VOA News/Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD —Pakistan’s military says intense clashes with India along the disputed Kashmir frontier Monday killed at least four Pakistani civilians and wounded 10 others. The army’s media wing, in a statement said, “effective retaliatory fire» killed six Indian soldiers. It did not cite sources for the Indian casualty toll and there has […]readmore
Haitians are awaiting preliminary results from Sunday’s long-delayed presidential election, which took place after balloting in October of last year was annulled due to allegations of fraud. Six million people were eligible to vote for one of 27 presidential candidates, as well as for some members of both houses of parliament. Reports have suggested that […]readmore
VOA News A major fire engulfed a central market in the hillside Petionville district above Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, late Sunday. The cause of the fire was unclear. It came hours after polls closed for the long-delayed presidential election. Meanwhile, Haiti’s electoral council president warned candidates to accept the official results and not make premature announcements. […]readmore
VOA News Venezuela’s Socialist President Nicolas Maduro says he hopes for improved relations with the United States under President-elect Donald Trump. While on the campaign trail, Trump said in July the United States would «end up being Venezuela» if his rival Hillary Clinton were to win the White House. Speaking on his weekly program In […]readmore
Jamie Dettmer/VOA NEWS BASHIQA, IRAQ — The peshmerga general frowned when asked about a top Kurdish bomb-disposal expert killed last month the day after the assault on Mosul, Iraq began. “He was a very brave man,” said Gen. Mahmood Kakaye. Suleman Sahed Chirukaya was trying to disarm a jihadist bomb in a tunnel near the town […]readmore
VOA News A top Russian official said Thursday that Moscow has initiated contacts with representatives of the team of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to discuss Syria. “This is an important turning point: the arrival of President-elect Donald Trump’s new team,” the Interfax news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov as telling journalists in the […]readmore
VOA NEWS/Dorian Jones ISTANBUL — The Turkish army is engaged in a two-front war, fighting both in Turkey and Syria against PKK Kurdish rebels. With a third front possibly looming, questions are being raised about how sustainable such operations are, given the military is still reeling from massive purges within its ranks following July’s failed coup […]readmore
Henry Ridgwell/VOA NEWS LONDON – Several of the G20 group of industrialized countries are failing to take action in line with their pledges to reduce emissions, made under the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, according to new research. Scientists fear the momentum behind reducing emissions could be lost if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump follows through on […]readmore
VOA NEWS/Michael Bowman CAPITOL HILL — Senate Republicans are eager to flex their party’s newfound political muscle next year, but say they have no plans to weaken rules enabling Democrats to block major legislation and, potentially, any Supreme Court nomination put forth by soon-to-be President Donald Trump. Whether Republicans adhere to their promise of restraint will […]readmore
John Owens VOA NEWS A bleak winter beckons for many refugees and migrants trapped in Greece, with thousands left vulnerable to the elements. Aid organizations are offering winter assistance to those stuck in the country since the closure of the Balkan route last spring. The Greek government has largely succeeded in shifting most people from […]readmore