2014-07-19 Los Angeles to Fine Illegal Watering
California is in its third year of drought, or lack of rain. Farmers in California’s Central Valley have suffered major…
2014-07-18 Boko Haram Attacks Cost Human Lives
Human Rights Watch says the Nigerian rebel group Boko Haram has killed more than 2,000 people in the first six…
2014-07-17 Deadly Typhoon Hits Philippines, Heads Toward China
The powerful ocean storm Typhoon Rammasun is heading toward China after killing 38 people in the northern Philippines. Philippine officials…
2014-07-17 Syrian Widows Face Harder Time as Refugees
From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. A United Nations study says women are now heading more than…
2014-07-16 Bergdahl Returns to Active Duty
American soldier Bowe Bergdahl has returned to active duty in the United States Army. The Taliban in Afghanistan kidnapped and…
2014-07-16 Thailand to Return Myanmar Refugees
Thailand’s military government says it has reached an agreement with Myanmar, also known as Burma, for the return of refugees.…
2014-07-15 Congress to Focus on US Border Crisis
Congress soon may vote on whether to approve funds requested by President Barack Obama to deal with a rise in…
2014-07-15 Middle East Cease-Fire Fails
Israeli forces and Palestinian militants intensified attacks on each other Tuesday. Earlier, the Palestinian group Hamas rejected an Egyptian cease-fire…
2014-07-15 Cambodia Security Forces, Opposition Party Clash
Cambodian rights groups said at least 40 people were injured Tuesday in clashes between security guards and protesters in the…
2014-07-14 Nigerian President Promises Malala to Find Kidnapped Girls
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan met on Monday with Malala Yousafzai. The young Pakistani activist for women’s rights became famous around…
2014-07-14 Japan Outlaws Owning Child Pornography
The International Center for Missing and Exploited Children says 99 countries in the world still do not make possession of…
2014-07-13 Aid Groups, Volunteers Help US with Immigrant Crisis
Many people have left Central America with hopes of coming to the United States. About 57,000 children have crossed the…
2014-07-07 Japan to Ease Restrictions on its Military
Hello, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I’m Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today, we report on…
2014-07-13 NGOs Work to Stop the Spread of Ebola
The aid group Plan International says the Ebola outbreak in West Africa could become a health crisis in other areas.…
2014-07-12 Move over World Cup, Time for RoboCup
The end of the World Cup does not mean the end of international competition in Brazil this year. A major…