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Tensions ratcheted up in Turkey Saturday as angry Kurdish protesters demanded a full investigation for apparent bomb blasts at a political rally ahead of critical national elections. Sunday’s vote is […]
Pope Francis called on Bosnians to seek lasting ethnic and religious peace and harmony to overcome the deep divisions caused by the 1990s Balkan war. ...
Protected by hundreds of police officers in Kyiv’s Obolon district, nearly 200 persons tried on June 6 to take part in the second gay pride parade i ...
A person reported to be a US citizen died and four others, reportedly including an American and a Canadian, were injured – the American critic ...
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic tells VOA that his country is ready to accept U.S. calls to reduce dependency on Russian gas. During an interview at VOA in Washington Thursday, […]
Police reportedly arrested 25 anti-gay activists for trying to violently disrupt a gay rights march in Kyiv on June 6. The clashes came on June 6 after the gay activists […]
Turkey’s ruling party looks as if it will remain in the majority in parliament in this weekend’s elections, with polls indicating it has a strong lead over its rivals. But […]
Two explosions ripped through an opposition political rally Friday in Diyarbakir, Turkey, two days before key parliamentary elections. At least two are dead and dozens of people were injured in […]
Macedonian opposition leader Zoran Zaev said on June 5 that he would not take part in the June 10 talks scheduled to take place in Brussels with other political parties. The decision was […]
Anti-gay groups in Ukraine, including the militant Right Sector, are threatening to stop a gay pride march planned for June 6. Referring to the Old Testament in the Holy Bible, […]
