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- 6 hours agoTime Magazine's selection of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as its Person of the Year underscores the growing clout of youth power—pushing governments to escalate the fight against what many consider a climate crisis. That is
- 8 hours agoRwanda this week (Dec 9) co-hosted the annual Anti-Corruption Excellence Award summit to celebrate and encourage successes against graft, including at home. Transparency International ranks Rwanda as the fourth-least corrupt country in
- 10 hours agoA New Zealand military team recovered six bodies, Friday, December 13, from the volcanic island that fatally erupted earlier this week, in a high-risk operation watched by dozens of grieving family members waiting on the mainland. Military
- 10 hours agoPresident Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, hosted a Congressional Ball at the White House, Thursday, December 12. Joined by Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen Pence, the president thanked everyone for coming and touted
- 11 hours agoCars bring ballot boxes from the nearest polling stations to the counting site in Uxbridge, Boris Johnson's constituency in greater London, Thursday, December 12. Prime Minister Boris Johnson focused his campaigning efforts on a slogan to
- 12 hours agoAerials showed a festively decorated Downing Street, Thursday, December 12, in London, as an exit poll in Britain’s election projected that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party likely will win a majority of seats in
- 12 hours ago▶️ Members of New York's ultra-orthodox Jewish community gathered, Wednesday, December 11, for funerals for two victims of Tuesday's shooting at a grocery in Jersey City, New Jersey. 👉 Grocery owner Mindel Ferencz, 31, and customer
- 13 hours ago▶️ Nicaraguan police allegedly used violence against a group of demonstrators who were asking the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to release their family members from prison, Thursday, December 12. 👉 The incident
- 13 hours agoOperation Santa Claus, run by the Alaska Air National Guard every year, flew Santa to the remote Alaskan village of Napakiak in early December. Santa passed on his sleigh and travelled from Anchorage to Napakiak in a C-12 Huron
- 13 hours ago▶️ Rohingya Muslims living as refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, accused Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi of lying to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). 👉Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi denied her country
- 14 hours ago▶️ A huge crowd surrounded Mexico City's Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Thursday, December 12, following days of pilgrimage from all over the country. 👉 By 7 a.m. officials estimated the crowd at 9.8 million in the area
- 15 hours agoThe U.S. Air Force tests a medium range ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base over the Pacific Ocean, Thursday, December 12, the second such test of the country's nuclear missile force in less than three months. The prototype
- 15 hours agoA mountain lion was captured Thursday in a neighborhood in Southern California, Thursday, December 12. Police and wildfire officers responded around dawn in Simi Valley, where people were reporting a cougar prowling on properties. The
- 15 hours ago▶️ The families of the New Zealand volcano victims are greeted by police at a recovery briefing, Thursday, December 12, in Whakatane. Two military helicopters took off, Friday, December 13, from Whakatane for White Island where the
- 15 hours agoA large tornado tore through a holiday resort in Turkey, Wednesday, December 11, as seen on closed-circuit television footage. The footage shows strong winds blowing chairs and tables around as well as a woman taking cover behind a bus.
- 16 hours agoGreenpeace climate activists were arrested after they scaled the façade of the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, December 12, after unfurling a banner calling for greater climate action. ––––––––– READ
- 16 hours agoTons of plastic waste appeared in waves along the Durban coastline, Thursday, December 12. A video captured and shared on social media by a member of The Litterboom Project, a South African conservation initiative, shows plastic bottles
- 17 hours ago▶️ Police forces charge Algerian protesters during an anti-election rally in the capital Algiers, Thursday, December 12. 👉 Five candidates have their eyes on becoming the next president of Algeria — without a leader since April
- 18 hours agoHarvey Weinstein was seen leaving court with a walker after coming to a new bail agreement in New York City, Wednesday, December 11. Harvey Weinstein agreed to post additional security to ensure he will not flee a pending criminal sexual
- 18 hours agoNearly a year and a half after India scrapped a controversial legislation criminalizing homosexuality, the Indian capital has hosted its first ever queer literature festival. Turning the focus on stories and experiences of the community,
- 18 hours agoAs Kenya marks the anniversary of the end of British colonial rule more than five decades ago (Dec 12, 1963), two communities in the Great Rift Valley want the United Nations to investigate a colonial-era land grab. The Kipsigis and
- French President Macron, German Chancellor Merkel and Finnish PM Marin Arrive for Brussels EU Summit18 hours ago▶️ European Union leaders arrive for a summit in Brussels, Thursday, December 12, where they will discuss how to pay for the green transition and what role nuclear power should have. 👉 European Union leaders clashed at the start of
- 18 hours agoA deer stranded on a partially frozen pond was rescued by Sublette County Sheriff’s deputies in Daniel, Wyoming, Tuesday, December 10. Bodycam footage shared by the sheriff’s office shows deputy Justin Hays using a rope as a lasso to
- 19 hours ago▶️ Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi leaving the International Court of Justice Thursday, December 12. 👉 A lawyer presenting Gambia's case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against Rohingya Muslims said Thursday that Myanmar's de
- 19 hours ago▶️ Peruvian authorities seized about two tons of cocaine that were hidden inside a submarine, Saturday, December 7, according to officials. 👉 Four people were on board of submarine that was intercepted close to Talara, a city near
- 19 hours agoThousands attended the final coronation ceremony for the new Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, December 11. ––––––––– READ MORE Thousands of Thais and tourists flocked to the Chao Phraya
- 20 hours agoThe frontrunners in the British general election, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, headed to the polls, Thursday, December 12, to cast their votes. ––––––––– READ MORE Voters in Britain
- 20 hours agoPoaching is a major threat to the survival of forest elephants in Africa. Now, the U.S. military is helping to train park rangers who are fighting to protect the elephants in the Central African country of Gabon. VOA Pentagon
- 1 day agoEnvironmentalists and climate change activists worldwide are hailing Time magazine's decision to make Greta Thunberg its 2019 Person of the Year. But as VOA's Zlatica Hoke reports, there are critics who say Thunberg's mission and her
- 1 day agoBlue Origin, Jeff Bezos' space company, has scored another successful spaceflight, Wednesday, December 11. Blue Origin launched and landed the same rocket for the sixth time Wednesday in West Texas. The suborbital flight exposed the
- 1 day agoU.S. President Donald Trump commented on the New Jersey shooting, Wednesday, December 11, during a hannukah reception at the White House, one day after an attack at a kosher market left six people, including two suspects, dead. An
- 1 day ago▶️A two-engine plane with two people aboard crash-landed on a Phoenix, Arizona street, Wednesday, December 11, while on final approach to a nearby airport after the pilot declared an emergency, authorities said. 👉 Fire Captain
- 1 day agoThe Bangladeshi military has started erecting fences around camps housing hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees despite complaints from community leaders and rights groups, Balukhali, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Tuesday, December 10.
- 1 day ago▶️ Up to 20,000 protesters rallied in Sydney, Wednesday, December 11, demanding urgent climate action from Australia's government, as smoke from bushfires caused health problems to spike. 👉 Sydney has endured weeks bathed in toxic
- 1 day ago▶️ Eleven Iraqi protesters who were kidnapped four days ago at Baghdad's Tahrir Square arrive to Karbala, Iraq, following their release, Wednesday, December 11. 👉 One of the released protesters, Ali Mohan, cries as he is reunited
- 1 day agoMore than 70% of the African forest elephant species has been wiped out, primarily by poachers slaughtering them for their ivory. Park rangers are on the front lines defending them. But in the Central African country of Gabon these park
- 1 day agoA major fire engulfed a chemical plant in Spain, sending huge flames and black smoke into the sky, Wednesday, December 11. Emergency services advised residents of Montornès del Vallès to stay indoors and for outsiders to not approach
- 1 day agoA massive steam cloud formed above the Warsaw skyline after a pipe burst in the Polish capital, Wednesday, December 11. The broken pipe released tons of hot water that promptly turned into steam due to the cold weather. Some vehicles
- 1 day agoViolent clashes erupted in Bogota, Colombia as students confronted riot police in an effort to push lawmakers to raise the minimum wage, Tuesday, December 11. ––––––––– Colombian unions and student groups held a third
- 1 day agoThe Indian Space Research Organization launched 10 satellites into Earth’s orbit from its spaceport in Sriharikota, Wednesday, December 11. The PSLV C-48 took radar imaging earth observation satellite RISAT-2BR1 and nine commercial
- 1 day ago▶️ Harvey Weinstein's bail was increased from $1 million to $5 million, Wednesday, December 11, over allegations he violated bail conditions by mishandling his electronic ankle monitor. 👉 Weinstein, 67, arrived at court in the
- 1 day agoThe entire Chilean military is being mobilized, Wednesday, December 11, to find the missing air force plane carrying 38 people that vanished en route to Antarctica. ––––––––– READ MORE Searchers using planes, ships and
- 1 day agoCitrus spilled onto a busy roadway in Orlando, Florida, Wednesday, December 11. Authorities are at work to remove the spilled fruit from the roadway.
- 1 day agoFirefighters battled a massive blaze at a paint factory in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, Wednesday, December 11. It is believed the fire began when some barrels inside a warehouse with hundreds of paint barrels exploded. Local
- 1 day ago▶️ Some 100 demonstrators staged a protest, Wednesday, December 11, at the United Nations climate talks in Madrid, calling on leaders to take action on climate change and for indigenous voices to be heard. 👉 The protesters, who
- 1 day agoA two-headed cobra was seen in India’s Midnapore city, Tuesday, December 10. The 30 centimeter long monocled cobra caused a stir as it strayed into Ekarukhi village. Villagers fed it milk and refused to hand it over to officials citing
- 1 day agoA powerful suicide bombing targeted an under-construction medical facility, Wednesday, December 11, near Bagram Air Base, the main American base north of the Afghan capital, the US military said. Six Afghans were reported injured. The
- 1 day ago▶️ More than 100 lawyers stormed and ransacked a hospital in Pakistan Wednesday, December 11, to avenge what they said was an assault by doctors there on a fellow advocate. 👉 A 70-year-old female patient died during the
- 1 day agoVideo filmed by a nearby resident shows police and gunmen exchanging fire during the firefight that took the lives of six people in New Jersey, Tuesday, December 10. ––––––––– READ MORE Six people, including a police