From Afghanistan to Bolivia, women are defying death threats to fight for the rights of their people, defending gender equality, freedom of ...
الجمعة، 6 مارس 2015
Kidnapped US Missionary Released in Nigeria
A 71-year-old missionary kidnapped last month in central Nigeria was freed Friday. The U.S.-based Free Methodist Church said Phyllis Sortor ...
Malaysia Airlines, One Year Later: Similar Disappearance Could Happen Again
On March 8, 2014 a Malaysia Airlines flight took off from Kuala Lumpur en route to Beijing. All transmission from the plane ended 40 minutes...
Research Links Cleaner Air, Improved Children's Health
Air pollution is known to be harmful to children, and researchers who have monitored the impact of contaminated air around Los Angeles say i...
Yearlong Space Trip Provides Rare Medical Study Opportunity
U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly is about to embark on his second trip to the International Space Station, a yearlong mission that he said would p...
Yearlong Space Trip Provides Rare Medical Study Opportunity
U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly is scheduled to go to the International Space Station this month aboard a Russian spacecraft launched in Kazakhst...
Venezuela Swaps Oil to Import Beans as Coffee Output Sinks
Venezuela, once a proud exporter of premium coffee, has been reduced to swapping crude oil for growing volumes of Nicaraguan coffee beans to...
US Hiring Improves; Jobless Rate Falls to 5.5%
U.S. unemployment declined to 5.5 percent in February, down two-tenths of 1 percent from January's figure, as American companies added 2...
In Ukraine's Nikishino, No House Untouched by Fighting
In the village of Nikishino, in eastern Ukraine, recent fighting has brought utter devastation. Ninety percent of the houses are damaged or ...
In Their Own Words: Citizens of Kobani
Civilians are slowly returning to Kobani, after Kurdish fighters backed by coalition airstrikes fought off a four-month siege of the norther...
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 ...
Crime Scenes Re-Created in 3-D Visualization
Police and prosecutors sometimes resort to re-creations of crime scenes in order to better understand the interaction of all participants in...
Iran Nuclear Talks Intensify Ahead of Deadline
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and the foreign ministers of Germany, Britain and France will meet in Paris on Saturday to discuss the st...
March 6, 2015
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African Union Faces Old Challenges as New Chairman Takes Over
Few can argue that the new chairman of the African Union, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, does not have experience. But is he the right ...
Nuclear Talks With Iran Intensify Ahead of Deadline
Secretary of State John Kerry is wrapping up a weeklong trip to the Middle East and Europe that has focused largely on concerns about Iran n...
Macedonia Opposition Airs New Wire-taps, Alleges Election Fraud
Macedonia's opposition leader released a fresh batch of wire-taps on Friday that he said proved the government rigged elections, pursuin...
Tanzania Arrests 32 Witch Doctors for Albino Murders
Police in Tanzania said on Friday they had arrested 32 witch doctors this week as part of a campaign against ritual killings of albinos. Act...
In IS Fight, Worries Grow Over Iran, Sectarian Divide
As the battle for Tikrit rages between Islamic State militants and Iraqi security forces and Shi'ite militias, two major concerns have e...
EU Drops Sanctions on Yanukovich's Security Chief
The European Union has dropped sanctions imposed last year on the head of ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich's security servic...
Kremlin Critic Navalny Released After 15-day Jail Term
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released from prison Friday, after serving a 15-day sentence for handing out leaflets in the Mo...
Syria's Nusra Front's Future in Question After Commander Killed
Al-Qaida's Syrian branch was left reeling on Friday after its military chief was killed in an apparent army air strike, adding to confus...
Growing Concerns Over Whether Myanmar’s Next Elections Will Be Fair
Myanmar has scheduled national elections for November that are also expected to include a landmark referendum on the country's constitut...
US Jobless Rate Falls to Lowest Level in Nearly 7 Years
The U.S. economy is showing more signs of improvement, with the unemployment rate creeping down to 5.5 percent in February, its lowest rate ...
Britain Arrests Suspected Pentagon Hacker
British authorities have arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with a hacking attack on the U.S. Defense Department last year. Britain...
S. Sudan Talks End With No Deal
Talks to end 15 months of conflict in South Sudan broke down Friday -- a day after an international deadline to reach a peace deal came and ...
Lesotho’s Coalition Government Faces Challenging Future
Fundamental Issues Remain for Lesotho’s Coalition Government from Voice of America http://ift.tt/1zUf1SA
Cameroon Builds Schools for Students Displaced by Boko Haram
Cameroon has launched an $8 million emergency plan to construct 200 classrooms, dormitories and latrines for 70,000 students displaced by th...
PLO Urges Abbas to Drop Security Cooperation with Israel
The Palestine Liberation Organization has called on President Mahmoud Abbas to halt security cooperation with Israel in apparent retaliation...
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