Normally rainy Taiwan is rationing water to ease its worst drought in a decade. The western Pacific island that averages annual rainfall of ...
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SpaceX Rocket Launch, Landing Test Delayed by Weather
The launch of an unmanned SpaceX rocket - and an innovative attempt to land it on an ocean barge - were postponed on Monday due to poor weat...
US Defense Officials: Islamic State Losing Territory After Strikes
U.S. military officials say Islamic State militants have lost more than one-quarter of the territory they had gained in their campaign to cr...
Reenactments Mark 150th Anniversary of US Civil War’s End
In Appomattox, Virginia, reenactments marked a surrender that many historians believe effectively ended the U.S. Civil War 150 years ago. Fr...
US Officials: Potential Delivery of Russian Anti-Missile System to Iran ‘Unhelpful’
Russia’s decision to lift a ban on delivery of a high-end, anti-missile system to Iran is raising concerns in Washington, where officials sa...
US Sentences 2 Defendants in Murder of US Drug Agent in Colombia
The last two defendants in the 2013 kidnapping and murder of a U.S. drug agent in Colombia were given long prison terms in a U.S. federal co...
Sudan’s Bashir Heads for Clear Win in Vote Boycotted by Opposition
There were few voters turning out at polling stations in Sudan's capital Monday at the start of general elections. Opposition parties ar...
Republican Marco Rubio Announces Run for President
Florida Senator Marco Rubio officially joined the 2016 presidential race Monday. Rubio is the third Republican to announce a White House bid...
Iraqi PM Seeks More US Help in Islamic State Fight
From more arms to greater air support, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says he will seek additional help from the United States in his ...
Relationship-Building Key for US-Cuba Normalization
The effort by the United States and Cuba to bridge gaps caused by more than 50 years of mutual hostility will require a heavy emphasis on re...
US, African Union Sign Deal to Form African Disease Agency
The United States and the African Union signed an agreement on Monday to create the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S....
Obama Administration Not Swaying US Lawmakers on Iran Deal
Initial Obama administration pleas that U.S. lawmakers set aside legislation giving them a say on a final Iran nuclear accord appear to be f...
Former Blackwater Guards Sentenced to Prison in 2007 Baghdad Killings
A U.S. federal judge sentenced former Blackwater security guard Nicholas Slatten to life in prison Monday for the 2007 shooting deaths of 14...
Medical Supplies Delivered to Yemen Capital
The aid group Doctors Without Borders has airlifted medical supplies to Yemen's rebel-held capital, Sana'a, as fighting continues th...
At Tribeca Film Festival, Movies Make Room for Live Performances
From a crime thriller based on a memoir to a zombie drama set in small-town America or peeks into the lives of a ballerina and a singer, the...
Mississippi Steamboat Celebrates 40th Anniversary
During the 19th century, the mighty Mississippi River teemed with steamboats that carried goods and people up and down the huge waterway. To...
Slow Growth, Reforms Targeted by World Bank, IMF
Top central bank and financial officials from nearly 200 nations are in Washington for World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings t...
World Bank, IMF Meeting Focuses on Slow Growth, Reforms
Top central bank and financial officials from nearly 200 nations are in Washington for World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings t...
US Marks 150th Anniversary of Lincoln's Assassination
The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln 150 years ago changed the course of U.S. history. As Julie Taboh reports, museums and histori...
Drive to Preemptively Ban ‘Killer Robots’ Gaining Traction
"The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots" is urging governments attending a U.N. conference to prevent the development of a lethal robo...
In Ukraine Conflict, Rivals Play Game of Drones
In the Ukrainian conflict, both government forces and pro-Russian rebels have relied heavily on drones as a means of enemy surveillance. Ada...
April 13, 2015
A look at the best news photos from around the world. from Voice of America http://www.voanews.com/media/photogallery/april-13-2015-day-in-p...
A Photo Essay: Far From Home, the War in Eastern Ukraine
Despite the Minsk ceasefire agreement in February of 2015, heavy fighting continues between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels in easte...
Foul Play Allegations Rock Governor Poll in Nigeria's Oil Capital
Nigeria's newly ascendant All Progressives Congress party won at least 18 of 29 state governor positions that were at stake in Saturday...
French Parliament Debates Bill to Empower Spies
French spies could get more powers to bug and track would-be Islamist attackers inside the country and require Internet companies to monitor...
Families of S. Korea Ferry Victims Struggle to Move on
The bed is gone from Kim Dong-hyuk's room, but everything else remains as it was before the South Korean teenager drowned, along with 24...
Environmentalists Work to Save Australia's Great Barrier Reef
VOA reporter Luke Hunt toured the Great Barrier Reef as part of the Australian government's International Media Visits (IMV) program. In...
Papal Sex Abuse Commission Meets Over Chilean Bishop
Members of a commission advising Pope Francis on how to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse have met a top Vatican official to express t...
Nobel-winning German Writer Grass Dies at 87
Guenter Grass, the Nobel-winning German writer who gave voice to the generation that came of age during the horrors of the Nazi era but late...
Opposition Parties Boycott Sudan Elections
Up to 13 million voters are expected to go to the polls in Sudan over the next three days -- in the country's first presidential electio...
Yemen Fighting Risks Stirring Sectarian Hatred
Three weeks of fighting across Yemen may be pushing a country where Sunnis and Shi'ites have prayed in the same mosques for centuries to...
S. Korea, Japan Discuss N. Korea Nuclear Threat Amid Tensions
Despite strained relations over territorial disagreements and historical disputes, South Korea and Japan will resume security talks this wee...
Chinese Hackers Target Southeast Asia, India
Hackers, most likely from China, have been spying on governments and businesses in Southeast Asia and India uninterrupted for a decade, rese...
Shootings by Indian Police Lead to Calls for Investigation
A series of killings by Indian police during the past week is drawing the attention of human rights groups, who are demanding a government i...
Philippines: China's Reclamation Causing Ecological Damage
The Philippines on Monday said China's reclamation work in the South China Sea had destroyed about 300 acres (1.2 sq km) of coral reef, ...
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