The government says the average American ate nearly a pound more seafood in 2015 than he or she did the previous year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released the…
continue readingFears that the Islamic State is beginning to mass in its self-proclaimed Syrian capital of Raqqa and the possibility that the terror group may launch attacks from there are prompting the…
continue readingOverstretched police officers in France take to the streets to show their frustration with a rising tide of violence and a dearth of means to respond to it. …
continue readingAn international coalition of governments and philanthropic organizations has donated $18 million to fight Zika and other mosquito-borne illnesses. The money will target the illnesses in Colombia and Brazil with…
continue readingAfter 32 years on the job, Laurent has seen just about everything: rising crime and incivility during his patrols northern Paris; an attack against his officers that left several hospitalized…
continue readingPakistani authorities have arrested National Geographic magazine’s famed green-eyed “Afghan Girl” for possessing a forged Pakistani identity card. …
continue readingA group that has received financing from the Kremlin is under fire over a report that it has been secretly assessing the “protest potential” of students and staff at Russian…
continue readingAzerbaijan has sentenced a pro-democracy activist to 10 years in prison amid an ongoing crackdown on dissenting voices under President Ilham Aliyev’s government. …
continue readingThe foreign ministers of Russia, Iran, and Syria will hold talks in Moscow on October 28. …
continue readingMark L. Wolf is a senior U.S. federal judge who went to Turkey in 2012 to help train the country’s prosecutors and judges to be more independent and more impartial.…
continue readingA court in Moscow has fined the independent national pollster Levada Center for refusing to register as a “foreign agent.” …
continue readingRussia’s Supreme Court has upheld lengthy sentences for two Ukrainian citizens convicted of fighting alongside Chechen separatists in the 1990s. …
continue readingThe presidential nominee for Moldova’s ruling coalition has withdrawn his candidacy from an upcoming landmark election. …
continue readingA group of Uzbek officials arrived in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan, on a visit intended to strengthen relations between the two countries. Ties between the Central Asian neighbors reached a low…
continue readingThis episode of the Russian Service documentary series “Signs of Life” was nominated for the 2016 Association for International Broadcasting Awards. …
continue readingFor the second time in as many days, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is threatening to cut military ties with the United States. Duterte spoke Wednesday during an economic forum…
continue readingWith few jobs available at home, more than a million Tajiks have gone to Russia to work as laborers. Most of them are men who have left their families behind…
continue readingWith few jobs available at home, more than a million Tajiks have gone to Russia to work as laborers. Most of them are men who have left their families behind…
continue readingThe head of Russia’s Security Council was in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, for talks with senior officials. …
continue readingPro-Islamic State militants have seized their first big town in the Puntland region of Somalia, officials and residents told VOA. The militants moved into the Red Sea town of Qandala,…
continue readingAdventurer Mikah Meyer is on a mission to visit all of the more than 400 sites within the National Park Service. He recently visited the city of Boston in the…
continue readingA Ukrainian official has said leaked e-mails outlining plans to destabilize Ukraine that purportedly came from Russian presidential aide Vladislav Surkov are authentic. …
continue readingHuman Rights Watch warned Wednesday of the dangers civilians face from landmines placed by Islamic State fighters as battles continue to recapture control of areas in Syria and Iraq. The…
continue readingFresh fires have broken out at a migrant camp near the French city of Calais as authorities continue their effort to clear the facility. …
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