FBI Urged To Provide Details In E-Mail Case
The FBI has been under pressure to provide details of a renewed investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of private e-mail while she was secretary of state. …
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Yemen Rejects New Peace Proposal as Airstrikes Pound Houthi Targets
Yemen’s internationally backed president rejected a new United Nations peace proposal Saturday, as warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition backing him launched strikes that killed scores of rebels, civilians and prison…
continue readingTajik President Officially Launches Construction Of Rogun Dam
Tajikistan has officially started the construction of the Rogun Dam, a massive project that, if completed, would be the world’s tallest and should give the Central Asian nation a stable…
continue readingChad’s President: Lake Chad Basin Remains Vulnerable to Boko Haram
Chadian President Idriss Deby said Saturday that the multinational joint task force fighting the Boko Haram insurgency in Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and Niger was finding it difficult to crush the…
continue readingUS to Evacuate Istanbul Consulate Workers’ Families
Citing extremist threats in Turkey, the United States has ordered family members of the U.S. consulate staff in Istanbul to leave the country as a safety precaution. The State Department…
continue readingKenyan Authorities Systematically Eroding Civil Rights, Report Says
A new report says Kenyan authorities are systematically curtailing civil liberties by targeting defenders of civil rights. The authors are concerned about the impact that the trend might have on…
continue readingU.S. Orders Families Of Consulate Workers In Istanbul To Leave
The U.S. State Department has ordered family members of consulate employees in Istanbul to leave the country. …
continue readingSimilar Opportunities, Challenges Face Female Leaders Worldwide
A victory by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton next month would add one more name to the list of the fewer than two dozen female heads of state and prime…
continue readingWeapons Found Hidden Near Serbian Prime Minister’s Home
Serbian police evacuated Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and his family to a “safe location” Saturday after discovering a large weapons cache near the family home outside Belgrade. Interior Minister Nebojsa…
continue readingThree Killed as Rival Somali Troops Clash
At least three soldiers were killed and several others wounded Saturday when rival Somali government forces clashed in the southern Somali town of Baidoa, officials and witnesses said. Clashes erupted…
continue readingSpain’s Rajoy Secures Second Term as Prime Minister
Spain’s parliament voted Saturday to approve conservative Mariano Rajoy’s second term as prime minister, ending a 10-month leadership stalemate that had kept Europe’s fourth-largest economy in political gridlock. Rajoy won…
continue readingIS Claims Responsibility for Attack Outside US Embassy in Nairobi
A follower of the Islamic State group was responsible for an attack this week on a Kenyan police officer outside the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, the group’s Amaq news agency…
continue reading4 People Stabbed in Attack at Frankfurt Train Station
Four people were stabbed Saturday in an attack inside the Hauptwache rail and subway station in downtown Frankfurt, German police said. Frankfurt police confirmed via Twitter that all four victims…
continue readingSerbian PM ‘Moved To Safe Place’ After Arms Cache Found
Serbian police say they moved Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic to a “safe location” after uncovering a weapons cache near his family house outside Belgrade. …
continue readingExpectations High as Chicago Cubs Host First World Series Games in 71 years
After ending one of the longest championship droughts in professional sports history, the Chicago Cubs are hosting the Cleveland Indians in the first World Series games at Wrigley Field in…
continue readingDakota Pipeline Protesters Stay Near Camp After Days of Tensions
The majority of protesters trying to block the building of an oil pipeline through Native American land in the U.S. state of North Dakota returned to near their base camp…
continue readingFrance to Shut Down Paris Migrant Camp
French President Francois Hollande said Saturday that he would close a migrant camp in Paris, after his government emptied the camp known as “the jungle” near Calais earlier in the…
continue readingSyrian Government Forces Counterattack in Aleppo After Rebel Gains
Activists said Syrian government forces launched a counterattack against rebel groups who had seized new parts of the besieged city of Aleppo. …
continue readingFBI Reopens Clinton Email Probe, Roiling Presidential Race
Republican Donald Trump seizes on the announcement, while Hillary Clinton’s camp demands more information. …
continue readingNew Families Flee IS Battle, as Iraq and Kurdish Forces Push Towards Mosul
Families arriving at camps surrounding Mosul say they are fleeing Islamic State militants in the villages surrounding the city, and the ongoing battle. VOA’s Heather Murdock has more from the…
continue readingLandmines Threaten Civilians Fleeing Mosul
Thousands of Mosul civilians fleeing the so-called Islamic State say their journey to Syria was derailed by landmines planted by IS. VOA’s Zana Omar reports. …
continue readingMoldovans Brace For Close, Contentious Presidential Vote
Moldovans weary of a major banking crisis and worried about Russia’s influence will head to the polls to choose a new president who faces a tug-of-war over where the ex-Soviet…
continue readingNational Poll Shows Clinton Losing Ground to Trump as Election Day Approaches
A new national poll released Saturday morning showed Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s lead over Republican rival Donald Trump had narrowed significantly even before the FBI disclosed it had new…
continue readingRussia Blames U.S. For Near Miss Over Syria
A Russian Defense Ministry spokesman has blamed U.S. forces for a near-miss of planes over Syria earlier this month. …
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