Ukraine crisis under discussion

Ukraine crisis under discussion

(VOVworld) – Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Ukraine crisis with leaders of Germany, France, and Ukraine in a telephone call on Monday, said the Kremlin Press Office
Vietnam welcomes Cuba-US relations normalization

Vietnam welcomes Cuba-US relations normalization

(VOVworld) – Vietnam welcomes the announcement of Cuban President Raul Castro and US President Barack Obama to normalize diplomatic relations for the first time after more than half a century,...
100 killed by Taliban in Pakistan

100 killed by Taliban in Pakistan

(VOVworld) – Taliban gunmen killed approximately 100 people and took hostage a number of students at a military-controlled school in Peshawa, Pakistan on Tuesday
Gunman in Sydney siege is radical extremist

Gunman in Sydney siege is radical extremist

(VOVworld) - Iranian-born gunman Man Haron Monis, killed in the recent hostage siege in central Sydney, was a radical extremist, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Tuesday
Hostage crisis in Australia ends

Hostage crisis in Australia ends

(VOVworld) – Australian police confirmed Tuesday that the gunman and two of his hostages died in a hostage situation in downtown Sydney
US hostage executed in Yemen by Al Qaeda

US hostage executed in Yemen by Al Qaeda

(VOVworld) - US journalist Luke Somers has been killed in Yemen during an operation to rescue him and another South African teacher who were being held hostage by Al Qaeda since...
British hostage freed from Libya

British hostage freed from Libya

(VOVworld) - A British teacher held hostage for five months in Libya has been freed, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office confirmed on Sunday
IS releases video of beheading British hostage

IS releases video of beheading British hostage

(VOVworld) - A video has been released on the internet that purports to show an Islamic State fighter beheading British hostage Alan Henning, the fourth such killing carried out by the...
IS ally abducts French citizen in Algeria

IS ally abducts French citizen in Algeria

(VOVworld) – The Jund al-Khilafah, an Algerian group, has kidnapped and threatened to kill a Frenchman unless Paris halts air attacks in Iraq against its ally, the Islamic State (IS)
Russia to fulfill deals with the West

Russia to fulfill deals with the West

(VOVworld) – Russia will fulfill its agreements with the EU and NATO and hopes Western countries will lift their double standards, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Wednesday at the Russian...
US, Iran continue diplomatic tension

US, Iran continue diplomatic tension

(VOVworld) – White House spokesman Jay Carney said Friday that the US will not issue a visa to Hamid Aboutalebi, Iran’s newly appointed ambassador to the United Nations because of...