Russian President Vladimir Putin’s former chief of staff, Sergei Ivanov, says a report that the Kremlin plans to create a monolithic new security agency is false. …
continue readingUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said he does not have “very high expectations” ahead of a four-way summit to address the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …
continue readingSenior Afghan government and Taliban representatives reportedly have held at least two secret meetings in recent days in a bid to resume a long-awaited peace dialogue to end the war…
continue readingA high-profile trial against alleged Islamic terrorists and their supporters has started in northwestern Kazakhstan. …
continue readingAn Iraqi refugee has pleaded guilty in Texas to attempting to provide support to the Islamic State (IS) extremist group. …
continue readingThe ghosts of all the dead Kremlin leaders — as well as one who’s still alive — weigh like a nightmare on the brain of the current one. (The views…
continue readingA private U.S. company has launched a rocket carrying supplies for the International Space Station, two years after an explosion destroyed the company’s launch facility. …
continue readingDracula’s castle will have overnight guests on Halloween, marking the first time since 1948 that anyone has slept in the Transylvanian fortress. The site’s actual name is Bran Castle, and…
continue readingA Kazakh businessman arrested as part of an alleged plot to overthrow the government has testified that he financially supported mass protests against the country’s land privatization plans. …
continue readingRussia says the Russian and Syrian air forces are halting air strikes on the northern city of Aleppo. …
continue readingThe Asia Pacific region is widely considered key to America’s future prosperity and security. The Obama administration has worked to increase the country’s influence there. But the outcome of those…
continue readingRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump says if he’s elected, he would consider meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin before the inauguration in January. …
continue readingThe 2016 election campaign is unusual on many fronts, but one aspect of it is truly historic. For the first time, a major U.S. party nominated a woman – Democrat…
continue readingAbout 30,000 government troops and about 4,000 Kurdish Peshmerga fighters are participating in an offensive to retake Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul, from Islamic State. The U.S. military is helping the…
continue readingThe 2016 U.S. election campaign is unusual on many fronts, but one aspect of it is truly historic. For the first time, a major party has nominated a woman –…
continue readingOne day into the Iraqi-led operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State terror group, a hopeful Pentagon proclaimed the effort “ahead of schedule,” well aware the outcome could have…
continue readingEuropean countries will not impose sanctions against Russia for its military actions in Syria. Instead, the European Union wants to start talks this week about the future of Syria with…
continue readingVoice of America has signed a content sharing agreement with the Democratic Voice of Burma, which will see VOA Burmese language service content broadcast on DVB channels. DVB, one of…
continue readingThe United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen announced a 72-hour cease-fire to begin Wednesday night, after he received commitments from all of the country’s warring factions. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed…
continue readingU.S. television host Billy Bush has been fired from his job on NBC’s “Today” show, following the release of a tape in which he could be heard having a lewd…
continue readingA retired U.S. Marine general who at one time was the nation’s second highest-ranking military officer, pleaded guilty Monday to charges that he lied to investigators about leaking classified information.…
continue readingThe U.N. Security Council has strongly condemned North Korea’s recent failed missile launch, threatening additional measures against the communist country. The council said in a statement Monday after an emergency…
continue readingDaily exposure to low-levels of chemicals found in everyday objects costs the United States billions of dollars in health care and disability. That is the conclusion of a new study…
continue readingGhanaian police officials plan to meet with leaders of the Muslim community this week as part of an effort to ensure peaceful presidential, legislative and local elections scheduled for Dec.…
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