The head of a Sudanese investigative committee said on Saturday that 87 people were killed and 168 wounded on June 3 when a sit-in protest was violently broken up by…
more ...Judge Could Order Georgia to Use Paper Ballots This Fall
Georgia allowed its election system to grow “way too old and archaic” and now has a deep hole to dig out of to ensure that the constitutional right to vote…
more ...Bahrain Kills 2 Men Despite Objections Of Rights Groups
Bahrain has executed two men convicted of terrorism offenses. The executions were carried out despite objections from international human rights groups. The French news agency AFP reports that the two…
more ...Muted International Response to Rising Civilian Deaths in Idlib Roils UN Rights Chief
As civilian casualties mount in Syria’s north-western province of Idlib, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says she is alarmed that the continued carnage in this war-torn country is…
more ...Too Many in Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Are Dying at Home
Two-month-old Lahya Kathembo became an orphan in a day. Her mother succumbed to Ebola on a Saturday morning. By sunset her father was dead, too. They had been sick…
more ...US Justice Department Approves $26 Billion Sprint, T-Mobile Merger
The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it is approving T-Mobile US Inc’s $26 billion takeover of rival Sprint Corp, clearing a major hurdle to a deal that would merge…
more ...Sudan Detains Top National Journalist
A top Sudanese editor who heads the main journalists’ union has been detained, the union said Thursday, calling on Sudan’s military rulers to free him or put him on trial.…
more ...Up to 150 Dead in Migrant Shipwreck Off Libya
The U.N. refugee agency says up to 150 refugees and migrants are believed to have lost their lives Thursday in a shipwreck on the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of…
more ...Kabul Rally Chants ‘Death to Trump’ for His Anti-Afghan Remarks
ISLAMABAD — A key presidential candidate in Afghanistan urged President Donald Trump on Friday to test the U.S. military power against Russia instead of threatening the “oppressed” Afghans. Politicians…
more ...Islamic State Claims Aid Workers’ Kidnap in Northeast Nigeria
Islamic State’s West Africa branch on Thursday claimed responsibility for kidnapping six aid workers in northeast Nigeria. International aid agency Action Against Hunger said that a staff member and five…
more ...US House Approves Protected Status for Venezuelans
The U.S. House on Thursday approved legislation aimed at protecting thousands of Venezuelans living in the United States from deportation by granting them Temporary Protected Status. The measure was adopted…
more ...British Airways to Resume Flights to Cairo on Friday
British Airways, part of International Airlines Group, will resume flights to Cairo following a week-long suspension over security concerns, the airline said Friday. “Following a thorough assessment of the security…
more ...Booker Takes on Biden in Bid to Break Through Crowded Field
In nearly six months as a Democratic presidential candidate, Cory Booker has billed himself as many things: He’s both an optimist leading with “radical love” and a fighter against political…
more ...Report: Many US Cities Cannot Measure Climate Emissions Progress
American cities including Atlanta, Miami and New Orleans that set goals to slash planet-warming greenhouse emissions are lacking the data to measure their progress, scientists said in a new report.…
more ...Ethiopia’s First Female Supreme Court Chief Hopes to Rebuild Trust
As part of sweeping reforms, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed Meaza Ashenafi to be the first woman to lead the country’s Supreme Court. This charismatic lawyer has built a career…
more ...Electricity Returns to Parts of Venezuela after Outages Plunged Much of the Country into Darkness
Electric power is slowly returning in Venezuela after a devastating blackout that ground activity to a virtual halt in a country beleaguered by a protracted political power struggle. VOA’s Arash…
more ...Boris Johnson Begins Term as Britain’s Prime Minister
Britain’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Conservative Party leader, began assembling his political team as soon as he took office Wednesday. New Cabinet members include the country’s first ethnic…
more ...Mueller Testifies to Divided House Committees
Former special counsel Robert Mueller told members of Congress Wednesday that his investigation into Russian interference in the last presidential election did not exonerate U.S. President Donald Trump of allegedly trying…
more ...Mueller Capitol Hill Testimony Deepens Political Divide
In a deeply divided political atmosphere, Democrats and Republicans had hoped special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony before two House committees would be a turning point for the Trump administration. Amid…
more ...FBI Director: China Poses Biggest Counterintelligence Threat to US
FBI Director Christopher Wray says China right now poses a more serious counter-intelligence threat to the United States than any other country, including Russia. In his testimony Tuesday before the…
more ...Landslides in Southwest China Kill 14; 42 Missing
At least 14 people have died in two landslides in southwestern China and rescuers are looking for 42 others who are missing, Chinese state media reported Wednesday. A landslide on…
more ...Russia and China Deny Violating South Korean Airspace
Both Russia and China are denying their military aircraft violated South Korea’s territorial airspace during a joint air patrol Tuesday. The alleged violation happened near a disputed group of islands…
more ...Kabul Blast Kills One Croatian Soldier, Wounds 2 Others
Officials in Afghanistan say a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-packed vehicle into a NATO military convoy in Kabul Wednesday, killing one Croatian soldier and wounding two others. The early morning…
more ...Big Tech Faces Broad US Justice Department Antitrust Probe
The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it was opening a broad investigation of major digital technology firms into whether they engage in anticompetitive practices, the strongest sign the Trump…
more ...Russian Boxer Maxim Dadashev Dies After Fight
Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev has died from injuries sustained in a fight in Maryland, the Russian boxing federation announced Tuesday. “Maxim Dadashev has died in the United States following injuries…
more ...US Official: International Consensus and Law Not Keys to Resolving Arab-Israeli Dispute
A senior U.S. official tasked with finding a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian issue told the United Nations Tuesday that international law and consensus are not the keys to resolving the…
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