Turkey-PKK Violence Continues With Airstrikes, Bus Bombingby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
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Turkey-PKK Violence Continues With Airstrikes, Bus Bombingby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
Turkish fighter jets carried out more airstrikes Tuesday morning targeting Kurdish militants, while a bomb attack on a minibus in eastern Turkey killed at least 10 police officers. Turkish officials said more than 40 jets took part in six hours of airstrikes in northern Iraq that killed tens of fighters from the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK. It was the second night of airstrikes since PKK fighters used roadside bombs to hit a troop convoy and kill 16 Turkish soldiers....
Pentagon Reportedly Preparing to Overhaul Syrian Rebel Forceby webdesk@voanews.com (Victor Beattie)
The New York Times says U.S. defense officials are drawing up plans to revise the training of moderate Syrian rebels to fight Islamic State in Syria following “significant shortcomings” in training and tactics. The assessment comes as Washington asks Greece to close its airspace to Russian supply flights to Syria amid concerns of a Russian military buildup in Syria. The newspaper, citing four senior Defense Department and Obama Administration officials, says the proposed changes follow a...
US-Israel Spat Over Iran Deal May Sideline Palestiniansby webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press)
In recent months, many in the Middle East had assumed — some in hope, others with concern — that once the Iranian nuclear issue was resolved, the United States would make another push for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. But the opposite seems more likely. After a drawn-out confrontation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Iranian nuclear deal, the White House seems to have little appetite for what would almost certainly be a new round of tensions with the Israeli...
Thousands of Migrants Remain in Greece, Macedoniaby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
As refugees from Syria and other war-torn nations make their way from Hungary to Germany and other western European destinations, thousands more are stuck in Greece and Macedonia, with no idea when they can move on. The United Nations refugee agency said about 30,000 migrants have arrived in Greece, including 15,000 to 18,000 on the island of Lesbos alone, while 7,000 Syrian refugees have arrived in the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia. The migrants are waiting to be screened...
In pictures: A look at Europe migrant crisis.
Expectations of Saudi Oil Shake-up Stir Uncertaintyby webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)
A shake-up of Saudi Arabia's oil leadership by King Salman has introduced a new element of unpredictability to its energy policymaking at a moment when Riyadh is grappling with slumping crude prices and its war in neighboring Yemen. State oil giant Aramco has been without a permanent chief executive since April, when Khalid al-Falih was made health minister, and the old Supreme Petroleum Council, where energy policy was historically made, was abolished in January. While the...
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Israel Wary of Russian Military Build-up in Syriaby webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)
Indications of increased Russian involvement in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad are prompting a reassessment in Israel about how to handle fall-out from the conflict without risking a clash with Moscow. Since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, Israel has occasionally fired across the Golan Heights in response to spillover shelling or bombed advanced arms it suspected were to be transferred to Assad's Lebanese guerrilla allies, Hezbollah. U.S. and regional reports...
UN: Killings, Violations on Increase in Ukraine Conflictby webdesk@voanews.com (Lisa Schlein)
A new U.N. report finds an increase in civilian casualties and widespread human rights violations in conflict-ridden eastern Ukraine. The U.N. Human Rights Office reports nearly 8,000 people have been killed and almost 18,000 wounded since Russian-backed rebel groups in eastern Ukraine began their military offensive against the government in mid-April 2014. This latest report on the human rights situation in Ukraine covers the period from May 16 to August 15. The report notes that the...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition led by the United States bombarded the Islamic State militant group on Monday with 14 air strikes in Iraq and five in Syria, according to a statement released on Tuesday.
At a conference in Kabul on September 8, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that Afghanistan will not give in to what he described as Pakistani pressure to recognize the Durand Line, the contested border between the two countries.
With an estimated 3.6 million people in Afghanistan out of work, protesters demonstrated to demand more jobs.
Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's broadcast region and beyond. For more photo galleries, see our "Picture This" archive by clicking on the banner above.
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Hunt For Renegade Tajik Leader Continues For Third Day In Gorge Area by support@pangea-cms.com (RFE/RL's Tajik Service)
Tajikistan’s security forces were continuing to search for a renegade former deputy minister and his followers early on September 7, three days after clashes in and around Dushanbe killed 26 people – including nine police and 17 militants.
French President Francois Hollande has proposed a meeting of the leaders of Germany, Russia, and Ukraine later this month as a cease-fire appeared to be largely holding in eastern Ukraine.
Merkel: Migrant Influx Will 'Change' Germanyby support@pangea-cms.com (RFE/RL)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the flow of migrants into Germany will "occupy and change" the country in the coming years.
Commentary: The Syrian Refugee Crisis -- Where Is Everybody? by support@pangea-cms.com (Mardo Soghom)
Where have the rich Arab countries been over the last few years, as the Syrian civil war has raged and millions of refugees have fled to neighboring countries?
Kyiv Seen As Using A Bit Of Street Smarts To Rankle Russiaby support@pangea-cms.com (Claire Bigg)
Officials in Kyiv have renamed the street hosting the Russian consulate in honor of volunteer battalions fighting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. The move is part of a long tradition of using street signs to rankle political foes.
Russian journalist Oleg Kashin has released the names of three men who have been charged with severely beating him in a 2010 attack in which he nearly died.
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Moscow has dismissed U.S. concerns about a Russian military buildup in Syria, saying its military aid to President Bashar al-Assad was nothing out of the ordinary.
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian secured a $200 preferential loan and a $25 gas price cut on a visit to Russia, the president's office said September 7.
Farmers Stung By Russian Food Ban Protest, Despite EU Aidby support@pangea-cms.com (RFE/RL)
The European Commission has offered a 500 million euro relief package that does little to satisfy farmers hit by slumping prices due to the loss of exports to Russia.
Germany's foreign intelligence agency BND has collected evidence of mustard gas use by the Islamic State group, a report in the German daily Bild said September 7.
Russia has threatened to challenge an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout loan with Ukraine if Kyiv doesn’t pay back its $3 billion bond due in December.
Is IS Recruiting Doctors From Uzbekistan?by support@pangea-cms.com (Joanna Paraszczuk)
The Islamic State (IS) militant group is recruiting "specialists" -- including doctors and engineers -- from Uzbekistan, according to an Uzbek analyst. The group is interested in recruiting those who can help it build a state, such as doctors, teachers, electricians, and even cooks.
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Bulgaria says it has denied a Russian request to use its airspace for supply flights to Syria.
Some 2,500 U.S., Ukrainian, and NATO troops are taking part in Sea Breeze 2015, a two-week military exercise in the Black Sea and Ukraine's coastal regions. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has said the training is meant to boost trust and security in the region, which has been shaken by instability since Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea. (RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service)
Rebels in eastern Ukraine have released a separatist leader from detention after holding him captive for four days.
Russia has criticized the European Union's handling of the refugee crisis and hinted that the bloc was guilty for fomenting conflicts that have triggered the mass migration.
Farmers pushing a trailer toward a police line as they are sprayed with a water cannon during a demonstration in Brussels on Monday.
Sharp exchanges between the U.S. and Russia over Russian military aid to the Syrian government appeared to have dampened a brief spirit of cooperation.
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And the rest of Europe looks on.
Emboldened by media coverage showing their countrymen and fellow Arabs fleeing the war in Syria, many who had resisted leaving during past crises now see a chance to go.
KIEV (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Sunday voiced support for Ukraine's economic progress and urged its creditors to take full advantage of a deal to restructure $18 billion of sovereign and quasi-sovereign debt.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican government's account of the abduction and apparent massacre of 43 students last year does not add up, a team of international experts said on Sunday, citing deep flaws in the investigation and rejecting the claim that they were incinerated in a garbage dump.
ANKARA (Reuters) - The Kurdish militant group PKK said on Sunday it had killed 15 Turkish soldiers in an attack on a convoy of armored vehicles in southeast Turkey, in what could be the bloodiest assault since the collapse of a ceasefire in July.
VIENNA/MUNICH (Reuters) - Austria said on Sunday it planned to end emergency measures that have allowed thousands of refugees stranded in Hungary into Austria and Germany since Saturday morning.
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