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More than 500 Yazidi children, who lost one or both of their parents during the Islamic State terror group's campaign against the religious minority in Iraq, are facing an unknown future at the Harman Orphanage in northern Iraq. Kawa Omar reports from the region.

Argentina's president said Friday that an international search would continue for a submarine carrying 44 crew members that has been lost in the South Atlantic for nine days and that the sub's disappearance would be investigated. The Argentine navy says an explosion occurred near the time and place where the submarine went missing on November 15 as it was sailing from the extreme southern port of Ushuaia to the coastal city of Mar del Plata. That's led some family members of the crew to give up hope of a rescue. Читать дальше...

An Iranian sanctions-busting case in New York threatens to further strain Turkey-U.S. relations. The trial of Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab and Mehmet Hakan Atilla, vice president of Turkish state bank Halkbank, is due to start December 4. Ankara has slammed the case as political, but fears are growing it could have severe financial consequences for the Turkish economy. The defendants are accused of violating the U.S.-Iran sanctions act involving billions of dollars in alleged illicit trade. Читать дальше...

Beyond the slick, Hollywood-style cinematics, the Islamic State is targeting Western recruits with videos suggesting they, too, can be heroes like Bruce Willis' character in Die Hard. That's the conclusion of The Chicago Project on Security and Threats, which analyzed some 1,400 videos released by IS between 2013 and 2016. Researchers who watched and catalogued them all said there is more to the recruitment effort than just sophisticated videography, and it's not necessarily all about Islam. Instead... Читать дальше...

London police found no casualties Friday after investigating reports of shots fired at a busy subway station. Police initially responded as if the incident were terror-related, but later said they "have not located any trace of any suspects, evidence of shots fired or casualties."

Police in China are investigating claims of sexual molestation and needlemarks on children at a Beijing kindergarten run by preschool operator RYB Education Inc, the latest case in a booming child care industry to spark outrage among parents. The official Xinhua news agency said in a news report late Thursday that police were checking allegations that some teachers and staff had abused children, who were "reportedly sexually molested, pierced by needles and given unidentified pills." Parents said their children... Читать дальше...

A U.S. company says it has been selling lethal weapons to Ukraine since last year, ahead of an expected decision by the Trump administration on whether to provide such weapons to Ukraine. "We started delivering our product to Ukraine last year and we are continuing deliveries up until now," said Richard Vandiver, Chief Operating Officer at the Texas company AirTronic, USA, in an interview with VOA's Ukrainian service. Vandiver said the sales have been limited to short-range defensive weapons... Читать дальше...

A south Sudanese army general forms a new rebel group; government troops and rebels loyal to Riek Machar fight in the former Unity state, and authorities in Maridi state create a special police unit to fight rampant gender based violence.

London police found no casualties Friday after investigating reports of shots fired at a busy subway station. Police initially responded as if the incident were terror-related, but later said they "have not located any trace of any suspects, evidence of shots fired or casualties." Armed and unarmed officers are on scene and working along with colleagues from British Transport Police, which said a woman sustained a "minor injury" while leaving the area. Videos posted on social media... Читать дальше...

London police are investigating after reports of shots being fired Friday either on Oxford Street or in the Oxford Circus tube station. Police say they responded as if the incident is terrorist related. They advised people in the area to go into buildings while they investigate. Police say no casualties have been identified at this time. Armed and unarmed officers are on scene and working along with colleagues from British Transport Police. Transport for London initially tweeted that the... Читать дальше...

We’re feasting on the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending Nov. 25, 2017. It’s Thanksgiving week, and right on schedule, the chart sends us a tasty new title. Number 5: Imagine Dragons "Thunder" Let’s begin in fifth place, where Imagine Dragons continues to hold with "Thunder." This Las Vegas band made out well at the American Music Awards on November 20, when they performed with Khalid. They did a great mash-up of "Thunder" and "Young... Читать дальше...

The United States has called on Pakistan to arrest and charge an Islamist cleric accused of masterminding the 2008 attacks on India's financial capital. Pakistani authorities acting on a court order Friday freed Hafiz Saeed from nearly 11 months of house arrest in the eastern city of Lahore. The detention had stemmed from the terrorism allegations against the firebrand cleric. Washington has been offering a $10 million reward since 2012 for information leading to Saeed's arrest and conviction. Читать дальше...

Four U.N. peacekeepers and a Malian soldier were killed and 21 people were wounded Friday in two separate attacks by unknown assailants in Mali, the U.N. mission there said. Regional armies, U.N. forces, and French and U.S. soldiers are struggling to halt the growing influence of Islamist militants, some with links to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, in West Africa's Sahel region. Mali's U.N. mission, MINUSMA, has suffered the highest number of fatalities among current U.N. peacekeeping operations. Читать дальше...

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A landmark election that begins Sunday in Nepal is set to complete the Himalayan country's turbulent journey to democracy following the abolition of the monarchy 10 years ago. The two-phase election is the first being held after a new constitution, adopted in 2015, turned the country into a federal republic. Polling will take place to choose a new parliament and legislatures for newly carved out states. In a country weary of short-lived governments, the mood is swinging between hope that change... Читать дальше...

President Donald Trump is continuing to rail against football players who kneel during the National Anthem to protest racism and police brutality. Trump asks his followers in a Black Friday tweet: "Can you believe that the disrespect for our Country, our Flag, our Anthem continues without penalty to the players." He's accusing NFL commissioner Roger Goodell of having "lost control" of what he called a "hemorrhaging league" where "Players are the boss!" Trump's tweet was in response to one from his social media chief, Dan Scavino. Читать дальше...

Wisconsin Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson, a consultant for Fortune 500 companies, doesn't look much like the renegade outsiders whom political strategist Steve Bannon says he's recruiting for his war on the Republican establishment. But Nicholson has Bannon's backing anyway, thanks to his loyalty to President Donald Trump. As Bannon drafts his team of challengers to the old guard, the new guard is increasingly aligned not by ideology, but by its history of support for the president. Republicans... Читать дальше...

Indonesia's ongoing effort to arrest the Speaker of the House, Setya Novanto, for corruption has been playing out in headlines with melodramatic turns, from a hospital stay to a car crash to a house raid. But beyond serving as a test for Indonesia's anti-corruption efforts, an additional consequence is the fractures the scandal threatens to expose within the Golkar Party, the country's longest-lasting party and one of its major political forces. It was the ruling party for 26 years during and immediately after the Suharto dictatorship. Читать дальше...

Cambodia's crackdown on critical news media has taken a sordid turn with the publication of pictures purportedly showing a former Radio Free Asia (RFA) reporter filming and participating in pornographic videos. The photos were posted last weekend on the websites of two pro-government news outlets, whose editors say the images were provided to them by police. Prime Minister Hun Sen, whose government has already dissolved the country’s main opposition, warned Thursday that journalism that threatens the government will be targeted. Читать дальше...

In Cameroon, opposition lawmakers disrupted parliament for a second day in a row Friday as tensions deepen over the government’s handling of the crisis in the country’s anglophone regions.   Lawmakers of Cameroon’s main opposition party, the Social Democratic Front sang a protest song demand parliament hold debates on how to resolve the year-long strike in the two English-speaking regions.   "We have been here for more than one year and in every session nothing is said about the crisis," complained SDF’s Joseph Mbah Ndam... Читать дальше...

Egyptian security officials, quoted by state-run media, say 235 people have been killed by suspected militants in an attack on a packed mosque in the volatile northern Sinai Peninsula. Authorities said the extremists targeted supporters of the security forces at al-Rawdah mosque in the town of Bir al-Abed west of the provincial capital el-Arish. They said men in four off-road vehicles opened fire on worshipers during Friday prayer. Eyewitnesses saw ambulances transporting casualties from the scene to nearby hospitals. Читать дальше...

Egyptian security officials said suspected militants attacked a packed mosque Friday in the volatile northern Sinai Peninsula, killing 155 people. Authorities said the extremists targeted supporters of the security forces at al-Rawdah mosque in the town of Bir al-Abd west of the provincial capital el-Arish. They said men in four off-road vehicles opened fire on worshipers during Friday prayer. Eyewitnesses saw ambulances transporting casualties from the scene to nearby hospitals. Militants... Читать дальше...

The equivalent of one garbage truck full of plastic waste is dumped into the world’s oceans every minute, equal to 8 million tons a year. New research suggests that 90 percent of that waste gets into the oceans through 10 major river systems. “It seems that larger rivers preferentially transport plastic and these are rivers with a large population. You could reduce river plastic loads tremendously by focusing on these 10 rivers,” lead researcher Christian Schmidt of Germany’s Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research, told VOA. Читать дальше...

The equivalent of one garbage truck full of waste plastic is dumped into the world’s oceans every minute – or 8 million metric tons a year. New research suggests that the vast majority of that waste is transported to the oceans by just a handful of major river systems – and tackling the pollution at source would go a long way to cleaning up our seas. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.