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East Congo hospital sees 'influx' of wounded as conflict escalates
In recent weeks, the Congo's restive east has seen escalating clashes between the Congolese army and the M23 Movement — an armed group backed by Rwanda.With the M23 closing in on Goma, the provincial capital's hospital has had to tend to more and more people hit by the fighting, according to the Red...
At least 66 dead and 51 injured in a hotel fire at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey
Health Minister Kemal Memisoglu said at least one of the injured was in serious condition, while 17 other people had been discharged after being treated.
At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail, official says
Twenty others were injured in the violence that has forced thousands to flee as Colombia's army scrambled to evacuate people on Sunday, according to William Villamizar, governor of North Santander, where many of the killings took place.
Kenyan startup city tries to tackle Africa's problem of urbanizing while poor
History suggests that as people move into cities, productivity increases, wages rise, exports grow and a country gets richer. But in Africa, urbanization has rarely unleashed such economic transformation.
Report: 67 journalists jailed for their work across Africa
The cases in Africa contribute to a global total of 361 journalists jailed as of Dec. 1, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, or CPJ. It is the second-highest number ever recorded by CPJ.
Russia blames Ukraine for deadly supermarket strike
The fighting on Friday came a day after the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in Ramstein, Germany, where Kyiv's allies vowed no letup in aid to bolster Ukraine's air defenses amid Moscow's relentless assaults, including attacks on civilian and infrastructure sites....
Biden administration battles on against plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind
It urged a federal appeals panel to block Mohammed's guilty plea from going forward as scheduled Friday at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Defense lawyers described the attempts to throw out the agreement as the latest in two decades of "fitful" and "negligent" mishandling of the case by the U.S. military and...
South Sudan announces plan to resume oil production
This comes after oil supply to international markets were cut off last February because of the ongoing conflict in Sudan.Ninety percent of South Sudan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) comes from its rich fossil reserves.
World's largest dam to be built by China raises concerns in India, Bangladesh
Beijing last month approved the super dam’s construction — a new potential flashpoint between India and Beijing — on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet, which is known as the Brahmaputra River in India.The river plunges some 2,000 meters along a section called the “Great Bend” be...
Iranians react to Jimmy Carter's death with much criticism, little praise
On the Monday edition of VOA Persian's "On the Line" live audience call-in show, all 12 audience members whose phone calls, video and voice messages were featured in the program criticized Carter, accusing him of enabling the Islamic Republic's first supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, to s...