Syrian rebels kill civilians

Syrian rebels kill civilians

(VOVworld) – Syrian authorities have accused rebel fighters of executing 21 civilians, including women and children, at close range as they left Aleppo last week. The bodies were found in two...
Car bombs kill 25 in Iraq

Car bombs kill 25 in Iraq

(VOVworld) - At least 25 persons were killed on Thursday in the Iraqi city of Mosul when three suicide car bombs were detonated at a market place, a security source said
UN extends aid activities in Syria for 1 year

UN extends aid activities in Syria for 1 year

(VOVworld) - The UN Security Council has approved the delivery without government approval of humanitarian aid across borders and conflict lines in Syria for another year in a resolution aimed at...
Vietnam condemns attacks on civilians

Vietnam condemns attacks on civilians

(VOVworld) - Vietnam strongly condemns attacks on innocent civilians and sympathizes with the immense grief and loss suffered by the families of victims of the truck crash in Berlin and recent...
Art program honors revolutionary contributors

Art program honors revolutionary contributors

(VOVworld) – An art program called “Truong Son Resonance” was held at Voice of Vietnam Theater on Monday to mark the 72nd anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and the...
Military operations against ISIS in Sirte, Libya end

Military operations against ISIS in Sirte, Libya end

(VOVworld) – Military operations against ISIS in Sirte, Libya, officially concluded Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), which is backed by the United Nations
Russia sends aid to eastern Aleppo

Russia sends aid to eastern Aleppo

(VOVworld) –Russian military trucks on Sunday delivered food and medical aid to civilians in eastern districts of Aleppo where the Syrian army has taken control
EU extends sanctions against Syria

EU extends sanctions against Syria

(VOVworld) – The European Union on Monday imposed travel bans and asset freezes on 17 ministers and the central bank governor of Syria. The new sanctions are intended to punish the...
42,000 displaced in Mosul

42,000 displaced in Mosul

(VOVworld) - Nearly 42,000 people have fled their homes in Mosul city since Iraqi forces started their operation to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State (ISIS), said the International Organization...
Egypt: Civilian kidnapping by ISIS increases

Egypt: Civilian kidnapping by ISIS increases

(VOVworld) - Despite intensive security operations and the presence of the Egyptian armed forces across the Sinai province, Egypt, the kidnapping of civilians there has increased alarmingly since early November
Central Africa needs UN peacekeeping boost

Central Africa needs UN peacekeeping boost

(VOVworld) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called on the United Nations to boost security forces in the Central African Republic, a day after France ended its peacekeeping mission in...
600,000 children trapped in Mosul

600,000 children trapped in Mosul

(VOVworld) - Some 600,000 children are among the civilians trapped in jihadist-held Mosul, Save The Children said on Tuesday, calling for safe corridors as Iraqi forces advance on the...