Headlines
  • The latest attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport resulted in one fatality and eleven injuries.
  • Residents of Riyadh have been given the all-clear by Saudi Arabia's civil defense agency after the military's announcement that incoming missiles fired toward the capital by the Houthis in Yemen had been shot down.
  • Iran's alleged involvement in a security alert outside a UK/US airbase in southern England last month led the British government to summon the ambassador and announce sanctions against two people.
  • In a sophisticated overnight cyberattack, hackers commandeered refrigeration systems throughout France, spoiling stock at major chains and forcing hundreds of supermarkets to discard perishable goods on Monday.
  • According to a transcript and audio recording of the calls made on the nite of Christa Pike's botched execution, 911 callers reported that she was unconscious and had difficulty breathing an hour after receiving two fatal injections of the sedative pentobarbital.
  • An "incident involving a roller coaster" at a Six Flags theme park in Georgia resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries, according to the authorities.

Tag: Ukraine Conflict

April 6, 2022

Bucha Massacre

After Russian soldiers evacuated from the area, VOA’s Heather Murdock files this VOSR about civil deaths and destruction found in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha

April 5, 2022

After Ukraine Retakes Kyiv Region, Shock...

Residents said they arie horrified by the dead and destruction left in the wake of Russia’s pullout from towns surrounding Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital. Evidence suggests that Russia has committed war crimes, according to the Ukrainian government

April 4, 2022

Ukranian Women And Children Are At...

According to UN estimates, four million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded. Women and children comprise the largest bulk of the victims, making them particularly vulnerable to human trafficking

Generations of Ukrainian women Fled the...

The majority of those leaving Russia’s Ukrainian war are grandmothers, moms, and children. Each refugee has a unique story to tell as well as future hopes

April 1, 2022

A Large Soccer Stadium in Lviv,...

Hundreds of thousands of refugees have sought refuge in the magnificent mediaeval city of Lviv in western Ukraine. One of the local soccer stadiums, which was built for the 2012 Euro Cup, has been converted into a refugee camp

March 31, 2022

One woman’s Fight For Ukrainian Refugees...

As millions of Ukrainians flee their homes, many are trapped in the crossfire of an unwarranted war, people all across the world have shown their solidarity. In Guatemala, one Ukrainian woman has organised the online community to assist Ukrainians

March 30, 2022

Ukraine Evacuates Children With Cancer Through...

“We have to save our child’s life,” Ihor says as they wait for a bus to transport them from Lviv, in western Ukraine, to Poland for critical cancer treatment. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, this was the seventh convoy of children with cancer to depart the country

March 29, 2022

Volunteers in Poland Welcome Tired Ukrainian...

Refugees from Ukraine continue to pour into Poland. Many people are crossing the border and living in camps before boarding buses or trains to travel to other places. Volunteers assist them with basic necessities at the camps and stations

Sisters ‘Cooking for Ukraine’ Overwhelmed by...

The Ukrainian owners of an Eastern European restaurant in Hong Kong have started selling snacks and dishes from their hometowns to fund their country’s humanitarian efforts after the Russian invasion, they told RFA’s Cantonese Service

March 27, 2022

Olena Kurilo’s Face Bloodied Symbol of...

The bloodied face of Olena Kurilo has become a symbol of Russia’s invasion on Ukraine and its population. They so impressed Zhenya Gershman, a Los Angeles-based artist, that she used the photograph to create a portrait of Kurilo

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