2016-06-20 Iran Claims It Has Stopped a Major Terrorist Attack
Iranian state media say intelligence officials have stopped a terrorist plot in the country. The reports say it was one of the biggest attacks ever planned against the capital Tehran…
2016-06-20 EU President Says Europe Must Deal with Dissatisfaction
The President of the European Union says members must deal with dissatisfaction in Europe whether Britain decides to leave the EU or not. Donald Tusk spoke Monday in Lisbon, Portugal.…
2016-06-21 Anti-US Protests in Japan Show Opposition to Abe’s Policies
Recent anti-American protests in Japan are a sign of growing disapproval of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s military policies. Last weekend, more than 65,000 people demonstrated on the island of Okinawa.…
2016-06-22 Islamist Extremism in America: Is Religion the Problem?
Note: This is the first article in a three-part VOA series about Islamist extremism in the United States. The mass shooting in Orlando, Florida this month was the worst in…
2016-06-21 Brexit Vote Is Too Close to Call
Opinion studies in Britain show almost equal support for staying and remaining in the European Union ahead of a vote on the issue Thursday. British Prime Minister David Cameron made…
2016-06-21 Suspect Says He Wanted to Kill Trump
Police arrested a British man in Las Vegas last Saturday for what they say was an attempt to kill Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Michael Steven Sandford attended a Trump…
2016-06-22 Yemenis Face War and Hunger
A majority of people in Yemen are facing severe food insecurity, according to the United Nations and its partners. Eleven international agencies and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization use…
2016-06-22 North Korea’s Missile Tests Show Progress
North Korea appears to have successfully launched a mid-range missile after several recent failures. U.S. and South Korean officials said North Korea conducted two tests of its Musudan missile Wednesday.…
2016-06-20 UN: 24 People Displaced Every Minute
Twenty-four people are displaced from their homes every minute, according to the United Nations. A report by the UN Refugee Agency said 65.3 million people became or remained displaced from…
2016-06-20 FBI: Orlando Shooter Was ‘Chilling, Calm and Deliberate’
Orlando gunman Omar Mateen called himself an Islamic soldier and praised God in Arabic during the attack at the Pulse gay nightclub, according to 911 call transcripts released Monday. The…
2016-06-21 Syrian Youth Perform at Refugee Camp
All six of them, wearing black T-shirts, jeans and caps turned to the side, jumped on the stage dancing to music. Meet the B-Boyz breakdancers. They are young people who…
2016-06-19 Green Card Holder Deported
Mickel Mesa, a 28-year-old legal permanent resident of the United States, had not seen his family in the Dominican Republic for many years. So, in December 2013, he and his…
2016-06-19 Group Works to End Child Labor
The International Labor Organization, known as the ILO, has launched a campaign to end child labor. ILO officials organized a series of events to mark the World Day Against Child…
2016-06-19 Report: Boeing to Sell 100 Passenger Planes to Iran
Iran’s state-run media reported on Sunday that the large American airplane manufacturer Boeing is negotiating to sell Iran 100 large passenger planes. If it takes place, the multi-billion dollar deal…
2016-06-19 Why Are Americans So Divided?
Mike from Florida got right to the point. Calling into C-SPAN TV Thursday, Mike said he did not like the gun control bill supported by that morning’s special guest, Rhode…