Russian activists are criticizing the Kremlin for a new law that labels non-governmental organizations receiving financial support from abroad as “foreign agents.” The Kremlin said Saturday that President Vladimir Putin had signed the controversial measure, which cleared parliament earlier this month. The law applies to NGO’s engaging in political activities. Opponents say it is a […]
Russian Activists Criticize Law Branding NGOs “Foreign Agents”
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Attacks Across Pakistan Kill 19
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
Attacks across Pakistan Saturday killed at least 19 people. In the deadliest attack, authorities say a suicide bomber detonated explosives outside the compound of militant commander Mullah Nabi in the town of Spin Tal. Nine of the dead were killed in that attack. The town is in northwestern Pakistan, near the Afghan border. Nabi is […]
Heavy Fighting in Aleppo, Syria’s Largest City
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
Witnesses report heavy fighting Saturday in Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, along with more clashes and shelling in the capital, Damascus. Government troops continue to try and claw back territory lost to rebel fighters in recent days, shelling other major towns and cities, but with limited success. Edward Yeranian reports for VOA from Cairo. The sounds […]
Clintons, Former First Lady Laura Bush Among Speakers at International AIDS Conference
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
About 25,000 of world’s top AIDS researchers, political leaders, diplomats and other stakeholders are gathering for Sunday’s International AIDS Conference. The biennial conference will take place July 22-27 in Washington, a city faced with one of the United States’ highest rates of HIV infections. The HIV virus usually leads to AIDS . Secretary of State […]
Syrian Troops, Rebels Clash in Aleppo
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian government troops clashed with rebels for a second straight day in the northern city of Aleppo, as the intensifying conflict sent thousands of civilians from across the war-torn nation pouring into neighboring Lebanon and Iraq. Activists described the fighting in Aleppo as some of the fiercest to date in Syria’s commercial hub and largest […]
Suicide Bomber Kills 9 in Pakistan
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Police say a suicide bomber blew himself up in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least nine people and wounding around 16. Authorities say the bomber detonated his explosives Saturday just outside the compound of militant commander Mullah Nabi, in the town of Spin Tal, near the Afghan border. Nabi is a rival to another prominent commander, […]
Syrian Troops, Rebels Clash in Northern City
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
Syrian government troops and rebels have clashed for a second straight day in the northern city of Aleppo. Activists say the overnight fighting is some of the fiercest to date in Syria’s northern commercial hub. An activist network – the Local Coordination Committees – says the clashes have caused many residents to flee the area. […]
Japan Sends Cargo to Space Station
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 1:15 am (UTC-5)
Japan has successfully launched an H-2B rocket to deliver an unmanned supply vessel to the International Space Station. The rocket lifted off late Saturday morning from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan. The cargo vessel contains supplies such as food, clothing and tools necessary for experiments to be done in space. The cargo should […]
