The day after a contentious and often tense presidential debate, Republicans remained split on whether to support nominee Donald Trump. Trump aggressively attacked Democrat Hillary Clinton in Sunday night’s debate…
continue readingThe heads of NATO, the European Council, and the European Parliament said they remain committed to taking a hard line against Russia while staying engaged in dialogue. …
continue readingRussian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow is ready to cut or freeze oil production and supports the OPEC oil cartel’s efforts to bolster prices, in comments that sent oil prices…
continue readingIran’s foreign minister has asked United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to use his “good offices” to arrange for an Iranian aircraft to evacuate victims of an attack over the weekend…
continue readingThe U.S. Treasury is seeking to reassure banks that have been unwilling to do business with Iran, but Tehran says the effort has not gone far enough. …
continue readingThe Islamic State group confirmed the death of its propaganda chief, whom the Pentagon said was killed in a U.S. air strike in Syria’s Raqqa province last month. …
continue readingBrazilian prosecutors said on Monday that they brought new charges against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, adding yet another accusation to a series of corruption charges against the…
continue readingThe Colombian government and the country’s second largest rebel group have announced the start of peace talks October 27 in the capital of Ecuador. Monday’s announcement of talks with the…
continue readingThe young officer had just returned to the police force after maternity leave. The older one was two months short of retirement. Both Southern California officers were fatally shot over…
continue readingWashington is home several historic sights, like the US Capitol Building, the White House, and the Washington Monument. But did you know you can experience the history and culture of…
continue readingFrance says Russia could face war crimes charges over its bombing campaign of Syria’s eastern city of Aleppo. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told France Inter radio Monday that the…
continue readingThe Burundian government has banned three U.N. human rights investigators from entering the country, following the release of a report that cited serious rights violations in the East African country.…
continue readingThe Ethiopian government is blaming regional rival Egypt for supporting rebels and forcing Addis Ababa into declaring a state of emergency Sunday. “We have ample evidence that trainings have happened,…
continue readingU.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday waded in to the controversy over American athletes protesting at sporting events against widely perceived racial inequality for African Americans. Speaking…
continue readingA grower in Rhode Island has smashed his own son’s giant pumpkin record with a gourd weighing 1,026 kilograms (2,261 pounds). Richard Wallace’s pumpkin beat the North American giant pumpkin record…
continue readingFormer European Union budget auditor Kersti Kaljulaid was sworn in Monday to a five-year term as Estonia’s youngest and first female president, the Baltic nation’s fourth head of state since…
continue readingIslamic State extremists confirmed on Monday the death of one their most senior leaders, whom the Pentagon said was killed early last month in a precision airstrike near the northern…
continue readingRefugee and migrant children in Greece began attending school Monday despite protests from some Greek parents. Police in the village of Profitis, 35 kilometers from Athens, formed a corridor to…
continue readingSocial media giant Facebook has launched a separate version of its network platform aimed at businesses, called Workplace. Facebook hopes the new product will replace businesses’ previous internal communications tools,…
continue readingThis is part of an Associated Press series examining issues at stake in the presidential election and how they affect people The issue Radical Islamic militancy that has sustained itself…
continue readingIn the latest sign of a thaw in relations between Russia and Turkey, the two countries have signed an agreement on building pipelines that will supply natural gas to Turkey…
continue readingShortly after Sunday’s second presidential debate between Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her Republican opponent Donald Trump, a diverse group of voters at VOA’s Washington headquarters gave their…
continue readingVOA invited American voters who are members of the diaspora communities of 10 countries to watch the second presidential debate together and discuss what they saw and if it influenced…
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