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Canadian police have arrested a man who struck a police officer with a car outside a sports stadium in Edmonton and then repeatedly stabbed the officer before fleeing the scene. The same man later struck four pedestrians with a moving van during a high-speed chase late Saturday. All five victims remain hospitalized with undisclosed injuries. Neither the victims nor the suspect has been publicly identified. Edmonton Police Chief Rod Knecht said the suspect, described only as a 30-year-old Edmonton man... Читать дальше...

U.S. and Bangladeshi officials will meet in Washington for talks this week focusing on regional security challenges, with the South Asian country dealing with an influx of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar Deputy U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Michael Miller and Bangladesh Director General for the Americas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abida Islam will chair the talks that begin October 3.  U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat will also take part. Читать дальше...

A militant group leader in Pakistan is suing the country’s foreign minister for his remarks at an Asia Society event last week in New York. A lawyer representing Hafiz Mohammad Saeed sent a $950,000 (100 million Pakistani Rupee) notice to Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday.   “An absolute lie and falsehood that Hafiz Muhammad Saeed is one of those persons who had been the darlings of Americans and had been dining and wining in the White House,” Saeed’s lawyer, A.K. Dogar alleged, according to media reports. Читать дальше...

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U.S. President Donald Trump said he told Secretary of State Rex Tillerson he is "wasting his time" trying to negotiate with North Korea's leader. "Save your energy Rex, we'll do what has to be done!" Trump wrote Sunday on Twitter, referring to North Korea's Kim Jong Un as "Little Rocket Man". Saturday, the State Department said North Korea has shown no interest in pursuing talks on its nuclear and missile programs, after Tillerson acknowledged the United States has been communicating directly with Pyongyang. Читать дальше...

They emerged early Sunday with helmets, masks and flak jackets from temporary overnight accommodation, cheap boarding houses and chartered cruise ships painted with huge Warner Bros. cartoon figures, Tweetie Pie and Daffy Duck, docked at Barcelona’s port. But as the day unfolded, Barcelona was far from being Disney World. Soon after polling stations opened, police, many drafted from outside Catalonia, moved in under orders from the national government in Madrid to block an independence referendum... Читать дальше...

What makes autistic children different and how can their parents make the best choices to integrate them into daily life, especially with an overwhelming amount of clinical research to consider? In the United States, where an estimated one in 68 children suffer from the condition, thousands of parents are faced with these questions. VOA's Anush Avetisyan introduces us to a mother who has first-hand experience.

More than 460 people are being treated for injuries caused by Spanish police clashes as voters in Catalonia cast ballots for or against independence. "As mayor of Barcelona I demand an immediate end to police charges against the defenceless population," Ada Colau said Sunday. Madrid said Sunday it wants to bring a halt to the independence referendum, calling it a "farce."  Spain's central government says the vote is illegal.   Police reportedly have fired rubber bullets, and clashes have broken... Читать дальше...

Turkey no longer needs to join the European Union but will not unilaterally abandon the stalled EU accession talks, President Tayyip Erdogan told parliament on Sunday. "We will not be the side which gives up. To tell the truth, we don't need EU membership any more," Erdogan said. Turkey's 12-year-long accession talks have ground to a halt, with the EU especially critical of Ankara's crackdown following a failed coup last year. Tens of thousands of people including teachers and journalists have been detained. Читать дальше...

Tens of thousands marched in China-ruled Hong Kong on Sunday in an "anti authoritarian rule" march that called for the resignation of the city's top legal official over the recent jailing of young democracy activists. The march, an annual fixture over the past few years on China's October 1 National Day, comes at a time of nascent disillusionment with Hong Kong's once vaunted judiciary. "Without democracy, how can we have the rule of law," the crowds yelled as they marched through sporadic downpours... Читать дальше...

Cameroon deployed heavily armed police and soldiers across the central African nation's restless English-speaking regions on Sunday to block protests called by activists including groups demanding independence, witnesses said. The demonstrations — timed to take place on the anniversary of Anglophone Cameroon's independence from Britain — came as a months-old movement against perceived marginalization by the Francophone-dominated government gathered pace. The protests, which began late last year... Читать дальше...

At least one person was stabbed to death and another seriously wounded at Marseille's main train station in southern France on Sunday, police sources said, in what one of them said was a "terrorist act." The police also confirmed earlier reports that the attacker had been shot and killed. One police source said the man had cried out "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great in Arabic) before attacking the two people.

To mark the International Day of the Older Person, the World Health Organization is calling for a new, integrated approach to meet the health needs of an aging population. By mid-century, the World Health Organization reports one in five people in the world will be aged 60 or older. As people age, it says they are likely to be afflicted with numerous health problems. WHO Department of Aging and Life Course Director, John Beard, says older people probably will have more than one chronic disease at the same time. Читать дальше...

Catalans began voting Sunday in a banned independence referendum, while police seized the ballots of at least one polling station. Spain's Constitutional Court suspended the vote and the Spanish central government says the vote is illegal.

Spain wants to bring a halt to Sunday's independence referendum in Catalonia, calling it a "farce." Enric Millo, Madrid's representative in Catalonia, said Catalonia's president Carles Puigdemont and his team "are solely responsible for all that has happened today and for all that can happen if they do not put an end to this farce." Police in riot gear smashed the front door of a polling station with a hammer in Catalonia Sunday where the regional leader was expected to cast his vote in the banned independence referendum. Читать дальше...

Spanish riot police burst into polling stations across Catalonia on Sunday confiscating ballot boxes and voting papers to try to halt a banned referendum on a split from Spain as Madrid asserted its authority over the rebel region. Police broke down doors to force entry into voting stations as defiant Catalans shouted "Out with the occupying forces!" and sang the anthem of the wealthy northeastern region. In one incident in Barcelona, police fired rubber bullets. The referendum, declared illegal by Spain's central government... Читать дальше...

Australia is accused of letting war criminals roam free with no risk of prosecution. It follows the sentencing by a Croatian court of Dragan Vasiljkovic, a former paramilitary leader, for the torture and killing of civilians and troops during the Croatian war. Australia chose to extradite Vasiljkovic, an Australian citizen, rather than prosecute him at home. This week a court in Croatia found Dragan Vasiljkovic, also known as Captain Dragan and Daniel Snedden, guilty of the killings and torture... Читать дальше...

About half of teenagers in the United States and in Japan say they can’t put their devices down. Teens say they are addicted and that their devices cause the greatest conflict between them and parents, according to research at the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism in Los Angeles. “Nowadays, one of the worst things that can happen to us is, like, ‘Oh, I left my phone at home,’” said Alissa Caldwell, a student at the American School in Japan. The study... Читать дальше...

Mosul’s Old City is covered in rubble and virtually abandoned. Entire blocks are destroyed and many families still haven't found the bodies of their relatives under the crushed buildings. Iraqi forces and locals are slowly trying to make the area inhabitable, with technical teams searching house by house for bombs, more than two months after government forces re-took Mosul.   But on Saturday, Islamic State militants hiding out in one of the homes were waiting.   “We were shocked when we saw... Читать дальше...

An international rights defender has accused Iran of committing war crimes by recruiting and sending Afghan immigrant children “as young as 14” to fight in Syria alongside government forces. In a detailed report published Sunday, the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) says its researchers reviewed photographs of tombstones in Iranian cemeteries and identified eight Afghan children who apparently fought and died in Syria. The report charges Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)... Читать дальше...

Iranian diplomats say they expect President Donald Trump to abandon the international deal restricting Tehran's nuclear activities. They are intensifying their lobbying of European governments, especially the signatories to the agreement, France, Britain and Germany, hoping they can dissuade the U.S. administration from repudiating the agreement. And in the event the U.S. repudiates the deal, then Tehran is urging Europeans not to join Washington in re-imposing sanctions. The Iranians say if Europe and the other signatories... Читать дальше...

Pakistan’s military chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, traveled to neighboring Afghanistan Sunday for a daylong official visit to discuss ways to enhance bilateral counterterrorism and border security cooperation. The general is scheduled to meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and military counterparts in Kabul, according to the media wing of Pakistan army. Afghan officials told VOA the defense minister, the national security adviser, and others will assist Ghani in talks with Bajwa at the presidential place. Читать дальше...

Casinos in the world’s biggest casino hub of Macau extended a 14-month winning streak in September with revenue up 16.1 percent, priming for a bumper national holiday week, which is expected to see strong visitor traffic in the southern Chinese territory. Macau, a former Portuguese colony and now special administrative region, is the only place in the country where casino gambling is legal. Government data Sunday showed monthly gambling revenue was 21.4 billion patacas ($2.66 billion) in September... Читать дальше...

A Nevada prison official says O.J. Simpson, the former football legend and Hollywood star, has been released from a Nevada prison in Lovelock after serving nine years for armed robbery. Unlike when he walked free after his murder trial in 1995, Simpson faces parole supervision for another five years.  Nevada state prisons spokeswoman Brooke Keast told The Associated Press Simpson was released early Sunday. The 70-year-old Simpson told the parole board that he wanted to live in Florida. The... Читать дальше...

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Sunday that Islamic State fighters had seized control of the town of al-Qaryatayn in Homs province, part of a wider counterattack by the jihadists as they resist a fierce offensive in eastern Syria. There was no comment from the Syrian army on the report that Qaryatayn, 120 kilometers (70 miles) northeast of Damascus, had fallen. Syrian government forces recovered Qaryatayn from Islamic State some six months ago. The Observatory said Islamic State... Читать дальше...