On March 4, 2025, a letter addressed to Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International
Workers at HALO Trust, a de-mining organization, were attacked on Tuesday night by the armed gunmen.
People remain trapped in derailed train cars
The US peace envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, met Sunday with leaders in Kabul to discuss bil
Members of Saudi-backed government blame missile strike by Houthi forces
Strike comes three days after Turkish President Erdogan warned Iraq that Turkey would 'clean up' a r
Tropical storm triggers floods, landslides
Tensions in the CAR have been high since a December presidential election; Russia wields significant
The incident took place in Charikar, the provincial capital of Parwan
US President Joe Biden's proposed fiscal year 2022 defense budget asks for an additional $300 millio
Michele Bachelet also says/Hamas/rocket attacks on Israel violated/humanitarian laws/
'Belligerents in the Tigray region should declare and adhere to a cease-fire, and Eritrean and Amhar
Thousands of people have been displaced across Helmand since October following a surge in Taliban at
Hail, freezing rain and gusts of wind hit the high-altitude race
Officials order autopsies; some conservationists question cause of death
Authorities said additional security measures were put into place in all schools in Kazan
Afghanistan's president also ordered his national security forces to observe a cease-fire
The Taliban have intensified battlefield attacks since the foreign troop withdrawal started, inflict
The blast occurred in a Shi'ite Muslim neighborhood in Kabul
The blast, which killed at least 30 people and injured more than 50 others occurred in a Shiite Musl
No immediate claims of responsibility but Kabul is on high alert since Washington announced plans to
The stance comes amid intensified insurgent battlefield attacks, since the United States and NATO be
The military said a team of paramilitary forces was moving to install a border fence in the southwes
The military said a team of paramilitary forces was moving to install a border fence in the souther
Groups call for victims' rights and grievances to be placed at the center of the peace process
Total area under opium poppy cultivation was estimated at 224,000 hectares in 2020
Wind speeds of 162 kph overturned a fishing ship
Bombing comes hours after US, Russian, Pakistani and Chinese officials met with Taliban to press for
The US State Department did not respond to a VOA Persian request for comment as Iran's critics point
High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet says evidence presented in Floyd's case was 'crystal clear' and
HRW report comes as two detained transgender women, one a local social media celebrity, face up to f
An Iraqi military statement said the blast had killed one civilian, wounded 12 other civilians and s
Announcement was made by the Turkish government, which is hosting Afghanistan peace summit
There was no immediate comment from the Syrian government
The UN refugee agency is boosting to 120,000 the number of Afghans in Iran now eligible to receive t
EU officials strongly criticize Turkey but offer Ankara key concessions
Russian foreign minister meeting with counterpart, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, and Pakistani Prime Ministe
Several other people were injured
Natalia Sedletska, who hosts the award-winning investigative TV program Schemes, has been locked in
As prominent Saudi campaigner Loujain al-Hathloul is freed from jail, rights groups call for the rel
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken says some governments used pandemic as pretext' to consolidate auth
Uyghur activists who detailed abuse in Chinese camps say they will not stop fighting for their commu
Activists are not safe from harassment, kidnapping even when living in Kenya, Uganda or Tanzania, ri
President Ghani made remarks after inaugurating new dam near Iranian border
Police in the Chaman border town say the explosive device was hidden in a motorcycle
They were among 12 activists facing charges in Hong Kong over pro-democracy protests, who were inter
Four crew members of MI-17 helicopter, along with five security personnel, were killed in crash, in
Nine activists have been killed in four provinces in reportedly coordinated, simultaneous police-mil
Afghanistan's human rights commission and others call gender ban discrimination and a violation of c
Shiite rebels launched an offensive last month to seize Marib, the last stronghold in northern Yemen
Authorities believe it was the latest in a series of targeted attacks on female journalists, civil s
The protesters marched through the Dhaka University campus and Dhaka's streets toward the country's
Hundreds of pro-democracy supporters gather outside courthouse in defiance of crackdown by Beijing /
New laws adopted by country's government seen undermining fundamental freedoms and leading to a furt
Gunmen stormed family home of Afghan journalist and activist Bismillah Adil Aimaq, who was shot dead
Violations reportedly widespread and being perpetrated at an alarming rate as country enters its sev
Pentagon says strikes were retaliation for rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one
Detainees have complained of memory loss and other health impacts from the devices in their cells