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.
Three Turkmen Border Guards Killed In Helicopter Crash.
Three Turkmen border guards were killed when their military helicopter crashed into a high-voltage power transmission tower near the border with Iran, eyewitnesses said.
The crash took place late January 14 near the village of Yashlyk, located some 60 kilometers from the capital, Ashgabat.
A border guard officer, who spoke to RFE/RL on condition of anonymity, said all three on board the helicopter were killed, including a captain.
Eyewitnesses told RFE/RL that they believed that the military helicopter crashed due to dense fog and poor visibility.
Turkmen authorities have not commented on the crash.
Officials in the tightly controlled Central Asian nation rarely announce the deaths of military personnel.
Cyberpartisans Hack Belarusian Fertilizer Plant, Demand Release Of Political Prisoners.
A group known as Cyberpartisans says it hacked into the computers and security systems of a major Belarusian state-run producer of nitrogen compounds and fertilizers and is demanding the release of workers who were arrested during protests against...
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Belarusian Factory Hacked By Group Demanding Release Of Prisoners Who Protested 2020 Election.
A group known as Cyberpartisans says it hacked into the computers and security systems of a major Belarusian state-run producer of nitrogen compounds and fertilizers and is demanding the release of workers who were arrested during protests against...
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Republika Srpska Parliament Adopts Report Denying Srebrenica Genocide.
The parliament of Bosnia-Herzegovina's ethnic Serbian entity on April 18 adopted a report stating that the killing of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica during the Bosnian War did not constitute genocide, contravening the rulings of international courts.
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Sister Of Iranian Protest Victim Detained By Tehran's Morality Police.
The sister of Nika Shakarmi, a victim of the Women, Life, Freedom movement protests, has been detained by Tehran's morality police for failing to adhere to the Iran's mandatory hijab law.
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4 Pakistani Customs Officials Killed After Gunmen Ambush Vehicle.
Unidentified gunmen ambushed a vehicle carrying officials from the customs department in northwestern Pakistan on April 18, killing four of them before fleeing the scene, police said.
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International donors pledge more than $2.13B for Sudan
One year after Sudan’s war started, international donors pledged over $2.13 billion for the country at a conference in Paris. Meanwhile, the U.N. says the looming famine in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, is unprecedented, and human rights activists ar...
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Heavy rain continues to lash Dubai - VOA News #shorts.
Unstable weather and heavy rain hit parts of the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, flooding some roads and stalling traffic in Dubai. Meanwhile, the death toll in separate heavy flooding in neighboring Oman rose to 18 with others still missing as t...
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Heavy rain continues to lash Dubai - VOA News
Unstable weather and heavy rain hit parts of the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, flooding some roads and stalling traffic in Dubai. Meanwhile, the death toll in separate heavy flooding in neighboring Oman rose to 18 with others still missing as t...
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Courtroom sketch artist describes Trump's demeanor in court.
CNN's Erin Burnett speaks with Christine Cornell, a veteran courtroom sketch artist who is currently sketching former President Donald Trump's criminal trial. #CNN #News
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British lawmakers back plans to ban smoking - DW News.
Smoking has long been taken for granted, even in Britain. But the party of cigar lover Winston Churchill wants to abolish smoking. The government in London wants to better protect society and is now taking a far-reaching step. It wants to prohibit...
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ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - April 16, 2024.
Aaron Katersky has details on the first jurors chosen in Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York City, including a teacher, an oncology nurse and two attorneys; in Tel Aviv, Matt Gutman reports on the new images of Iran's first-ever direct att...
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