In a televised statement, Syria’s army said they will halt combat until Monday, but that they reserve the right to respond if the opposition attacks citizens or government forces
(VOVworld)- The 19-month long crisis in Syria saw a fragile of hope when President Bashar Al Assad’s government agreed to a cease fire during Eid Al-Adha, the Muslim...
David Usupashvili, the 44- year- old Georgia Republican Party chairman and Georgian Dream coalition leader, became new Georgia’s new General Assembly Chairman on Sunday
Thailand’s Supreme Court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for abusing power when he was in office
(VNA/VOVworld) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned of dangerous fallout from the escalating Syria-Turkey border conflict
(VNA) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was re-elected for another term
Venezuela is holding presidential election today/ on Sunday with seven candidates running to head the country for the term of the next six years. Although a total of seven candidates are participating in...
(VNA/VOVworld) – Syria yesterday fired artillery into the town of Akcakale in the Turkish border province of Sanliurfa killing at least 5 persons and wounding 13 others
(VOVOworld) – As of October 1st, the US Agency for International Development, USAID, withdrew all staff from Russia, ending its 20-year mission there in response to Moscow’s request. Although Washington...
(VOVworld)- Two bombs struck the Syrian army headquarters in the heart of Damascus on Wednesday while efforts were being made to find a solution to the political crisis in Syria at...
Syria's internal opposition has called on both the government and armed rebel groups to stop the fighting immediately at a rare meeting yesterday/ on Sunday in Damascus
UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, met with Syria’s foreign minister in Damascus this week in an effort to find a solution to Syria’s deadly 18...
(VOVworld) - The public has recently reported blogs of unidentified bloggers that discuss political issues with reactionary views and distorted information
The Japanese government on Tuesday signed a purchase contract with a private owner to nationalize 3 of the 5 islets of the Senkaku Island group despite strong opposition from China, who...
(VOVworld) – Declaring Japan’s sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands, which China calls the Diaoyu Islands, the Japanese cabinet on Tuesday approved the nationalization of three islets in the group. Tokyo’s...
Russia will press the UN Security Council to this month endorse a Syria peace accord that was brokered in Geneva and has since split world powers
Angola's incumbent President Jose Eduardo dos Santos is expected to win the general elections as provisional results showed his People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola MPLA party...
(VOVworld) – Beginning next month, Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi will replace Kofi Annan as special U.N. and Arab League envoy to Syria. He has pledged to prioritize the Syrian people’s interests and spare no effort...
(VOV) Fierce battles continue to rage in the south of Damascus, leaving 37 dead on Wednesday alone. Syria’s news agency SANA, quoted official sources, as saying that the government army...
(VOVworld)- The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is over. According Ramadan tradition, people were supposed to pray and do good deeds during this month, but conflicts and bloody clashes in...