Lisa Schlein December 28, 2015 GENEVA—The Swiss city of Geneva may be on course to re-emerge as the “peace capital” of the world next year, a position it held in the final two decades of the last century.Several peace activities planned for 2015 at U.N. European headquarters in Geneva. In the 1980s, Geneva was abuzz […]readmore
VOA News A Syrian filmmaker known for his anti-Islamic State documentaries was shot and killed in front of midday crowds in the Turkish city of Gaziantep Sunday. The pro-human rights group for which Naji Jerf worked blames Islamic State for the murder. He was reportedly gunned down from a car that passed by as he […]readmore
Associated Press December 28, 2015 BEIJING —China said Monday that it would impose new restrictions on media reports about domestic terrorism, as it continued to deride a French journalist being forced to leave the country after questioning Beijing’s claims about the terrorist threat it faces.The official Xinhua News Agency said the restrictions are mandated under […]readmore
VOA News Last updated on: December 28, 2015 Military officials in Iraq say they have raised the national flag over the main government compound in Ramadi, seven months after Islamic State militants captured the capital of Anbar province. Iraqi military leaders, however, conflict in their assessments of success in the western city. Brigadier General Yahya […]readmore
VOA News Last updated on: December 28, 2015 Twin bombings in the Syrian city of Homs have killed at least 19 people on Monday, with a suicide attacker detonating an explosives belt as onlookers assessed damage from the first blast. The explosions hit the central city’s al-Zahraa district. The precise death toll remains unclear, with […]readmore
Associated Press December 28, 2015 GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP—Authorities in Gaza say that a Palestinian man has died from his wounds after being injured by Israeli gunfire last week.Police say the man had a farm near where the clashes occurred on Friday but was not involved in the violence. Police said he was shot in […]readmore
Victor Beattie December 28, 2015 Republican U.S. Congressman Peter King (NY) said that while the U.S.-led airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq have had some impact, it has been minimal given how long the air campaign has gone on. King’s remarks Sunday on U.S. television followed a purported audio recording by […]readmore
VOA News Chicago police fatally shot a 19-year-old male student and a 55-year-old mother of five Saturday. Both victims were African American. The shootings are the latest in a city that is already under a U.S. Justice Department investigation for the brutal shooting of a 17-year-old African American male last year by a white police […]readmore
Lou Lorscheider Last updated on: December 28, 2015 Violent weekend weather battered large swaths of the southern and central United States, leaving at least 43 people dead. Tornadoes killed at least 11 people in Texas as other areas of the country braced for potentially crippling winter storms and flash flooding. One of several tornadoes that […]readmore
Providence – Dos Bomberos y tres mujeres debieron ser hospitalizados la madrugada del domingo, las mujeres quedaron atrapadas en el segundo piso de la casa y sufrieron principio de asfixia dos son discapacitadas. Los bomberos uno se disloco el brazo y el segundo sufrió asfixia severa. El humo se propago rápidamente por el segundo piso. […]readmore