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Turkey’s Ruling Party Suffers Heavy Losses in Key Local Polls

By Dorian Jones with reports from VOA's Turkish and Kurdish services/VOA News  ISTANBUL -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party suffered heavy losses in Sunday's local elections, losing critical cities across the country, while...

In-depth probe of CPP’s EU funding vowed

By Gigie Arcilla/PNA BRUSSELS, Belgium -- As the government takes its war against local communist armed conflict a step further, the National Task Force got the assurance of European officials who vowed...

WGEID exec lauds PH for clarifying 625 ‘desaparecidos’ cases

By Gigie Arcilla/PNA BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The chairman of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) on Thursday lauded the Philippine Government for taking the initiative to clarify the 625 “desaparecidos...

PH gov’t sincere in resolving ‘desaparecidos’ cases

By Gigie Arcilla/PNA BRUSSELS, Belgium – The head of the Philippine delegation to the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) on Thursday expressed the government’s sincerity in resolving...

French ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Mark 11th Week of Anti-Macron Marches

VOA News Thousands of so-called "yellow vest" protesters marched in France Saturday, in the 11th week of demonstrations against French President Emmanuel Macron's economic reforms. Reuters news service estimated the total number of...

Greek Lawmakers Ratify Landmark Deal With Macedonia

VOA News Greek lawmakers have ratified a deal with Macedonia, ending a nearly three-decade-long dispute between the neighbors in which the Balkan country will be renamed North Macedonia. Greece's parliament narrowly passed the...

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