Moroccan authorities say they have dismantled a militant cell, linked to Islamic State, that was planning to murder public figures and secur...
الثلاثاء، 24 مارس 2015
Obamacare Foe Cruz to Sign Up for Insurance Via Program
One of the most vocal opponents of the U.S. Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, is about to sign up for health insurance under...
Nitrogen, Key Element for Life, Found on Mars
U.S. space researchers said Tuesday that they had found more evidence that the planet Mars could have once been able to support life. NASA s...
Remittance Cuts a Threat to Somalia’s Food Security
The United Nations says remittances from abroad are key to food security in Somalia, and that a recent decision by Western banks to bar mone...
Obama Won't Draw Down US Troops in Afghanistan in 2015
President Barack Obama has announced he will slow the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and will keep just under 10,000 in the coun...
Moody's Cuts Ukraine Credit Rating on Negative Forecast
Moody's Investors Service cut Ukraine's credit rating to its second-lowest level Tuesday, while warning that creditors faced deep lo...
UN Again Threatens South Sudan Leaders With Sanctions
The U.N. Security Council has expressed "profound disappointment'' about the failure of South Sudan President Salva Kiir and re...
North, South Korea Still at Odds Over Cheonan Sinking
North and South Korea have again exchanged words over the sinking of a South Korean ship in 2010. The two sides have been at odds over the c...
Obama: Hard to Envision Two-State Solution in Middle East
U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday it is hard to envision a two-state solution with Israel and the Palestinians, after Israeli Prime M...
Boston Group Will Seek Voters' Support for Olympic Bid
The group bidding to bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to the northeastern U.S. city of Boston wants to have public support from its citizens a...
South Sudan Munitions Explosion Kills 7
Seven people were killed and a teenage boy was wounded when a container filled with ammunition exploded in a South Sudanese village, an inte...
Rio Exhibition Dramatizes Olympian Bay Cleanup Task
A broken computer with wires showing: $60,000. A cracked, yellow plastic chair: $16,000. An old, stained backpack: $8,000. Cleaner water for...
Chile Says Drought Permanent, Lays Out Water Plan
With no end in sight to a drought that has blighted Chile for the last several years, the government will invest in desalinization plants an...
Analysts: IS Group Strategically Placing Foreign Fighters
On the Turkish border with Syria, Turkish lawmaker Mehmet Ali Ediboglu says he is in touch with the families of the 11 doctors and medical s...
Nigeria Campaign Rallies Turn Violent
Nigerian campaign rallies turn violent, and reporters find themselves caught in the crossfire from Voice of America http://ift.tt/1EOYnJa
Myanmar to Invite Western Observers for General Election
A senior member of Myanmar's government has said members of the U.S.-based Carter Center and the European Union will be invited to monit...
Uganda Hospital Program Helps Former Tuberculosis Patients
People cured of pulmonary tuberculosis often continue to have problems breathing, while poor living conditions contribute to their continued...
High Winds, Drought Feed Chilean Forest Fires
Strong winds and unusually hot weather in southern Chile are fueling out-of-control forest fires, which are consuming large swaths of nation...
EU Hopes to Curb Exodus from Eritrea Through Development Aid
The European Union said on Tuesday it hopes development aid to Eritrea will stem a growing exodus of Eritreans attempting the dangerous jour...
FAA Streamlines Approval for Some Commercial Drone Use
U.S. aviation regulators on Tuesday unveiled a new policy to speed up approval for the use of commercial drones in the United States under c...
Peru Landslide Leaves at Least Seven Dead
Seven people were killed and more were feared dead in Peru after a massive landslide buried parts of a town amid heavy rains, authorities sa...
Analysts: Turkey's President, PM Vie to Control Ruling Party
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s efforts to maintain his dominance over his country's politics are causing splits with his rulin...
Lobbyists Press for US Dollar Coin Despite Public Resistance
With America's national debt continuing to climb, Congress is constantly debating ways to save money. The Dollar Coin Alliance, a lobbyi...
March 24, 2015
A look at the best news photos from around the world. from Voice of America http://ift.tt/1y2glDf
Canada to Launch Air Strikes on IS Positions in Syria
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada will expand its military mission against the Islamic State group to include airstrikes on...
Oldest Evidence of Breast Cancer Found in Egyptian Skeleton
A team from a Spanish university has discovered what Egyptian authorities are calling the world's oldest evidence of breast cancer in th...
UN: Both Syria, IS Limiting Food Aid Delivery
A new U.N. report said the delivery of aid to millions inside Syria is becoming even more difficult as the Islamic State group closes down h...
UN Official to Visit Nigerian Refugees, Cameroon IDPs
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has begun a two-day visit to northern Cameroon to assess the condition of thousands of Nig...
Nigeria Election Commission Insists Vote Will Be Well Organized
Nigeria’s top election official promised Tuesday that this weekend’s national vote, which pits incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan against...
Malnutrition in Africa Wears Two Faces
Obesity levels in Africa have been skyrocketing among all levels of society. Malnutrition now involves both under- and overeating, and count...
Hunger Stalks S. Sudan; Desperate Turn to Leaves
More than 2.5 million people are facing food insecurity in war-torn South Sudan, humanitarian agencies warn. Reporting from opposition-held ...
World Food Program Chief Visits South Sudan
The head of the United Nations' World Food Program warned during a visit to South Sudan that famine could be declared in parts of the co...
Somalis Still Face Food Insecurity After 2 Famines
Somalia is the only country to suffer two famines in recent history. Though farming and livestock industries are strong, political turmoil, ...
French President: No Survivors Likely in Airbus Crash
French President Francois Hollande said it is likely there are no survivors in the Alpine crash of a passenger jet carrying 148 people. from...
Iraqi, Syrian FMs Discuss Combating Militants
The foreign ministers of Syria and Iraq met in Damascus on Tuesday to discuss ways to tackle militant groups in their countries and Iraq cal...
Battle for African Internet Users Stirs Freedom Fears
Google and Facebook are at the forefront of a scramble to win over new African Internet users, offering freebies they say give a leg-up to t...
Taiwan President Pays Last Respects to Singapore's Lee
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou flew to Singapore on Tuesday to pay his respects after the death of the city-state's first prime minist...
US, Afghan Leaders to Discuss Pace of Troop Withdrawal
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on Tuesday, amid questions about the future...
Monitor: IS Has Recruited 400 Syrian Children in 2015
The Islamic State group has recruited at least 400 children in Syria in the past three months and given these so-called “Cubs of the Calipha...
Germanwings Plane Crashes in Southern France
An Airbus plane operated by Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline crashed in southern France on Tuesday en route from Barcelona to Dues...
China Confirms Japan Invite for War Memorial
China's Foreign Ministry confirmed, in a roundabout way, on Tuesday that it had issued an invitation to wartime enemy Japan to attend ev...
China Executes 3 for Deadly Kunming Train Station Attack
China has executed three men for their alleged role in last year's deadly attack that killed 31 people at a train station in the southwe...
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