VOA News A group of twenty gunmen inside a police station in the Armenian capital of Yerevan have surrendered to authorities, ending a tense, two-week standoff that left two police officers dead and several people wounded. The gunmen, members of a radical opposition group, surrendered one day after police said they would storm the building. […]readmore
VOA News A Russian military helicopter was shot down Monday in northwestern Syria, killing all five people on board. Russia’s defense ministry said the transport helicopter was hit as it returned from delivering humanitarian aid to the city of Aleppo, and that the dead included two officers and three crew members. «As far as we […]readmore
Un helicóptero ruso de transporte que regresaba de la asediada ciudad de Aleppo fue derribado el lunes en la provincia de Idlib, Siria. El Ministerio de Defensa ruso dijo que todavía no sabe la suerte que han corrido las cinco personas —dos oficiales y tres tripulantes—que viajaban a bordo de la aeronave, un helicóptero Mi-8. […]readmore
Laurie Holt señaló que su hijo fue acusado por error, ha perdido peso y enfermó desde que lo encarcelaron el 30 de junio. Más de 100 personas en Salt Lake City efectuaron una manifestación en apoyo a la familia de un estadounidense encarcelado en Venezuela. La multitud se reunió frente al Capitolio del estado de […]readmore
VOA News Paraguay confirmó su oposición frontal con su canciller, Eladio Loizaga, quien dijo que su país no reconoce la decisión «unilateral» de Venezuela de asumir la presidencia del Mercosur. Las tensiones internas en el Mercosur por la situación de Venezuela vuelven a sumir al grupo en la incertidumbre. Esto se da tras la conclusión […]readmore
VOA News The International Olympic Committee has established a special three-member panel to decide which Russian athletes will be permitted to compete in the Summer Olympics, which open August 5 in Rio de Janeiro. The IOC’s executive board announced the move Saturday in its final regular meeting before opening ceremonies. IOC spokesman Mark Adams said […]readmore
VOA News Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said that the computer networks of about 20 Russian organizations, government agencies and defense contractors have been infected with malware designed for cyber espionage. The virus and the way the networks were infected bear similar characteristics to the software used in high-profile cyber espionage cases in Russia and […]readmore
VOA News Pope Francis told hundreds of thousands of pilgrims Sunday in Krakow, Poland to «believe in a new humanity» that does not use borders as roadblocks and rejects hatred for each other. Francis addressed the congregants, who had traveled from all over the world, on a large field on the last of his five […]readmore
VOA News Iraqi officials say militants have launched two attacks on energy facilities in northern Iraq, killing at least five people. Both assaults Sunday took place in inside Kurdish-controlled areas of Kirkuk province. Authorities say in the first attack about 15 kilometer northwest of Kirkuk, gunmen shot dead four of the gas facility’s employees and […]readmore
VOA News Turkey intensified its crackdown Sunday on officials who allegedly played a role in the failed coup in mid-July, dismissing nearly 1,400 military personnel. Among those discharged was a top aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who also moved to tighten his grip over the top ranks of the country’s armed forces and spy […]readmore