In Fight Against Repression, Actor’s Release a Victory for Russian Civil Society
Public pressure, including from famous faces in the Russian entertainment industry, has led to the release of a young actor in what observers say isчитати
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Public pressure, including from famous faces in the Russian entertainment industry, has led to the release of a young actor in what observers say isчитати
Unseasonably cold and wet September weather didn’t deter thousands of protesters packing a central Moscow square on Sunday to voice their opposition to Russian Presidentчитати
Gabon is one of the greenest countries in the world, with 88 percent of its land covered by forest. A historic agreement between Gabon andчитати
< div>China has developed a giant new offshore oil exploration platform for possible use in disputed tracts of sea, a move that would anger Vietnamчитати
A regional Chinese diplomat has rebuked the United States for being “ignorant” about his country’s ongoing key economic contributions and cooperation with Afghanistan. Arrangements areчитати
Clashes between two Turkish-backed rebel groups in the northwestern Syrian town of Afrin have left at least two fighters dead and about a dozen wounded,читати
Less than a week after the autumnal equinox brought fall to the United States, the northwestern parts of the country got hammered by an earlyчитати
House Democrats are planning a rapid start to their push for impeachment of President Donald Trump, with hearings and depositions starting this week. Democratic leadersчитати
Thousands of mourners paid tribute Sunday to former French President Jacques Chirac, who died at 86. Chirac was lying in state Sunday afternoon inside theчитати
The Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says it has reached an agreement to hear from a whistleblower whose whose complaint that has sparkedчитати
Strong winds and heavy snow caused power outages and temporary road closures in northwestern Montana as a wintry storm threatened to drop several feet ofчитати
LG Electronics said this year it would cut smartphone production at home in South Korea and move it to Vietnam, according to Korean news reports.читати
Donald Trump’s administration is amping up an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails, The Washington Post reported Saturday, breathing new life into a pet issue usedчитати
At least 36 people died and 36 others were injured in east China when a packed coach with a flat tire collided with a truck,читати
Asian American groups are objecting to the Trump administration’s efforts to step up deportations of Cambodians, as dozens of refugees with criminal convictions are beingчитати
For decades, the message to women in track and field was crystal clear: get pregnant, lose sponsorship money. A rebellion led by some of theчитати
A U.S. judge on Friday blocked new Trump administration rules that would enable the government to keep immigrant children in detention facilities with their parentsчитати
Renewed clashes broke out in Hong Kong Saturday night as police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse hardcore protesters hurling Molotovs and bricksчитати
Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong announced plans Saturday to contest local elections and warned that any attempt to disqualify him will only spur moreчитати
< div>VOA White House correspondent Patsy Widakuswara contributed to this report. WASHINGTON — After more than two years of political and legal strife, U.S. Presidentчитати
President Donald Trump told two Russian officials in a 2017 meeting that he was not concerned about Moscow’s meddling in the U.S. election, which promptedчитати
Afghans headed to the polls Saturday to elect a new president amid high security and Taliban threats to disrupt the elections, with the rebels warningчитати
U.S. health officials said Friday that their investigation into an outbreak of severe vaping-related illnesses was increasingly focused on products that contain the marijuana compoundчитати
At the United Nations, the news is not often good. But Friday was different, and U.N. chief Antonio Guterres expressed what many at a high-levelчитати
Russia said Friday it had detained more than 260 North Korean fishermen. The fishermen, who were on several vessels, were detained for poaching. Russia tookчитати
Mexico says it has reopened its investigation into the case of the disappearance 43 male student teachers. The students vanished five years ago, September 26,читати
Yellowstone, America’s first national park, has added another first. The National Park Service has named Sarah Davis to be Yellowstone’s first female chief ranger inчитати
Syrian forces used chemical weapons during an attack in Latakia province in May, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday. Although no one wasчитати
Still seething over the whistleblower complaint that triggered a House of Representatives impeachment query, President Donald Trump returned to Washington on Thursday lashing out atчитати
They came from the same country. They were in town for the same reason — as diplomatic representatives of their government. And they took painsчитати
An immense mass of black smoke is rising over Normandy as firefighters battle a blaze Thursday at a chemical plant, and authorities closed schools inчитати
The Federal Trade Commission is suing the parent company behind dating sites Match.com, Tinder, PlentyOfFish and OKCupid for fraudulently enticing people to subscribe to itsчитати
The U.S. Justice Department will open an antitrust investigation of Facebook Inc., a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday. It will mark the fourthчитати
China President Xi Jinping on Wednesday inaugurated Beijing’s second international airport, which boasts the world’s largest single-building terminal. Beijing Daxing International Airport (BCIA) opened forчитати
After two days of intense negotiations, the Universal Postal Union has reached a compromise agreement on mailing rates that has averted a threatened walkout byчитати
Egyptian security forces arrested three political activists known for their outspoken criticism of Egypt’s government and president, defense lawyers said Wednesday, amid an intensified crackdownчитати