International

Thousands Flee Violence in Ethiopia's Tigray as Prime Minister Appoints New Leader for Region

The leaders in the northern Tigray region are accused of treason and terrorism

VOA News • 13 Nov 20

International

Malawi's Former Information Minister Arrested for Stealing Donated Computers 

The arrest Monday of Minister of Information Henry Mussa came a day after police arrested former Director of Information Gideon Munthali in connection

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 14 Sep 20

International

Japan's Prime Minister Announces His Resignation for Health Reasons

Shinzo Abe said he is suffering from a recurrence of ulcerative colitis

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 28 Aug 20

International

Protesters Call for End to Spanish Monarchy After Former King's Exit

Juan Carlos, who abdicated in 2014 in favor of his son Felipe, abruptly announced his decision to leave Spain but there has been no official confirmat

VOA News • 09 Aug 20

International

The Infodemic: McDonald's in Canada Collects Patron Information for Contact Tracing

Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 21 Jul 20

International

Malawi Police Arrest Former President's Aide for Alleged Corruption

Norman Chisale is one several people whom police arrested for alleged involvement in cement importation deal

VOA News • 14 Jul 20

International

Uganda's Health Minister Criticized for Not Wearing Mask in Public

Dr. Jane Aceng insists she was teaching public how to wear a mask, but critics say she should have followed government's regulations, as some Ugandans

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 13 Jul 20

International

Malawi's New President Inaugurated, Calls for National Sacrifice

Lazarus Chakwera , 65, comfortably beat Peter Mutharika with 58.5 per cent of the vote, marking the first time in African history that an election re-

VOA News • 08 Jul 20

International

Japan's Former Justice Minister, Wife Arrested on Allegations of Vote-buying

Prosecutors say Katsuyuki Kawai paid off five people to secure wife' election

VOA News • 18 Jun 20

International

Swedish Authorities Close Case of Former Prime Minister's Murder 

Prosecutors say main suspect Stig Engstrom died in 2002 

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 10 Jun 20

International

Israeli Defense Minister Apologizes for Palestinian's Death

The man killed had autism and was not armed

VOA News • 01 Jun 20

International

Protesters in Kosovo Oppose President's Nominee for Prime Minister

Court upholds his decree for the nomination

VOA News • 29 May 20

International

Former US Prosecutors Call for Attorney General's Resignation

They 'strongly condemn' William Barr for intervening to shorten the prison term for Trump confidant Roger Stone against the recommendation of career p

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 16 Feb 20

International

Malaysia's Palm Oil Sector Pays for Prime Minister's Tough Talk on India

Blowback from Mahathir Mohamad's rebuke of India over Kashmir and Muslim migrants is likely to hit his country's palm oil sector hard, but it may have

VOA News • 31 Jan 20

International

It's a Boy! Paternity Leave Looms for Japanese Minister Koizumi

Koizumi and seen as a future leader himself, said on Wednesday he was planning to take two weeks of leave over three months, in an effort to become a

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 17 Jan 20

International

US Slaps Sanctions on Cuba Defense Minister over Support for Venezuela's Maduro

The designation bars Leopoldo Cintra Frias, a career military officer who joined Fidel Castro's rebel army in 1957, and his children from entering the

VOA News • 03 Jan 20