2015-12-11 More Violence in Syria as Diplomatic Push Continues
A series of truck bombs in northeast Syria has killed at least 22 people, a human rights monitoring group said Friday. This latest violence comes as negotiators meet in Riyad,…
2015-02-27 Pakistan Literary Festival Stands Up to Violence
The Pakistani city of Lahore recently held a three-day literary festival. The event looked a lot like literary festivals in many other cities. But for some Pakistanis, its importance went…
2014-09-27 Land Disputes Lead to Violence in Uganda
More than 700 residents crowd onto a small piece of land in Rwamutonga, a small village outside Hoima. The people say they have been unfairly forced from their homes and…
2014-09-14 UNICEF: Violence Against Children Is Widespread
The United Nations Children’s agency, UNICEF, says violence against children is widespread around the world. The UN agency says about 95,000 young people were murdered in 2012, and 120 million…
2013-07-18 Survey Says More Deadly Violence Happens Among Civilians Than Soldiers
From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Welcome back. I’m Caty Weaver. Today, we tell about a report that shows how people view corruption in their countries. The…
2013-06-02 Kenyan President Linked to 2007-2008 Violence
Hello, and welcome once again to As It Is, VOA’s daily magazine show for people learning American English. I’m Christopher Cruise. Today, we tell about a reported link between human…
2013-05-29 South African Movie Focuses on Violence
Hello, again! I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we travel to South Africa to hear about a powerful movie that has people thinking and talking. Then we will examine the…
2013-05-27 Nigeria Struggles to Control Violence
From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. Hello, I’m Steve Ember. Today, from Nigeria, government attempts to control violence by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram…and pardons to…
2017-10-17 Three Out of Four Children Experience Violence
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Each year nearly three out of four children around the world experience some kind of violence. A new report…