Arab Spring Migrants Trapped by Italys Economic Crisis The flow of migrants from Libya to Europe has resumed following the overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi in October. Since the uprisings in Libya and Tunisia earlier this year, tens of thousands of migra...
Protesters Occupy Durban Climate Conference About 100 protesters staged a two-hour demonstration Friday at the convention center in Durban, South Africa, where United Nations climate talks are stuck in deadlock. Youth activists at the U.N. climate co...
Hundreds Hold Prayer Vigil for Unemployed on Capitol Hill Thousands of jobless workers from around the country, community members, and clergy held a prayer vigil on Capitol Hill to urge Congress to extend unemployment benefits. Millions of jobless wo...
As US Mission Ends, American Soldiers, Iraqis Reflect on Pain of War In a few days the U.S. military will end its presence in Iraq after almost nine years. American soldiers and Iraqis view the withdrawal with a mixture of emotions. Our correspondent...
International Conference Highlights Family Planning in Senegal With the global population reaching 7 billion this year, doctors and health officials are advocating better family planning methods. Senegal, where some 2,000 international delegates gath...
Threat of Fatal Snakebites Often Overlooked Neglected tropical diseases such as dengue, leishmaniasis, and trachoma are getting more attention these days, but other health threats are almost completely off the radar. One example is the deadly toll ta...
New TB Regimen Simplifies Treatment U.S. researchers have identified a new way to treat people infected with tuberculosis before they get sick. The combination drug regimen, endorsed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), would...
New Ebola Vaccine Proves Effective in Mice U.S. scientists have developed a new vaccine against the deadly ebola virus which has the potential to remain potent after years of storage. Ebola is one of the deadliest viruses known. It kills about nine o...
Angelina Jolie Makes Directorial Debut with 'In The Land of Blood and Honey' American movie star Angelina Jolie is making her directorial debut with a film set during Bosnia's civil war in the 1990s. In an exclusive interview with VOA's Bosnian servi...
Sectarian Terror Attack Fuels Afghan-Pakistan Tension This week's suicide bomb attack that killed dozens of Shi'ite Muslims at a Kabul shrine has significantly heightened tensions between Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan. The Afghan president has...
US Withdrawal From Iraq Nears Completion The United States' eight-year military operation of Iraq is coming to an end. Military commanders in Iraq say the withdrawal of troops and equipment from the country is nearly complete. Fewer than 4,000 remain...
Gorbachev's Foreign Policy Helps Bring Soviet Collapse December marks the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union. In this second, of a two-part series, we examine how the foreign policy of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, cont...
Elite Sailors Circle Globe in Volvo Ocean Race One of the toughest, most grueling events in sports offers no prize money, only a trophy. Its challenging, thrilling and dangerous. And takes a long time. The Volvo Ocean Race is a marathon sailing event...
Dual Tree Lighting Illuminates Annual Holiday Debate It's the Christmas holiday season in the United States, and with it comes an annual argument: Should local, state and federal governments put up Christmas trees, or even call attention to Christmas...
Glimpsing the Future on Climate Change There have been many warnings that climate change could make it more difficult to grow food. But a new tool may allow farmers to glimpse the future and prepare for what lies ahead. Scientists say climate change...
