Marking 5 Years Since IS Attack on Yazidis
Yazidi women and girls who were enslaved and raped by Islamic State militants have few choices. They may have been freed, but they can’t bring home the children they had
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Three Reporters Killed in One Week in Mexico
Mexican officials said Saturday they would investigate the killing of a journalist in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz who was the third reporter to be killed in a week
Read MoreReport: Johnson Aide Says UK Lawmakers Can’t Stop No-deal Brexit
LONDON — Lawmakers will be unable to stop a no-deal Brexit on Oct. 31 by bringing down Britain’s government in a vote of no confidence next month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top aide
Read MorePlanting Trees to Mitigate Global Warming
Scientists say evidence is mounting that trees can have a far-reaching effect in stemming global warming by removing huge amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. A recent study bolsters this
Read MoreThree Summits. Five Launches. One Bromance.
After three summits and several exchanges of letters between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Washington must now deal with Pyongyang’s five missile tests since
Read MoreUS: Resolved Extortion Case Key to N. Macedonian EU Accession Talks
This story originated in VOA’s Serbian Service. Some information is from Reuters. WASHINGTON — U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer says an unresolved extortion investigation in North Macedonia
Read MoreEndangered Listing Sought for Firefly With Double-Green Flash
Peering through the darkness under the faint light of a peach-colored moon, wildlife biologist Jason Davis spots a telltale green flash in the bushes. Quick as a flash himself, Davis
Read MoreNigeria’s Buhari Faces Flak Over Cabinet Picks
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has come under fire for stacking his new cabinet with ageing party loyalists despite hopes he might opt for more technocrats in his final term. The
Read MoreFormer Ebola Patients to Mark 5 Years Since Treatment in US
As a new Ebola outbreak rages in Congo, two of the first Ebola virus patients to be successfully treated in the United States during the deadliest recorded outbreak five years
Read MoreFacebook Removes Accounts Linked to Saudi Arabia’s Government
Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts linked to Saudi Arabia’s government as part of an effort to end what it described as “inauthentic behavior,” a Facebook security official said. A
Read MoreKenya Police Accused of Extrajudicial Killings
Human Rights Watch has accused Kenya’s police force of carrying out extrajudicial killings of at least 21 young men and boys in the informal settlements of Nairobi over the past
Read MoreTrump to Impose 10% Tariff on $300 Billion of Chinese Goods
The U.S.-China trade war intensified Thursday after President Donald Trump said he would impose an additional 10 percent tariff on some Chinese products, one day after the two superpowers agreed
Read MoreVenezuelan Politician on US Immigration’s 10 Most Wanted List
U.S. immigration officials have added a senior Venezuelan government official to their list of the 10 most wanted fugitives. Tareck El Aissami is Venezuela’s former vice president and is currently
Read MoreJordan’s King: Two-State Solution Key to Middle East Peace
A U.S. delegation led by White House senior adviser Jared Kushner held talks Wednesday with Jordan’s King Abdullah II about ways to revive the Mideast peace process. The Americans are seeking
Read MoreJohnson Faces First Electoral Test in Welsh Vote
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could see his working majority in parliament reduced to one when voters in a rural Welsh parliamentary seat go to the polls Thursday in his
Read MoreN. Korea, China on Agenda as Pompeo Heads To Thailand, Australia, Micronesia
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is headed to Southeast Asia, Australia and Micronesia, and is not ruling out working-level talks with North Korean officials on the sidelines of ASEAN
Read MoreTeens From Around the Globe Compete at Google
Teenagers from around the world were on Google’s campus this week to compete in a science competition. Their projects brought novel approaches to address health, disability and environmental issues. Michelle
Read MoreA Blockchain Remedy for Handwritten Prescriptions
Doctors’ scrawls and scribbles are notoriously hard to read. Electronic prescriptions remedy the problem but around the world and especially in developing countries, the technology isn’t always accessible. One possible
Read MoreBoris Johnson Tries to Reassure on Brexit As Pound Slumps
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Wales on Tuesday as part of a national tour intended to reassure Britons that his hard-Brexit push won’t hurt the economy and rip apart
Read MoreTrump to Visit Poland for World War II Anniversary Sept 1
An aide to Poland’s president says that President Donald Trump will visit Warsaw from Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 to take part in observances marking the 80th anniversary of World
Read MoreSheriff: 1 Dead, 1 Shot at Walmart in Mississippi
A sheriff says one person is dead and a suspect was shot at a Walmart in the northern Mississippi city of Southaven. DeSoto County Sheriff Bill Rasco told WHBQ-TV that
Read MoreAt Least 52 Inmates Killed During Prison Riot in Brazil
Authorities say at least 52 prisoners have been killed by other inmates during a riot at a prison in northern Brazil. Para state prison officials say 16 of the victims
Read MoreTanzanian Journalist Abducted
A Tanzanian investigative journalist, Erick Kabendera, was abducted Monday from his home on the outskirts of Dar es salaam, the country’s business capital. A leading Tanzanian newspaper Mwananchi reports that
Read MoreIraq Displays Stolen Artifacts Recovered From UK, Sweden
Iraqi officials are displaying stolen artifacts from the country’s rich cultural heritage that were recently recovered from Britain and Sweden. Many archaeological treasures from Iraq, home of the ancient “fertile
Read MoreTrump Renews Twitter Attacks Against Maryland Lawmaker, District
In a series of tweets over the weekend, U.S. President Trump lashed out against one of his most vocal Democratic critics, attacking Congressman Elijah Cummings and calling the Maryland lawmaker’s
Read MoreCuban Officials Attend Funeral Services for Cardinal Ortega
Cuban government and Communist Party officials attended funeral services for Roman Catholic Cardinal Jaime Ortega on Sunday in a testament to his success in elevating the Church’s position on the
Read MoreNigeria: 65 Killed in Attack by Boko Haram Militants
Boko Haram militants killed at least 65 people at a funeral in northeastern Nigeria, local officials said Sunday, revising the earlier death toll of 23. “It is 65 people dead
Read MoreS. Koreans, Russians Released Days After Boat Drifts to N. Korea
Two South Koreans and 15 Russians returned to South Korea Sunday, about 10 days after their boat drifted into North Korean waters, Seoul officials said. The crew members were aboard
Read MoreIran Nuclear Deal Nations to Meet, Seek Way to Save Pact
The remaining signatories to the Iran nuclear deal will meet in Vienna on Sunday to try again to find a way of saving the accord after the U.S. pulled out,
Read MoreHong Kong Protesters, Police Prepare for Another Clash
Protesters and police prepared Sunday for a likely showdown in central Hong Kong, one day after clashes led to 11 arrests and left at least two dozen injured in an
Read MorePakistani Military Says Militant Attacks Killed 10 Soldiers
Pakistan’s military says militant attacks in the country’s northwest and southwest have killed 10 soldiers. The military says both attacks took place on Saturday. The first attack targeted a military
Read MoreSudan Says 87 Killed, 168 Wounded When June 3 Protest Broken up
The head of a Sudanese investigative committee said on Saturday that 87 people were killed and 168 wounded on June 3 when a sit-in protest was violently broken up by
Read MoreJudge Could Order Georgia to Use Paper Ballots This Fall
Georgia allowed its election system to grow “way too old and archaic” and now has a deep hole to dig out of to ensure that the constitutional right to vote
Read MoreToo Many in Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Are Dying at Home
Two-month-old Lahya Kathembo became an orphan in a day. Her mother succumbed to Ebola on a Saturday morning. By sunset her father was dead, too. They had been sick
Read MoreUS Justice Department Approves $26 Billion Sprint, T-Mobile Merger
The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it is approving T-Mobile US Inc’s $26 billion takeover of rival Sprint Corp, clearing a major hurdle to a deal that would merge
Read MoreSudan Detains Top National Journalist
A top Sudanese editor who heads the main journalists’ union has been detained, the union said Thursday, calling on Sudan’s military rulers to free him or put him on trial.
Read MoreGiant Dinosaur Bone Found in Southwestern France
The thigh bone of a giant dinosaur was found this week by French paleontologists at an excavation site in southwestern France where remains of some of the largest animals that
Read MoreVenezuela Opposition Split by Oil-for-Food Proposal
CARACAS — A proposal to modify U.S. oil sanctions on Venezuela to allow crude exports to be bartered for food has divided the country’s opposition between those who say the
Read MoreIslamic State Claims Aid Workers’ Kidnap in Northeast Nigeria
Islamic State’s West Africa branch on Thursday claimed responsibility for kidnapping six aid workers in northeast Nigeria. International aid agency Action Against Hunger said that a staff member and five
Read MoreAI Machine Learning Builds ‘Atlas’ of 140 Breast Cancer Tumors
Scientists at IBM’s Zurich-based research lab and the University of Zurich have used machine learning to analyze millions of cells from breast cancer tissue of 140 tumors, creating what they
Read MoreGeorgia’s Culture War: The Push for LGBT Rights
LGBT activists in the Republic of Georgia this summer have been looking for ways to hold a parade on the streets of the capital, Tbilisi. While pride parades are
Read MoreEthiopia’s First Female Supreme Court Chief Hopes to Rebuild Trust
As part of sweeping reforms, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed Meaza Ashenafi to be the first woman to lead the country’s Supreme Court. This charismatic lawyer has built a career
Read MoreFBI Director: China Poses Biggest Counterintelligence Threat to US
FBI Director Christopher Wray says China right now poses a more serious counter-intelligence threat to the United States than any other country, including Russia. In his testimony Tuesday before the
Read MoreLandslides in Southwest China Kill 14; 42 Missing
At least 14 people have died in two landslides in southwestern China and rescuers are looking for 42 others who are missing, Chinese state media reported Wednesday. A landslide on
Read MoreChina Releases Military White Paper, Disclosing Defense Spending
For the first time in four years, China’s Ministry of National Defense on Wednesday released a white paper on the country’s overall national defense strategy, disclosing that, before 2017, its
Read MoreRussian Boxer Maxim Dadashev Dies After Fight
Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev has died from injuries sustained in a fight in Maryland, the Russian boxing federation announced Tuesday. “Maxim Dadashev has died in the United States following injuries
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