The International Criminal Court in The Hague has authorized investigations into war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Afghanistan, including alleged crimes by US forces. And, in Mexico, violence against women and girls has sparked outrage and calls for strikes to protest. And governments and businesses are taking increased measures to stem the spread of COVID-19. But the internet is providing some light-hearted reminders on how to keep germs at bay.
The Russian capital’s first queer dance festival hopes to change attitudes toward the LGBTQ community in a country where pride marches are illegal and LGBTQ-related hate crimes are on the rise.
Joshua Yaffa lives in Russia and is the Moscow correspondent for The New Yorker magazine. In his new book, “Between Two Fires,” he writes about how complicated life is in President Vladimir Putin's Russia, and how — to some degree — he found the same in Ukraine.
Libya's warring leaders held indirect peace talks in Moscow on Monday with Russia and Turkey urging the rivals to sign a binding truce to end a nine-month-old war.
Nikita Kulachenkov works with Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on the Anti-Corruption Foundation's investigations unit. Kulachenkov spoke to The World's host Marco Werman from Berlin.
The project reflects Moscow’s attempts to pivot to the East to try to mitigate pain from Western financial sanctions imposed over its 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea.
Several polls show that a large part of Ukraine objects to most of the specific compromises mentioned in the 2015 Minsk agreement that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy could now attempt to fulfill. Ukrainians support a compromise to end the war, polls show — just not any compromise.
The House of Representatives passed a bill this week in defense of former US Marine Paul Whelan, calling on Russia to either offer up "legitimate evidence" of wrongdoing against Whelan or release him from prison.
The fight over Shiyes — a remote railway outpost in Russia’s Arkhangelsk Province that is to play host to a giant landfill — first erupted a little over a year ago after local hunters came across a secret construction site deep in the region’s forests.
The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Moscow. The city is home to the Danilov Monastery - the headquarters of the Russian Orthodox church. The World's Elizabeth Ross reports that the historic bronze bells that have hung in a tower at Harvard University for nearly 80 years are ringing for the last time today at commencement. They'll be making their way back to their original home at the monastery.
We're calling today's Geo Quiz a "Geo-political Quiz." Anchor Marco Werman gets questions and answers from Carolyn O'Hara, senior editor at Foreign Policy magazine.
An irreverent English-language newspaper is forced to close its doors in Moscow, as Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Mark Ames, the editor of "The Exile."
The World's Alex Gallafent looks at the state of Russia's justice and prison system, in the wake of the death of dissident writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
The World's Matthew Bell reports on today's fighting between Georgian and Russian military forces in the region of South Ossetia, where U.S. officials are calling for restraint.
The fighting in Georgia marks a new downturn in US-Russian relations, and the Bush administration is calling for an immediate ceasefire, but as The World's Matthew Bell reports, Washington's leverage is limited.
Russia may have violated an EU-brokered truce aimed at ending the six-day conflict with Georgia, and there were reports that Russian tanks rolled into the Georgian city of Gori, as Lisa Mullins gets the latest from the BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse.
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Business, Economics and Jobs
Australia's gold coast
The World
May 09, 2008
Phil Mercer reports that wealthy Russians are snapping up luxury real estate on Australia's Gold Coast.
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
The World
June 05, 2008
The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Moscow. The city is home to the Danilov Monastery - the headquarters of the Russian Orthodox church. The World's Elizabeth Ross reports that the historic bronze bells that have hung in a tower at Harvard University for nearly 80 years are ringing for the last time today at commencement. They'll be making their way back to their original home at the monastery.
Geo quiz and answer
The World
June 06, 2008
We're calling today's Geo Quiz a "Geo-political Quiz." Anchor Marco Werman gets questions and answers from Carolyn O'Hara, senior editor at Foreign Policy magazine.
Conflict & Justice
English-language newspaper closes in Moscow
The World
June 19, 2008
An irreverent English-language newspaper is forced to close its doors in Moscow, as Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Mark Ames, the editor of "The Exile."
Conflict & Justice
Russia's penal system after Solzhenitsyn
The World
August 04, 2008
The World's Alex Gallafent looks at the state of Russia's justice and prison system, in the wake of the death of dissident writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
Fighting between Russia and Georgia
The World
August 08, 2008
The World's Matthew Bell reports on today's fighting between Georgian and Russian military forces in the region of South Ossetia, where U.S. officials are calling for restraint.
Global Politics
U.S. calls for Georgia-Russia cease-fire
The World
August 11, 2008
The fighting in Georgia marks a new downturn in US-Russian relations, and the Bush administration is calling for an immediate ceasefire, but as The World's Matthew Bell reports, Washington's leverage is limited.
Conflict & Justice
Journalist with Russian TV speaks out
The World
August 12, 2008
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with journalist William Dunbar in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi.
Global Politics
Update on the Russia-Georgia conflict
The World
August 13, 2008
Russia may have violated an EU-brokered truce aimed at ending the six-day conflict with Georgia, and there were reports that Russian tanks rolled into the Georgian city of Gori, as Lisa Mullins gets the latest from the BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse.
Global Politics
Implications for Russia
The World
August 14, 2008
The World's Katy Clark reports on the possible repercussions facing Russia for its military intervention in Georgia.