“We don’t need to eat,” said a young man held in a Libyan detention center five days after the compound was bombed killing more than 50 people and injuring at…
more ...Aftershocks in California Continue After 2 Major Earthquakes
Two remote California desert communities assessed damage after two major earthquakes hit the area at the end of last week, followed by thousands of smaller aftershocks. Ridgecrest and neighboring Trona…
more ...Rebuilding Syria’s Raqqa, One Park at a Time
Concerted efforts continue to rebuild the Syrian city of Raqqa, nearly two years after it was recaptured from the Islamic State (IS) terror group. And while these efforts mostly focus…
more ...Hong Kong Protesters Clash With Police at Latest Rally
Tens of thousands of people marched in the streets of Hong Kong Sunday to protest a law that would allow people to be extradited for trial to mainland China where…
more ...Iran Raises Uranium Enrichment Past Nuclear Deal Limits
Iran announced Sunday it will raise its enrichment of uranium, breaking another limit of its unraveling 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and further heightening tensions between Tehran and the…
more ...Prodigy and Ukrainian Immigrant Creates Unique DNA Robot
Sofia Lysenko’s parents moved to the United States from the Ukraine when she was 3 years old. Today, at 17, some of the biggest American pharmaceutical companies want to team…
more ...California Assesses Damage After Second Major Earthquake
Emergency workers in Ridgecrest, Calif., are assessing the damage after a second major earthquake struck the desert community northeast of Los Angeles on Friday night. No deaths or major injuries…
more ...Hong Kong Business Reputation at Stake, as Beijing Closes in
Hong Kong has long been seen as a good place to do business, thanks to its proximity to China and the one-country, two systems policy that provides a wide degree…
more ...Deadly Car Bombing Hits Key Afghan Security Facility in Ghanzi
Afghan officials say the Taliban has detonated a vehicle bomb near the Afghan spy agency’s office in the central eastern Ghazni city. A provincial government spokesman, Arif Noori told VOA…
more ...FACT CHECK: Trump on Vets, Economy and History
President Donald Trump roused a political tempest when he decided to plant himself squarely in Independence Day observances with a speech from the Lincoln Memorial. His words from that platform,…
more ...Mystery of NSA Leak Lingers as Stolen Document Case Winds up
Federal agents descended on the suburban Maryland house with the flash and bang of a stun grenade, blocked off the street and spent hours questioning the homeowner about a theft…
more ...Massive Displacement in Eastern DR Congo Poses Health Hazard
The International Organization for Migration warns massive displacement from renewed inter-ethnic fighting in DR Congo’s Ebola-affected Ituri province poses a serious health hazard. At least 160 people were killed during…
more ...Top Official Says Iran Ready for Higher Uranium Enrichment
A top aide to Iran’s supreme leader says the Islamic Republic is ready to enrich uranium beyond the level set by Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal, just ahead of a deadline…
more ...Agencies Race to Repair Damage from Monsoon Rains in Cox’s Bazar
UN aid agencies are racing to repair extensive damage from the first heavy monsoon rains in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh where many of an estimated one million Rohingya refugees are living…
more ...Premier Li’s Reforms Move May Just Be Bargaining Chip for US Negotiators
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang recently announced a major economic reform move, saying China would scrap ownership controls on foreign companies investing in the financial sector next year, ahead of schedule.…
more ...Election Protesters Promise Vigils in Malawi
Protesters in Malawi have wrapped up two days of demonstrations aimed at forcing the head of the country’s electoral commission to resign. The protests followed other nationwide demonstrations on June 20 calling…
more ...Unexpected Turns & Music
VOA Connect Episode 77 – Stories about people who are on a path they didn’t foresee, the career of a successful musician and the benefits of vinyl records …
more ...Student Loan Debt
The average monthly student loan payment is about $400 a month in the United States. Eddy Encinales, who used student loans to pay for college, talks to us about the…
more ...Vinyl Revival
Find out why records are staging a comeback! Insert record scratching sound effect. VOA Ukrainian; Reporter: Alina Golinata; Camera: Konstantin Golubchik; Adapted by: Zdenko Novacki. …
more ...Sudan Power-Sharing Deal Met with Street Celebrations
Sudan’s ruling military council and a coalition of opposition and protest groups reached an agreement to share power during a transition period leading to elections, setting off street celebrations by…
more ...Australia Warns Released Student Not to Return to North Korea
Australia’s government warned a student on Friday not to return to North Korea a day after he was released from detention by Pyongyang under mysterious circumstances. Alek Sigley, who flew…
more ...Philippines Faces Call for UN to Look into War on Drugs Killings
More than two dozen countries Thursday formally called for a United Nations investigation into thousands of killings in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, activists said. Iceland submitted the…
more ...Western Balkan Nations Press EU Aspirations at Poland Summit
Government ministers from some European Union nations sought Thursday to reassure their partners in the Western Balkans during a meeting in Poland that their aspirations to join the EU have…
more ...Eva Mozes Kor, Holocaust Survivor and Activist, Dies at 85
Eva Mozes Kor, a Romanian Holocaust survivor who spent four decades advocating forgiveness, has died at age 85 — during an annual trip to the site of the Nazi regime’s…
more ...Death Toll Climbs in Libya Bombing
The United Nations says at least 55 people were killed and more than 130 injured in the Tuesday night airstrike on a detention center holding illegal migrants in Libya’s capital.…
more ...Detained Australian Leaves North Korea, Arrives in China
An Australian student was released Thursday after a week in detention in North Korea and flew to Beijing, where he described his condition to reporters as “very good.” Australia’s Prime…
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