Moldovans hit the polls after 20 years
Moldovans went to the polls on Sunday for the first time in 20 years to participate in the country’s presidential elections. Out of nine candidates’ the two favourites had made it into the second...
View ArticleIllinois' coal country votes for Trump
In this final stretch of the US presidential election campaign, Hillary Clinton is still the current favourite to win the race to the White House. Donald Trump has alienated many voters over recent...
View ArticleWill the US election be marred by voter fraud?
During the campaign for the US presidential election, the Republican candidate Donald Trump claimed that voter fraud would take place. Our correspondent Philip Crowther travelled to Illinois as early...
View ArticleUS elections: North Carolina, a must-win swing state
Tuesday, Americans will vote to elect their next president. During the last days of the campaign, the candidates and their high-profile supporters have crisscrossed the country; stopping in the states...
View ArticleSouth Korean golf course to be converted into US missiles base
About 200 kilometres south of South Korea’s capital Seoul is a small village that is worried it’s about to become a major military target for North Korea. The United States is going to build a new...
View ArticleMoldova presidential election goes to second round
Moldova’s first direct presidential elections in 20 years saw Maia Sandu, the pro-European anti-corruption candidate win nearly 40 percent of the vote with Igor Dodon, leader of the Socialist party and...
View ArticleIgor Dodon wins Moldova presidential election
Pro-Russia candidate Igor Dodon has been elected as the new President of Moldova. He takes over from President Timoftai who has supported European Union sanctions on Russia, and he defeated the...
View ArticlePlus-size model Kim Geeyang challenges South Korea's beauty norm
Based on population size, South Koreans undergo more plastic surgery than in any other country. That’s according to the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. In addition to having big...
View ArticleTony Elumelu Foundation hosts Africa's largest gathering of entrepreneurs
One of Nigeria's most successful businessmen, Tony Elumelu made his money in banking but today spends a lot of time giving it away. In 2014, he promised to give 10,000 African start-ups 10,000 dollars...
View ArticleCan recent fuel hike benefit Zambian economy?
A decision back in October by Zambia’s government to get rid of subsidies on fuel has increased the cost of fuel by two thirds. Although people are complaining, the government says removing the subsidy...
View ArticleEducation in the crosshairs in southeastern Turkey
Educators in Turkey are one of the groups that are being targeted in a government crackdown in south-eastern region of Turkey. More than 12,000 teachershave been suspended for alleged links to the...
View ArticleConcerns grow over political crackdown in southeast Turkey
In the predominantly Kurdish region of southeastern Turkey, the removal of town mayors accused of supporting the PKK Kurdish rebel group and the PKK's targeting of their government-appointed...
View ArticleWhy a children's TV channel in Turkey's Kurdish region was closed
With Turkey under emergency rule since July’s failed coup attempt, numerous Kurdish TV and radio stations have been closed, accused of supporting the Kurdish separatist group the PKK. Another 15 media...
View ArticleColombian government and Farc to sign new peace deal
Colombia's government and Farc guerrillas will sign a new peace deal on 24 November after a previous agreement to end their half-century-old war was defeated in a referendum last month. After that...
View ArticleNGO organises workshops for Tunisian women entering politics
The Tunisian NGO Aswat Nissa (Women's Voices) aims to give women the tools and knowledge they need to be successful in politics. After Tunisia’s revolution in 2011, Islamist conservatism seemed to...
View ArticlePostcard business delivers new life to Timbuktu post office
Tourists no longer visit Timbuktu, the ancient city in northern Mali. But a small postcard business there has been growing. Out-of-work tourguides now earn money via a website called...
View ArticlePrague's astronomical clock still ticking after 600 years
Prague is normally associated with music and architectural beauty. However, the Czech capital has a strong link with astronomy too, as RFI's Dhananjay Khadilkar found out.
View ArticleContaining the Chernobyl disaster 30 years on
30 years ago the Chernobyl disaster resulted in the world’s worst civil nuclear accident. The radioactive fallout formed a cloud that contaminated vast areas of Ukraine and spread across Central and...
View ArticleYoung Italians key to referendum vote
Italians vote on 4 December in a referendum on reforming their Senate. The government says a smaller, weaker, senate will allow for more efficient government while opponents say the reform is badly...
View ArticleLife in Kisumu on the shore of Lake Victoria
Every year, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania earn millions of euros every year in fishing exports from Lake Victoria, Africa's largest freshwater lake. But the lake does more than just supply fish - it's...
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