Headlines- Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said that the Gulf will be included in the restricted area outside the Strait of Hormuz.
- Three oil tankers that have been sailing through "an unauthorized route" in the Strait of Hormuz and three US-affiliated vessels in other areas have been targeted, according to a statement released by Iran's IRGC navy on Saturday.
- Exit polls indicate that the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won the election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.
- At least five people were killed when an Amazon cargo jet crashed off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, striking vehicles and catching flames.
- After ash erupted from the Anak Krakatoa volcano over 150 kilometers away, affecting thousands of passengers, Indonesia halted its main international airport outside of Jakarta on Sunday.
Year: 2019
UN Highlights Zero Tolerance for Female...
United Nations is highlighting zero tolerance for female genital mutilation, or FGM. In a statement this week, the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, called it an “abhorrent human rights violation affecting women and girls around the world.” The controversial practice is widespread in parts of Africa, but it also happens in the United States
Can the Urban Jungle Be the...
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Japanese War Brides: Telling a Mother’s...
A Journalist telling the story of Japanese Wives of American servicemen during World War 2
Hello,Vladimir Speaking: Putin’s 700 Phone Calls
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President of Equatorial Guinea Mbasogo visits...
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Wife of Jailed Chinese Rights Lawyer...
Rights groups say there are concerns that Wang may have been subjected to torture or other mistreatment in detention, as he was detained incommunicado for such a long period of time
Kyrgyzstan’s #MeToo Moment? Moving To Outlaw...
Female lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan plan to introduce a bill to outlaw sexual harassment
Freedom House: Trump is a Threat...
A bipartisan U.S.-based watchdog says President Donald Trump is attacking essential American institutions and democratic norms, including a free press, an independent judiciary, safeguards against corruption and the legitimacy of elections.VOA
Hundreds Attend Funeral Of Girls Killed...
Hundreds of people bade farewell on February 5 to five girls killed in a house fire in the Kazakh capital, Astana. The girls, aged between 3 months and 13 years, were killed when their 30-square-meter house burned down during the early hours of the previous day~RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Guaidó Reaching Out of Military...
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who last month was recognized by the U.S. as the acting president of Venezuela, talked to VOA’s Spanish service