Oct 12 Slovakia’s far-right leader sentenced to 4 years in prison By Associated Press The leader of a far-right party with seats in the Slovak parliament was convicted of illegal use of neo-Nazi symbols and sentenced to four years and four months in prison on Monday. Continue reading
Oct 12 Kyrgyzstan’s president declares new state of emergency amid mass protests By Associated Press Kyrgyzstan's president on Monday ordered a new, week-long state of emergency in the country's capital after parliament failed to consider and approve his previous order within the legally required three days. Continue reading
Oct 12 Armenia, Azerbaijan report attacks despite cease-fire deal By Avet Demourian, Associated Press Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday accused each other of attacks over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh despite a cease-fire deal brokered by Russia to try to end the worst outbreak of hostilities in the region in decades. Continue reading
Oct 12 Belarus ramps up crackdown on protests, detains over 700 By Associated Press Tens of thousands of people rallied in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, demanding the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko, who has run the country with an iron fist for 26 years. Continue reading
Oct 12 EU nations set to adopt common travel rules amid pandemic By Associated Press In addition to causing the deaths of at least 151,000 EU citizens and plunging the EU’s economy into recession. Continue reading
Oct 12 4 Swiss Guards test positive as COVID-19 penetrates Vatican By Associated Press The Swiss Guards, the world’s oldest standing army, provide ceremonial guard duty during papal Masses, man the Vatican gates and help protect the 83-year-old Pope Francis. Continue reading
Oct 12 2 Stanford economists win Nobel prize for auction theory By Associated Press Two American economists won the Nobel Prize on Monday for improving the theory of how auctions work and inventing new and better auction formats that are now woven into many parts of the economy. Continue reading
Oct 12 Iran has highest daily virus death toll, new patient count By Associated Press For the second day in a row, Iran shattered its single-day record for new deaths and infections from the coronavirus. Continue reading
Oct 11 Iran has highest day death toll from virus, currency plunges By Associated Press Iran announced on Sunday its highest single-day death toll from the coronavirus with 251 confirmed dead, the same day local media reported two senior officials had been infected and the nation’s currency plunged to its lowest level ever. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 1:45 Azerbaijan, Armenia resume fighting, hours after cease-fire By Simon Ostrovsky A residential building in Azerbaijan’s second largest city was almost completely destroyed and several people were killed after fighting resumed, hours after the Armenia and Azerbaijan limited-cease-fire on Saturday, Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports. He is reporting from region with… Continue watching