U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican rival Donald Trump clashed in a fiery debate on October 9, with Trump vowing to “jail” the Democratic nominee if he is…
continue readingBats make up almost one quarter of all mammals species on earth. While many of the more than 1,300 species are thriving, others are endangered and facing extinction. In Britain,…
continue readingColombian President Juan Manuel Santos says he will donate his Nobel Peace Prize winnings to the victims of the 50-year-long war between the Colombian government and FARC rebels. Santos was…
continue readingThe second debate between presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton takes place two days after a 2005 video surfaced in which Trump is heard making lewd comments about women.…
continue readingA Girl Scout troop in New York is raising awareness and funds for the first statue of a woman in New York City’s famed Central Park. If you discount fictional…
continue readingThe closure of Hungary’s main opposition newspaper, the left-wing Nepszabadsag, is a “huge blow” to the country’s media diversity and press freedoms, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe…
continue readingThe Birth of a Nation, about the 1831 uprising of a slave community in the American south, is a fiery account of a rebellion against injustice and oppression. Based on…
continue readingThe Birth of a Nation, about the 1831 uprising of a slave community in the American south, is a fiery account of a rebellion against injustice and oppression. Based on…
continue readingThe International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are offering loans, insurance and practical help to Haiti after Hurricane Matthew left destruction and many deaths on the island nation. As…
continue readingOctober 7 marks ten years since the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, a prominent critic of the Kremlin and its abuses, especially during the wars in Chechnya. In both…
continue readingAfter nearly three years, children in a Syrian town formerly held by Islamic State militants are back to their classrooms. VOA’s Mahmoud Bali reports from Manbij. …
continue readingChildren in a Syrian town freed in August from the Islamic State militants are back in their regular classrooms after a near three-year absence. “I’m really grateful to see children…
continue readingDozens of prominent Republicans have declared Donald Trump unfit to serve as president, and some are urging him to withdraw from the race. VOA’s Michael Bowman reports, it is not…
continue readingA senior cultural official has resigned after protests by conservative religious authorities over a concert in Iran’s holy Shi’ite city of Qom where many of Iran’s senior ayatollahs are based.…
continue readingWith the long-awaited military assault on Mosul possibly just days away, U.S. officials are scrambling to resolve flaring disputes between allies in the coalition to liberate Iraq’s second largest city,…
continue readingThousands of Yemenis have protested outside the United Nations headquarters in the country’s capital, Sanaa, calling for an international investigation into a deadly air strike on a funeral packed with…
continue readingOne experienced debate coach says that Republican Donald Trump would be smart to “take the high road and apologize” at Sunday’s U.S. presidential campaign debate for his crude comments about…
continue readingA look at the best news photos from around the world. …
continue readingSyrian government forces continued their offensive on rebel-held eastern Aleppo, after the U.N. Security Council failed to pass a resolution Saturday on a truce to end the deadly bombing of…
continue readingGerman police in the eastern city of Chemnitz have stormed a flat and detained a man in connection with the hunt for a Syrian refugee suspected of planning a bomb…
continue readingDemocrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump meet for round two of the presidential debates Sunday night. They will be on a campus in the Midwestern city of St. Louis,…
continue readingEight militants have been killed in a shoot-out with police in Chechnya, Russian news agencies reported. …
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