Radio Free Europe
RFE/RL journalists report the news in 22 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established, including Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Russia.
At Least 10 Miners Killed In Traffic Accident In Afghanistan.
At least 10 employees of a gold mine died and eight were injured in a traffic accident on March 15 in Afghanistan's northern Takhar Province. Takhar police spokesman Abdul Mobin Safi told the media the pickup truck that was carrying the workers to the mine veered off the road and overturned in the Anjir area of Chah Ab district. Safi said some of the injured were in critical condition. The cause of the accident could not be immediately established. Deadly traffic accidents are frequent in Afghanistan due to reckless driving, bad roads, and poor vehicle maintenance. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Radio Azadi, click here .
Srebrenica Genocide Must Be Condemned, Denial Banned, 2 Members Of Bosnian Presidency Tell UN.
The 1995 genocide in Srebrenica must be globally condemned, support for victims must be expressed, and denial of genocide and glorification of war criminals be banned to prevent future similar tragedies, two members of the tripartite presidency of...
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U.S. National Dies In Occupied Donetsk, Says Russian Journalist
Russell Bentley, a U.S. national, has died in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in Ukraine, Margarita Simonyan, the head of Russia's state media outlet RT, wrote on Telegram on April 19.
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Imprisoned Mother Of Chechen Activists Loses Bid For Early Release For Health Reasons.
Zarema Musayeva, the imprisoned mother of three self-exiled outspoken Chechen opposition activists, has lost a bid for early release because of her medical condition after health officials in Russia's North Caucasus region of Chechnya changed her ...
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Ukraine, Israel Aid Advances In Rare House Vote As Democrats Help Republicans.
With rare bipartisan momentum, the U.S. House of Representatives pushed ahead on April 19 on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and humanitarian support as a robust coalition of lawmakers helped it clear a procedural...
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Detained Former Karabakh Separatist Official Begins Hunger Strike, Says Family.
Ruben Vardanian, a former Russian citizen of Armenian descent who served as prime minister in the de facto government of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, has begun a hunger strike in a Baku prison, his family said on April 19.
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‘Gutfeld!’: Birthday cake writing goes wrong
Greg Gutfeld and guests discuss the woman who ordered a birthday cake with ‘Aries Baby’ on it and how it went wrong on ‘Gutfeld!’ Subscribe to Fox News! Watch more Fox News Video: Watch Fox News Channel Live: FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour al...
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Supreme Court to weigh in on criminalization of homelessness.
ABC News’ Devin Dwyer explores the criminalization of homelessness as communities use punitive measures to clear encampments. The Supreme Court tackles the case next week. —–– Subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: Watch 24/7 coverage of breaking news ...
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Vacationing couple hit with $143,000 international phone bill.
After the Remunds went on a three-week vacation to Switzerland, they came home to a shocking $143,000 cell phone bill. NBC's Steven Romo spoke with the couple about how they racked up the charges and how they managed to get them reversed. » Subscr...
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Lawyers for man accused of murdering four Idaho students submit his alibi.
Lawyers for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of stabbing four Idaho college students to death, have formally released his alibi. Kohberger's attorneys plan to offer testimony from an expert to prove his cellphone was not in the area at the time of...
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George Takei on his new children’s book 'My Lost Freedom'.
ABC News’ Phil Lipof spoke with actor and activist George Takei on his new children’s book that details the years he spent as a young boy in Japanese-American internment camps during World War II. —–– Subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: Watch 24/7 c...
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Former U.S. ambassador to Russia discusses crisis in Ukraine
The crisis in Ukraine is becoming dire as the country is losing most of its resources. Former U.S Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul talks to NBC News' Gadi Schwartz about the situation in Ukraine and the U.S. aid bill that is stuck in Congress. ...
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