Month: January 2021

The United Nations is continuing to build legal cases against North Korea’s leadership for crimes against humanity. UN officials are gathering statements and other evidence from more than 30,000 North…

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Texas went too far in regulating a woman’s ability to end a pregnancy. Justice Stephen Breyer wrote the opinion for the 5-3 majority. He…

President Barack Obama is again urging the United States Congress to act on immigration. Obama made his latest appeal after the nation’s highest court failed to support his order protecting…

Iraqi forces recaptured the city of Fallujah from Islamic State fighters after a month of fighting. On Sunday, Iraqi Lieutenant General Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi called Fallujah “fully liberated.” He also said…

British officials are dealing with international reaction to Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. British finance minister George Osborne spoke publicly on Monday for the first time since the…

This is the third article in a three-part VOA series on Islamist extremism in the United States. In 2003, not long after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center,…

When athletes from around the world march in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games, one team will walk into the stadium without a country flag. The team will…

A large number of young refugees and migrants face many risks trying to reach Europe. So says a new UNICEF report called “Danger Every Step of the Way.” It reports…

When U.S. Congressional Democrats demanded votes on gun control measures last week, Republican leaders turned off the cameras. The action is strangely similar to what congressional Democrats did in 2008…

The United States continues to export more arms than any other country in the world, according to a defense advisory service. It says U.S. arms manufacturers exported tens of billions…

Some young Arabs want Islam, the religion of Muslims, to be separated from politics and governments in Middle Eastern countries. Faisal Saeed Al-Mutar is a writer and humanist. He is…

The Colombian government and the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (or FARC) signed a ceasefire and disarmament deal this week. The deal brings Colombia a step closer to ending…

This is the second article in a three-part VOA series on Islamist extremism in the United States. The likely Republican presidential nominee — Donald Trump — has called for a…

An airplane powered totally by the sun landed in Seville, Spain early Thursday after completing a 71-hour flight across the Atlantic Ocean. The plane, a Solar Impulse 2 model, has…

In a rare and difficult mission, a plane successfully rescued two sick workers from the U.S. science station at the South Pole Wednesday. The medical rescue took place in the…