VOA News Italian police in Florence arrested a Senegalese immigrant on suspicion of the murder of an American woman found dead in her apartment last week. Speaking to reporters Thursday in Florence, Chief Prosecutor Giuseppe Creazzo said that “decisive” DNA analysis of a condom and cigarette butt led Italian authorities to arrest Cheik Tidiane Diaw, […]readmore
VOA News – The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for Thursday’s coordinated bomb and gun attack in the Indonesian capital that left seven people dead, including all five attackers. The Islamic State-linked Aamaq News Agency said the attack in an upscale neighborhood in central Jakarta «targeted foreign nationals and security forces charged with protecting them.» […]readmore
Nearly US$8 billion is needed to help Syria and other countries in the region grappling with the devastating effects of a war now entering its sixth year. UN humanitarian and development agencies have asked countries to step up with the funding, saying millions of people in Syria and across the region are in dire need […]readmore
Recent peaceful elections in Côte d’Ivoire and increasing economic stability demonstrate the progress made in the West African country, the Security Council has been told. On Wednesday, the Council was updated on the presidential elections that took place in Côte d’Ivoire late last year, as well as other security and reconciliation matters. The country fell […]readmore
Un grupo de 180 cubanos salieron de Costa Rica en un vuelo hacia El Salvador, como parte de un programa designado para ayudar a los migrantes que quieren viajar a Estados Unidos. El grupo estuvo varado en Costa Rica por más de un mes después que Nicaragua cerró sus fronteras diciendo que Costa Rica había […]readmore
Jamie Dettmer Turkey’s military says it has killed 307 Kurdish separatists in recent weeks in counter-terrorism operations in southeastern Turkey, but the toll has also been great on civilians. Rights groups say 162 civilians, including 32 children, have been killed since August in districts where the military has imposed 24-hour curfews. Rights group Amnesty International […]readmore
Geneva, Switzerland, 13 January 2016 – Actors Yao Chen and Leonardo DiCaprio, artist Olafur Eliasson, and musician and entrepreneur will.i.am are the recipients of the 2016 Crystal Award, the World Economic Forum announced today. The winners will be honoured next week at the opening session of the Forum’s Annual Meeting 2016 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. The […]readmore
VOA News A Turkish official said Wednesday authorities had arrested one person in connection with the suicide bombing Tuesday in Istanbul that killed 10 people. Interior Minister Efkan Ala said the detention happened late Tuesday, but did not give any further details on the suspect’s identity or possible role in the attack. Ala also said […]readmore
VOA News Belgian prosecutors say they have identified three homes that were used as safe houses by suspects believed to have carried out the November 13 terror attacks in Paris. Prosecutors said Wednesday that they have found houses in the city of Charleroi, the village of Auvelais, and a previously identified apartment in the Schaerbeek […]readmore
VOA News Swedish prosecutors have asked Ecuador’s permission to interview Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, over allegations of rape. The Swedish Prosecution Authority announced the move Wednesday, saying it is «not possible to estimate» when an answer might be given. Assange has been living at the Ecuadorian embassy in London […]readmore