UN chief Ban calls for more aid for displaced Iraqis

UN chief Ban calls for more aid for displaced Iraqis

(VOVworld) - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Monday for the international community to increase assistance for the 2.5 million people displaced by violence in Iraq. Ban met Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi,...
1,500 more US troops to Iraq

1,500 more US troops to Iraq

(VOVworld)-President Obama has approved sending up to 1,500 additional US troops to Iraq, doubling the number being deployed to help Iraqi forces fight the Islamic State. The president also...
IS executes 36 more tribesmen in Iraq

IS executes 36 more tribesmen in Iraq

(VOVworld) - Militants of the Islamic State in Iraq killed at least 36 more people in its execution campaign targeting a tribe that fought against it. The militants "executed 36 people, including four women and...
US, EU agree on more sanctions on Russia

US, EU agree on more sanctions on Russia

(VOVworld) - The United States and the European Union on Tuesday agreed on more sanctions against Russia in response to worsening violence in eastern Ukraine, which has killed scores of people
US, EU agree on more sanctions on Russia

US, EU agree on more sanctions on Russia

(VOVworld) - The United States and the European Union on Tuesday agreed on more sanctions against Russia in response to worsening violence in eastern Ukraine, which has killed scores of people
US, EU impose more sanctions on Russia

US, EU impose more sanctions on Russia

(VOVworld) - The United States imposed new sanctions Monday on seven Russian government officials, as well as 17 companies with links to Russian President Vladimir Putin. This is the US’s latest response to...
Syrian crisis more likely to spill over borders

Syrian crisis more likely to spill over borders

The tension between Syria and Turkey has dramatically increased over the past three days, stoking fears that the Syrian internal crisis would spill over borders, through various ways, to its neighbors...