WATCH: Civilians Flee Mosul
As U.S.-backed forces move closer towards the Islamic State (IS) stronghold of Mosul, the civilian exodus from violence is intensifying. For VOA, Dlshad Anwar reports. …
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Indian Police Kill 18 Maoist Rebels
Indian police say they have killed at least 18 Maoist rebels in a gunfight in the eastern part of the country in one of the deadliest clashes with the rebels…
continue readingPhilippine President’s Pro-China Shift Faces Test at Home
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte faces a political test at home as he expects legislators, Cabinet members and the public to accept his controversial proposals for switching allegiance from the country’s…
continue readingKyrgyz Ruling Coalition Collapses
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has withdrawn from the ruling coalition in Kyrgyzstan’s parliament, meaning that the coalition cabinet of Prime Minister Sooronbai Jeenbekov will have to resign. …
continue readingFrench Police Begin Operation To Clear Calais Camp
Authorities in France have begun an operation to clear a migrant camp near the port city of Calais. …
continue readingUS Diplomat in Philippines Discusses Duterte’s Comments
The most senior U.S. diplomat for Asia has met the Philippine foreign affairs secretary just days after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, during a visit to China, said he intended to…
continue readingVenezuela Congress Says Maduro Government Staged a Coup
Venezuela’s Congress declared Sunday that the government staged a coup by blocking a referendum effort that could have led to the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro. During an emergency session,…
continue readingObama: Trump ‘Proves Himself Unfit’ for Presidency Every Day
President Barack Obama said Sunday in the race to take over his job, Republican candidate Donald Trump “proves himself unfit for this office every single day.” Obama backs fellow Democrat…
continue readingNext US President Faces Daunting Economic Challenges
Americans fed up with what some say has been one of the nastiest presidential election seasons in recent memory will breathe a sigh of relief when the political campaigning ends…
continue readingUS Candidates Take Different Approaches to Being Tough on Terror
Amid rising public anxiety over terrorism, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have tried to portray themselves as tough on national security. For Trump, the Republican nominee, that means…
continue readingResidents of Kunduz in Afghanistan Fear Another Taliban Attack
A bulldozer was busy clearing up the burnt remains of a shop destroyed during more than a week of fighting. Nearby, a man sold vegetables on a cart amidst heaps…
continue readingIBM’s Supercomputer Watson to Study Rare Diseases
IBM’s computer system Watson, already working on many different projects from healthcare and education to creating new recipes, will soon be employed in helping doctors diagnose rare diseases. As a…
continue readingFemale Genital Mutilation Continues in Somali Community in US
The United Nations estimates that 200 million girls and women in over 30 countries have undergone female genital mutilation. Somalia has the highest rate recorded by the U.N. with about…
continue readingUS Presidential Candidates Agree on Terrorism Threat, But Not How to Counter
With terrorism in the forefront of most voters’ minds, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton have offered different views on protecting the American homeland from the terrorist threat. While…
continue readingIraqi Troops, Peshmerga Advance On Three Sides of Mosul
Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga forces were poised on three sides of Mosul on October 24 after a weekend in which they seized villages and towns to the south, east, and…
continue readingTop Shots
Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL’s broadcast region and beyond for the 43rd week of 2016. …
continue readingU.S. General Blames Death Toll For Afghan Forces On Poor Afghan Leadership
The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan says basic leadership failures in many Afghan police and military units have resulted in higher casualty tolls among Afghan troops. …
continue readingUS Senate to Examine Proposed $85B AT&T-Time Warner Merger
The U.S. Senate plans to hold hearings next month on telecommunications giant AT&T’s plans to buy Time Warner for $85.4 billion in cash and stock. Republican Mike Lee and Democrat…
continue readingPrince Albert of Monaco Buys Grace Kelly’s US Home
Prince Albert of Monaco fondly remembers enjoying alone time in the house where his mother, Princess Grace, grew up. And now he has purchased the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, property. “It feels…
continue reading13 Killed in California Tour Bus Crash
A tour bus traveling along a California highway slammed into a tractor-trailer early Sunday, killing 13 people and injuring at least 31 others. The bus, operated by USA Holiday, was…
continue readingUS Baseball: Chicago Cubs End World Series Drought
The two teams squaring off in Major League Baseball’s World Series, which begins Tuesday night, have not won the fall classic for a combined 176 years. The Cleveland Indians, which…
continue readingMogadishu Car Blast Kills 3
A car bomb exploded outside a tire shop in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, on Sunday evening, killing at least three people and injuring four others, witnesses and officials said. A…
continue readingFrance Set to Demolish ‘Jungle’ Migrant Camp
French officials are preparing to empty out and demolish a makeshift migrant camp, called the “Jungle” near in the northern port city of Calais. The evacuation of at least 6,486…
continue readingFans Celebrate as Chicago Cubs End Championship Drought
The Chicago Cubs ended one of Major League’s Baseball’s most dubious honors, the longest championship drought for a U.S. professional sports team. Their defeat of the Los Angeles Dodgers in…
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