North Korea said Friday it will never sit down with South Korea for talks again, rejecting a vow by the South’s President Moon Jae-in to pursue dialog with Pyongyang made…
more ...Sister: Earnhardt Jr ‘Safe’ After Plane Crash in Tennessee
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is “safe” and in a hospital for evaluation after his plane crashed in east Tennessee, the NASCAR television analyst and retired driver’s sister tweeted. Earnhardt’s sister, Kelley…
more ...After Ferguson, Some States Move to Rein In Punishing the Poor
Five years after the death of Michael Brown in the St. Louis, Missouri, suburb of Ferguson, Americans are still divided over whether his death at the hands of a white…
more ...Iran Reveals Charges Against Photojournalist Whose Arrest Drew Film Industry Backlash
This article originated in VOA’s Persian Service. Behrooz Samadbeiygi contributed. WASHINGTON — Iran has broken its silence on its detention of prominent photojournalist Nooshin Jafari, whose arrest earlier this month…
more ...Guatemala’s President-Elect Seeks Changes to Immigration Agreement with US
Guatemala’s President-elect Alejandro Giammattei says he wants to change an immigration agreement between his country and the United States because Guatemala does not have the resources to care for asylum-seekers…
more ...Few Employers Held Accountable in U.S. Immigration Raids
Immigration raids in the U.S. led to the apprehension of more than 1,500 undocumented immigrants at job sites last year. They are among about 250,000 immigrants deported in 2018 by…
more ...Ugandan Online Publishers Criticize Registration as Political Control
Uganda’s Communication Commission announced, Aug. 8, 2019, that all commercial online publishers must register with the government. The commission says the publishers have to be watched to ensure they are…
more ...Worth of a Girl: VOA Looks at Devastating Effects of Child Marriage
About 650 million girls worldwide were married before age 18. That is about 17% of the world’s female population, according to UNICEF. These marriages often keep girls from completing their…
more ...A$AP Rocky Convicted of Assault in Sweden
A court in Sweden has found American rapper A$AP Rocky guilty of assault but he will not serve any more jail time. The court on Wednesday gave the rapper a…
more ...Fresh Flood Alert in Southern India As Monsoon Death Toll Hits 244
India issued a fresh flood alert Wednesday for parts of the southern state of Kerala, as the nationwide death toll from the annual monsoon deluge rose to at least 244.…
more ...UNHCR Warns Migrant Boats Facing Storms Need Safe Haven
The U.N. refugee agency warns that time is running out for more than 500 migrants stranded in the Mediterranean Sea as storm clouds gather and their rescue vessels are denied…
more ...Chinese Action Against Taiwan Strengthens Clout of Island’s Anti-China Leaders
China’s recent squeeze on the Taiwan economy and its international profile is expected to backfire by making Taiwanese ever angrier and endearing them to leaders who oppose Beijing. Taiwanese will…
more ...Ex-Treasury Chief: Boris Johnson Wrecking Brexit Deal Chance
The man who was Britain’s top finance official until three weeks ago accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government on Wednesday of steering the country toward a damaging no-deal Brexit…
more ...Police Clash with Protesters at Hong Kong Airport, Forcing More Flight Cancellations
Updated: Aug. 13, 2019, 3:06 p.m. Suzanne Sataline contributed to this report from Hong Kong Riot police clashed with pro-democracy demonstrators at the Hong Kong’s international airport Tuesday evening, with…
more ...Cameroon Journalists Threatened by Government
Cameroon has threatened all journalists who it says are refusing to be patriotic, after TV reporter Samuel Wazizi was arrested for allegedly supporting separatist fighters in Cameroon’s English-speaking north, west,…
more ...Uganda Internet Registration Stirs Free Speech Concerns
Uganda is ramping up efforts to curtail online content deemed immoral or hateful, a move critics say will silence dissent. Since March 2018, the Uganda Communications Commission, a state regulator,…
more ...Octavia Spencer To Be Honored by Gay-Rights Education Group
Octavia Spencer will be honored by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network with its Inspiration Award at a gala later this year. The group known as GLSEN announced Tuesday…
more ...Report: Hypersonic, Dual-Capable Missiles Pose Huge Global Threat
New missile technologies, including so-called hypersonic systems capable of traveling at more than 25 times the speed of sound, are fueling a new global arms race, according to a new…
more ...South Sudan Activists Ramp Up Pressure for Unity Government
South Sudan activists on Monday began a campaign to pressure the country’s warring parties to meet a fast-approaching deadline to form a unity government as part of their 2018 peace…
more ...Researchers Encouraged by New Chlamydia Vaccine
European researchers say a vaccine for chlamydia — the world’s most common sexually transmitted disease — shows promise in preliminary clinical trials, but more tests are needed. A study in…
more ...More Than 10,000 Guns Surrendered in New Zealand Buyback
Gun owners in New Zealand turned in more than 10,000 firearms in a buyback program established after the country’s worst mass shooting in modern history. New Zealand banned most automatic…
more ...Bitter Harvest for Kurdish Hazelnut Pickers in Turkey’s Black Sea Region
In a region on Turkey’s eastern Black Sea coast, around 75% of the world’s hazelnuts are grown. Throughout August, thousands of migrant workers harvest the nut. It’s a hard job…
more ...City Officials Deflect Questions About Turkish Memorial in Albania’s Capital
This story originated in VOA’s Albanian Service. Nearly a month after a memorial to victims of the failed military coup in Turkey appeared at the edge of a lake in…
more ...Farmers Market Without Prices Thrives on the Honor System
In the United States town of Warrenton, Virginia there is a farmers market where people do their shopping and pay with what they have. Yahya Barzinji of VOA’s Kurdish Service…
more ...New Puerto Rico Gov Suspends Contract to Rebuild Power Grid
In one of her first moves as Puerto Rico’s new governor, Wanda Vazquez announced late Sunday that she is suspending a pending $450,000 contract that is part of the program…
more ...Giammattei Wins Guatemala Presidential Election
Conservative candidate Alejandro Giammattei has won the presidential runoff election in Guatemala. The election commission said late Sunday that with more than 90% of the polling places counted, Giammattei had…
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