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Vienna has held off Melbourne to retain the top spot on the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index for 2019, further strengthening its reputation asчитати

Set somewhere in rural eastern Europe towards the end of World War II, “The Painted Bird” is a sombre tale of a young boy tryingчитати

Life is a constant struggle for Zikra Ahmed who lost her husband and three children during the war against the Islamic State in Mosul. Herчитати

One of the main suspects in the 2014 disappearance of 43 teachers’ college students in southern Mexico has been acquitted, a human rights attorney saidчитати

China aims to slash its growing dependence on gas imports by boosting domestic projects like shale fields as the security of its energy supply comesчитати

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday his country would not hold bilateral talks with the United States. Speaking to parliament, Rouhani said the only wayчитати

The new U.S. ambassador to Mexico has taken aim at Mexican icon Frida Kahlo for her support of Marxism, stirring up a fierce social mediaчитати

Saudi Arabia is struggling to hold together a military coalition fighting Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen after local allies turned on each other in a powerчитати

Lebanon will declare an economic emergency and the government has begun work on a plan to accelerate public finance reforms, its prime minister said Monday.читати

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has set Oct. 23 as the date for parliamentary and local elections, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said Monday. The pollчитати

Wall Street stock futures weakened in early trade on Monday, setting a dour tone for Asian markets after tit-for-tat tariffs between the United States andчитати

Former state Sen. Bill Larkin, a World War II veteran who served as a state lawmaker in New York for four decades, died Saturday. Heчитати

Germany’s president bowed his head and asked for forgiveness for the suffering his nation inflicted on Poland and the rest of Europe during World Warчитати

The FBI says the gunman who killed seven and wounded 22 in Odessa, Texas Saturday acted alone and likely had no ties to any globalчитати

Israel said it was returning fire Sunday after anti-tank missiles were launched at its territory from Lebanon, raising fears of a serious escalation with Hezbollahчитати

Greek-born French director Costa-Gavras has been recognized for his “particularly original contribution to innovation in contemporary cinema” at the Venice Film Festival, where the Oscarчитати

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reaffirming his pledge to impose Israeli sovereignty on West Bank settlements. Speaking Sunday at a ceremony opening the newчитати

Since the fall of the Taliban in 2004, only four Afghani women have competed in the Olympics for their country. But one 22-year-old kickboxer isчитати

A list of some of the deadliest mass shootings in the United States in the last two years:    — Aug. 31, 2019: Five peopleчитати

Authorities in the Bahamas made a last-minute plea to residents and tourists Saturday to seek shelter as time ran out before powerful Hurricane Dorian hits,читати

Police said there were “multiple gunshot victims” in central Texas on Saturday after one or more suspects opened fire.    The Midland Police Department said one ofчитати

Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she’s on her way to being “very well” following radiation treatment for cancer.    The 86-year-old justiceчитати

This story originated in Russian military vehicles and personnel are reportedly seen from a birds-eye view near the village of Chorchana, Khashuri municipality, Georgia. (Socialчитати

Baik Sung-won and Kim dong-hyun contributed to this report. WASHINGTON — Muted U.S. criticism of North Korea’s missile tests is encouraging Pyongyang to escalate itsчитати

A worsening drought is pushing parts of eastern Australia towards a “Fish Armageddon,” according to senior politicians. With not much rain on the horizon, asчитати

< div>Among the protesters in Hong Kong, many, such as Terence Lai, are prompted by their religious faith to take part in the demonstrations. Theчитати

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The U.S. National Hurricane Center said late Friday that “some additional strengthening is possible tonight and Saturday” for Hurricane Dorian, already a Category 4 storm.читати

Abdullahi Musa, a Nigerian engineer, does not sleep in the same house for long these days. He frequently moves around different neighborhoods throughout Abuja, whereчитати

VOA’s Yuni Salim contributed to this report.  Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology said Friday that it would continue to block telecommunication services in Papua and West Papua,читати

Thousands of people in Pakistan took to the streets Friday in mass demonstrations protesting India’s recent decision to revoke the special status of Indian-controlled Kashmir. читати

The Boy Scouts of America is facing a threat from a growing wave of lawsuits over decades-old allegations of sexual abuse. The Scouts have beenчитати

A verdict has been delayed in the espionage case against two Cambodian journalists who worked for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Asia. Uon Chhin andчитати

Villagers in Chakothi in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir are frustrated with living in constant fear of fighting along the heavily militarized frontier in the disputed Himalayan region.читати

The United States is offering rewards of up to $5 million for information about three Islamic State (IS) leaders, a move analysts say could placeчитати

Uganda’s Ministry of Health has confirmed a case of the Ebola virus in the western district of Kasese. In a statement released Thursday evening, Dr.читати