Hundreds of people bade farewell on February 5 to five girls killed in a house fire in the Kazakh capital, Astana. The girls, aged between 3 months and 13 years, were killed when their 30-square-meter house burned down during the early hours of the previous day~RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who last month was recognized by the U.S. as the acting president of Venezuela, talked to VOA’s Spanish service
As the year begins, splinter rebel groups in Myanmar’s Karen state came together for the Karen Revolution Day, marking 70 years since fighting broke out at the start of 1949 between the once – united Karen National Union (KNU) and Burmese forces
The growing use of mobile phones, computers, and televisions in Africa has left the continent with huge amounts of electronic waste. According to the United Nations Environment Program, 40 percent of the world’s electronic dumpsites are found in Africa
Serbian opposition supporters protested against the government for a ninth Saturday in a row on February 2. Protesters put stickers on the entrance doors to Serbia’s public radio and television broadcaster, RTS, which they believe favors the government and ignores the opposition
In Portland, Oregon, a Slavic Advisory Council has been set up to help police officers and Eastern European immigrants understand each other better
The peculiar art installation allows locals and tourists to stay warm during the abnormally cold temperatures
The United States and Russia are making tit-for-tat moves with their participation in a nuclear treaty, and some politicians and analysts see it as a burgeoning arms race. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Saturday that Russia is suspending its participation in the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Sergei Amelchenko braves snow, ice, and cold to bring clean drinking water to remote villages in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region
In France, a triple world karate champion is teaching women to heal through her sport