A married couple from the U.S. state of Maryland made headlines recently when it was discovered that they allow their two young children to ...
الجمعة، 13 فبراير 2015
Muslim Americans Insist Students Were Killed Because of Faith
The Obama Administration released a statement late Friday about the killing of three Muslim students this week in North Carolina. In the sta...
Obama Summit Targets American Extremism
President Obama on Wednesday will host a summit bringing together police, religious leaders and others to confront extremism in American nei...
'Fifty Shades' Goes Global, But Film Too Hot for Some Countries
The steamy novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" is a global phenomenon, but fans in China and other countries will not be able to see the ...
US Policeman Charged in Attack on Indian Visitor
A police officer in the U.S. state of Alabama has been charged with assault after he threw a 57-year-old man from India to the ground and in...
Italy 'Ready to Fight' in Libya if Needed, Foreign Minister Says
Italy would be ready to join a U.N.-led force to battle "an active terrorist threat'' after recent advances by a faction in Lib...
Currency Devaluation Baffles Shortage-plagued Venezuelans
Venezuelans puzzled over the impact of a complicated currency devaluation and fretted that dire product shortages in the OPEC nation's r...
UN: Mexico Must Probe Thousands of 'Disappearances'
The United Nations watchdog called on Mexico on Friday to probe and prosecute alleged complicity of state forces in "disappearances,...
Parliamentary 'Chaos' Frustrates S. Africans
"State of Chaos" was how one South African newspaper described the images of police and politicians trading blows at the opening o...
Turning 1 in Vietnam, McDonald’s Sees Mixed Performance in Asia
McDonald’s marked its first birthday in Vietnam with a fourth restaurant earlier this month, reflecting a mixed year in Asia even as the com...
Robot Learns to Cook by Watching Videos
Robots performing tasks according to a predetermined set of instructions are nothing new. But robots capable of learning how to do something...
Robot Learns to Cook by Watching Videos
Robots performing tasks according to a predetermined set of instructions are nothing new. But robots capable of learning how to do something...
The Correspondents
The Correspondents is VOA’s weekly discussion of the world’s top stories, as seen through the eyes of our dedicated reporters in the US and ...
February 13, 2015
A look at the best news photos from around the world. from Voice of America http://ift.tt/1CpPsdA
Nigerian Election Delay Draws Mixed Reaction
There is mixed reaction to the six-week postponement of Nigeria’s presidential and parliamentary elections. The vote was delayed by the nati...
Villagers Accuse Sudan Military of Intense Bombing Campaign
Sudan’s military has subjected villagers in the country’s rebel-controlled Nuba Mountains to an intensifying bombing campaign, beleaguered v...
Draft Climate Change Accord Gets Bigger, Not Smaller
Negotiators drafting a climate change agreement have doubled the size of the text they began with. Some of the nearly 200 delegates who atte...
Hardline Stance on Iran Nuclear Deadline Could Be Pressure Tactic
As the March 24 deadline nears for Iran nuclear negotiators to agree on the fundamental structure of a final deal, both the U.S. and Iran in...
Political Crisis in Yemen Increases Risks for Children
The United Nations Children’s Fund warns the political crisis in Yemen is likely to plunge millions of children into deepening poverty. UNIC...
Aggressive HIV Found in Cuba
An aggressive form of HIV has been discovered in Cuba. It develops into full-blown AIDS within just three years. Researchers said the progre...
Iraq Repels IS Attack on Base With US Troops
Iraqi officials said Islamic State suicide-bombers mounted a failed attempt to blast their way into the Ain al Assad airbase, 35 kilometers ...
Bank of England May Look Into HSBC Tax Case
The Bank of England may look into allegations that Europe's biggest bank, HSBC, helped clients to avoid paying tax, a top BoE official s...
Qualcomm Deal Sparks China Smartphone Patent Skirmishes
Last summer, lawyers from Chinese telecoms gear maker ZTE Corp began writing to half a dozen local handset makers it believed used its paten...
Kenya Looks for HIV-Safe Birth Control
The Kenya Medical Research Institute said women using the popular birth control injection known as Depo Provera are at risk of HIV infection...
N. Korea Warns Diplomats Under Ebola Quarantine: No More Parties
North Korea has sent a note to foreign diplomats and organizations in Pyongyang warning them not to hold parties or meetings in violation of...
Militants Attack Shi'ite Mosque in Pakistan
At least 19 people died in the attack at a Peshawar mosque where worshippers had gathered for evening prayers. The attack is the latest in a...
Indonesia's Bold Fuel Subsidy Cut Pays Off Amid Slumping Global Oil Prices
At the beginning of this year Indonesian President Joko Widodo cut long-standing government funded fuel subsidies. In the past, protests and...
Conflict in CAR Challenges Food Production
The past several years of sectarian violence following a 2013 coup have left the Central African Republic’s agricultural sector devastated. ...
Vietnamese Youth Embrace Environmental Activism
Vietnam’s transformation from poverty to a fast growing economy has taken its toll on the environment, but those who will be worst affected ...
China Urges Myanmar to Restore Peace Along Border
China on Friday urged the Myanmar government and rebels to resolve their dispute peacefully so that refugees who were driven across the Chin...
الاشتراك في:
التعليقات (Atom)