IMF receives loan extension request from Greece

IMF receives loan extension request from Greece

(VOVworld) – Eurozone finance ministers denied the last-minute proposal of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to extend Greece’s bailout package during an urgent phone call Tuesday midnight
Greece on the verge of bankruptcy

Greece on the verge of bankruptcy

(VOVworld)- Greece’s central government has run out of money to pay debts now falling due. Meanwhile, negotiations for an aid package from the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank...
US, Israel on the verge of a break-up

US, Israel on the verge of a break-up

(VOVworld) – Long-standing relations between the US and Israel may be about to break. Washington announced Thursday that it will “re-evaluate” the bilateral ties and publicly warned of the...
Scenario for climate change response in Vietnam

Scenario for climate change response in Vietnam

(VOVworld ) - Vietnam continues to be singled out as one of the world’s climate change hotspots. With its long coastline and low-lying deltas, researchers warn millions of people in the country...
UN urged to end atrocities by Islamic State

UN urged to end atrocities by Islamic State

(VOVworld)- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's special envoy for Iraq, Nickolay Mladenov, urged the UN Security Council to take drastic steps to force the Islamic State extremist group...
Peace in Gaza is unpredictable

Peace in Gaza is unpredictable

(VOVworld)- The Gaza Strip in the Middle East has over the past few days been continuously hit by Israeli’s air strikes which killed hundreds of civilians and brought both...
Ukraine’s peace plan on verge of collapse

Ukraine’s peace plan on verge of collapse

(VOVworld)- The cease fire agreement initiated by Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko, the first step of his 14-point peace plan, expires on Friday, but, the situation in Ukraine remains...
Iraq: a hot spot in the Middle East

Iraq: a hot spot in the Middle East

(VOVworld) – Iraq has become a center of conflict in the Middle East as jihadists have taken control of one third of the country, hoping to create an Islamic State of Iraq and the...
Obsession with war and mental therapy

Obsession with war and mental therapy

(VOVworld) - 40 years since the end of the Vietnam war, many American war veterans haven’t been able to find peace of mind. They have been struggling with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder...