Joint forces arrest 400 Boko Haram gunmen

Joint forces arrest 400 Boko Haram gunmen

(VOVworld) - Some 2,000 people have been freed from Boko Haram strongholds by a West African regional force as Nigeria launches an operation to rehabilitate members of the militant group
National Assembly discusses socio-economic development

National Assembly discusses socio-economic development

(VOVworld) – On Friday National Assembly deputies discussed socio-economic development in 2015 and over the last 5 years and development and land use plans until 2020. Most deputies agreed with the government’s...
Turning point in anti-IS fight in Syria

Turning point in anti-IS fight in Syria

(VOVworld) – The Syrian army’s recent victories on the ground have created a turning point in the war against IS in Syria. Government forces have retaken a number of key areas...
Ankara bombing: Turkey says Kurds involved

Ankara bombing: Turkey says Kurds involved

(VOVworld) – On Tuesday Turkey’s Interior Ministry said the government has nearly certain evidence that Kurdish rebels were involved in Sunday’s car bombing in Ankara
Date for Syrian peace talks unspecified

Date for Syrian peace talks unspecified

(VOVworld) – A source close to the Syrian government delegation told AFP that it would attend renewed peace talks in Geneva starting Monday, March 14. The United Nations is hoping to restart...
Syria peace talks in Geneva delayed

Syria peace talks in Geneva delayed

(VOVworld) - UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday that the international conference on Syria scheduled to take place in Geneva has been delayed
TAK claims responsibility for Ankara bombing

TAK claims responsibility for Ankara bombing

(VOVworld)- A Turkey-based Kurdish militant group has said it carried out Wednesday's bomb attack in Ankara that killed 28 people. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) group said on...
Tests confirm IS use of chemical weapons in Iraq

Tests confirm IS use of chemical weapons in Iraq

(VOVworld) - Tests by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have confirmed that Islamic State militants used mustard gas in an attack against Kurdish militia in Iraq in August...
Munich Security Conference opens

Munich Security Conference opens

(VOVworld) –The 52nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) opened in Munich, Germany on Friday, gathering 30 state leaders and world leading politicians including Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, US Secretary of State...