has tried to enlist judges’ help to crush any notion of gender equality in Iran. …
continue readingUkraine feels let down by the European Union for not keeping to a promise to give its citizens visa-free travel in the bloc, senior Ukrainian officials said. The comments, made…
continue readingUkraine feels let down by the European Union for not keeping to a promise to give its citizens visa-free travel in the bloc, senior Ukrainian officials said. The comments, made…
continue readingThree years ago Ukrainians were demonstrating for Europe. Today, the Europe they fought for is on life support. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the…
continue readingThree years ago Ukrainians were demonstrating for Europe. Today, the Europe they fought for is on life support. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the…
continue readingThe eastern U.S. state of Tennessee is home to some world-famous music venues: the blues capital of Beale Street in the heart of Memphis, the Ryman Auditorium, often referred to…
continue readingThe eastern U.S. state of Tennessee is home to some world-famous music venues: the blues capital of Beale Street in the heart of Memphis, the Ryman Auditorium, often referred to…
continue readingPresident John Mahama accused Ghana’s main opposition leader of deliberately undermining confidence in the voting process before Wednesday’s election by failing to issue a clear call for peace whatever the…
continue readingThe International Criminal Court has begun its first trial against a senior member of the Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army, and its first against a former child soldier. The procedures raise…
continue readingThe International Criminal Court has begun its first trial against a senior member of the Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army, and its first against a former child soldier. The procedures raise…
continue readingMourners gathered in Kazakhstan for the funeral of prominent Islamic philosopher and activist Geidar Dzhemal, a well-known figure in Russian and other post-Soviet countries. (RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service) …
continue readingTwitter has released its top trending topics from 2016. According to the microblogging site, the most tweeted about topic of the year worldwide was the Rio Olympics. Next on the…
continue readingTwitter has released its top trending topics from 2016. According to the microblogging site, the most tweeted about topic of the year worldwide was the Rio Olympics. Next on the…
continue readingThe Syrian government says it will reject any cease fire agreement that allows rebels to stay in eastern Syria, arguing it would allow the rebels to “regroup and repeat their…
continue readingThe Syrian government says it will reject any cease fire agreement that allows rebels to stay in eastern Syria, arguing it would allow the rebels to “regroup and repeat their…
continue readingUzbekistan has introduced visa-free travel for citizens from 27 countries. …
continue readingUzbekistan has introduced visa-free travel for citizens from 27 countries. …
continue readingIn his final major speech on national security, U.S. President Barack Obama is touting his counterterrorism policies for protecting Americans from multiple evolving global threats during his eight years in…
continue readingIn his final major speech on national security, U.S. President Barack Obama is touting his counterterrorism policies for protecting Americans from multiple evolving global threats during his eight years in…
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continue readingA kitchen in Bishkek is providing training and employment for five people with autism — a small but important step to improving opportunities for people with the condition in Kyrgyzstan.…
continue readingGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has won reelection as head of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). …
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