2015-06-16 Sudan’s President, Wanted by ICC, Leaves South Africa
The president of Sudan flew home from South Africa Monday, ignoring a court order to remain in the country. The…
2015-06-13 Is It Enough to Send More US Troops to Iraq?
The United States says it is sending more troops to Iraq to prepare Iraqi forces in their fight against the…
2015-06-12 Power urges Ukrainians to push for reforms
Chinese state media say former security chief Zhou Yongkang has been sentenced to life in prison after a secret trial.…
2015-06-11 More US Forces Heading to Iraq
U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday ordered 450 more military trainers to go to Iraq. The deployment is part of a…
2015-06-10 White House Press Briefing Room Cleared – Briefly
U.S. Secret Service agents cleared reporters from the White House briefing room Tuesday following a bomb threat. White House spokesman…
2015-06-09 G7 Leaders to Continue Sanctions on Russia
In the news today … Leaders of seven industrial countries have opened a second day of talks in Germany. The…
2015-06-05 VOA Witnesses Movement of Troops in Eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Thursday that 9,000 Russian troops are in the rebel-controlled area of eastern Ukraine. He said…
2015-06-04 U.S. Official: 10,000 Militants Killed During Anti-IS Campaign
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the military campaign to stop the Islamic State group has…
2015-06-03 China Races to Find Ferry Accident Survivors
Chinese authorities are working quickly to reach survivors still trapped under a passenger ship that capsized — or turned over…
2015-06-02 India Suffers Fifth Deadliest Heat Wave in World History
In the news today… Indian officials are blaming extremely hot weather for more than 2,000 deaths in the country. The…
2015-05-31 Asia’s Boat People: Smuggled or Trafficked?
Reporters are following the story of Muslim Rohingya and Bangladeshis as they go overseas in search of a better future.…
2015-05-30 FIFA Re-Elect Blatter Despite Corruption Scandal
Sepp Blatter won a fifth term as FIFA president, while people around the world called for him to resign. The…
2015-05-29 FIFA President: Charges Bring Shame to Sport
FIFA President Sepp Blatter said corruption scandals within the world soccer organization have brought “shame and humiliation” on the sport.…
2015-05-28 Islamic State Executes 20 in Palmyra Roman Theater
A Human Rights group says that the Islamic State militants have executed 20 people in the ancient Roman theater in…
2015-05-27 Iraq Launches Operation to Recapture Anbar
The Iraqi government said it has launched an operation to seize control of Anbar province from Islamic State militants. A…