LGBT Film Event Disrupted By Nationalists In Ukraine
A group of nationalists has violently interrupted an LGBT film event in western Ukraine, an activist says. …
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At Least 80 Children Sickened by Food Poisoning in Cambodia
Officials say more than 80 schoolchildren in Cambodia have fallen ill after eating contaminated food distributed by a local volunteer group. The primary school students in the southern province of…
continue readingChina Using Ecological Protection to Boost Claims in Disputed Waters
China’s public order to keep away from a rare, environmentally unique ocean sinkhole in the Paracel Islands signals a new effort to tighten its grip on a tract of water…
continue readingRussia Says U.S.-Led Coalition Strike Killed 6 Civilians In Syria
Russia says a U.S.-led coalition air strike in the Syrian province of Aleppo has killed six civilians. …
continue readingN. Korean Rights Controversy Could Shape Presidential Election in South
In South Korea this week, a controversy has erupted over a nearly decade old U.N. North Korea human rights vote that could frame the 2017 presidential election as a clear…
continue readingIran Rejects U.S. Interference Over Jailed Dual Nationals
Iran says it won’t accept any U.S. “interference” after Washington demanded the release of an Iranian-American businessman and his 80-year-old father. …
continue readingPolice Van Runs Down Protesters Outside US Embassy in Philippines
A police van ran down protesters engaged in an anti-U.S. rally outside the U.S. embassy in the Philippine capital, Manila, Wednesday, leaving several people injured. Some 1,000 protesters had gathered…
continue readingPrague Police Detain Russian Suspected Of Hacking In U.S.
Police in the Czech Republic’s capital have detained a Russian citizen suspected of hacking U.S.-based websites. …
continue readingTrial Of Kazakh Land-Reform Protesters Adjourned
The trial of two participants in a mass protest against Kazakhstan’s land reforms has been adjourned. …
continue readingBritain’s Vodafone Enters Iranian Phone Market
Vodafone has agreed a partnership with an Iranian Internet firm, becoming the latest Western company to enter Iran after sanctions were eased earlier this year. …
continue readingTaliban Denies Holding Secret Peace Talks With Kabul
A Taliban spokesman has rejected reports of secret meetings with the Afghan government. …
continue readingUnderwater Drone to be Used in Search for Missing Flight MH370
Australia says an underwater drone will be used in the continuing deep sea search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Australia’s Transportation Safety Bureau said Wednesday it will fit one…
continue readingTrump, Clinton Holding Final Debate as Election Looms
U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton go up against each other Wednesday night in their final debate before voters choose who will be the next leader of their…
continue readingTrump Looms Large in Battle for Control of US Congress
While controversies surrounding Donald Trump loom large in the presidential race, the Republican nominee is also a focus of legislative contests that will determine which political party controls Congress. Trump’s…
continue readingPresidential Candidates React Differently to Russia’s Role in Election
Views of Russia are playing a surprising role in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. The U.S. government has formally accused Moscow of conducting cyberattacks to influence the elections in favor…
continue readingAmbitious Antarctic Research Project Launches From Russian Port
An ambitious new project involving more than 50 researchers from 30 countries will attempt the first full circumnavigation of Antarctica to measure pollution and climate change. …
continue readingArtificial Intelligence-created Music Getting Better
Computerized musical sounds have gotten so good that it became almost impossible to distinguish them from sounds produced by a real instrument. Now computers are encroaching on a new musical…
continue readingObama Tells Trump to Stop ‘Whining’
President Barack Obama has criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for claiming that the November election results will be rigged if he loses. The remarks in which he also called…
continue readingNigerian Activist Brings Together IDP Community
A woman in northeast Nigeria has made it her mission to help people displaced and impoverished by the Boko Haram conflict. From Maiduguri, Chika Oduah brings us the story of…
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Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL’s broadcast region and beyond for the 42nd week of 2016. …
continue readingPentagon Says Islamic State Using People As ‘Shields’ In Mosul Fighting
The Pentagon has accused the Islamic State extremist group of using thousands of residents of Mosul as “human shields” to try to thwart the advance of Iraqi forces into the…
continue readingEU-Russian Space Probe Due For Mars Landing On October 19
A multibillion-dollar space lander looking for traces of life on Mars is due to touch down on the red planet on October 19 in Europe’s first attempt to land a…
continue readingMacedonia Sets Date For Parliamentary Elections
Macedonia’s parliament has set December 11 as the date for snap parliamentary elections to try to end a long-running political crisis. …
continue readingRussian Weightlifter Stripped Of 2012 Olympic Silver Medal After Drug Retest
The International Olympic Committee stripped Russian weightlifter Apti Aukhadov of the silver medal he won at the 2012 London Games after a re-test of samples came up positive for drugs.…
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