Anti-war American veteran dies at 76

Anti-war American veteran dies at 76

(VOVWORLD) -Former US Army officer Barry Romo, who was a leading anti-war organizer and witness of the 1972 US bombings of Hanoi, passed away on May 1, in Chicago, at...
Hundreds of protesters storm Swedish embassy in Iraq

Hundreds of protesters storm Swedish embassy in Iraq

(VOVWORLD) - Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad Thursday in response to a police decision granting permission for a demonstration in Stockholm where organizers are...
Sri Lanka’s President, Prime Minister resign

Sri Lanka’s President, Prime Minister resign

(VOVWORLD) - Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa plans to resign next week to ensure a peaceful transition of power, the country's parliamentary speaker said on Saturday. Hours earlier Prime...
Kazakh president seeks help to fight terrorist threat

Kazakh president seeks help to fight terrorist threat

(VOVWORLD) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Wednesday that he had appealed to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a military alliance of Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan...
Sudan’s Prime Minister detained at home

Sudan’s Prime Minister detained at home

(VOVWORLD) - Sudan’s deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was allowed to return home in Kafouri, Khartoum, on Tuesday, a day after he was detained when the military seized power in a...
Myanmar works with ASEAN for national stability

Myanmar works with ASEAN for national stability

(VOVWORLD) - Representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations concluded a 2-day working visit to Myanmar last Saturday, an attempt to help Myanmar find a peaceful solution to its...
Anti-violence demonstrations spread in US

Anti-violence demonstrations spread in US

(VOVWORLD) - Demonstrations against police violence, triggered by the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man while in police custody in Minneapolis, have been spreading in the US for 12...