On the Scene in Tornado Hit Town: 'Even Trees are Stripped of Everything'

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Video Oklahoma Tornado Victims Share Stories of Survival

As emergency workers sift through wreckage, survivors tell experiences after tornado destroyed neighborhoods, homes, businesses, schools More

A woman in a traditional Korean Hanbok costume sits in front of South Korean soldiers at Namsangol Hanok Village in Seoul, May 20, 2013.

Defectors Say North Stirred 1980 South Korea Unrest

33-year-old uprising sparked national democracy movement More

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Video Past Differences Hamper US-Russian Efforts to Help Syria

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in the Middle East this week for talks to promote an international peace conference on Syria. As VOA State Department Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Russia wants Iran to be part of the process.

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Damaged cars are seen in the parking lot of Moore Hospital after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, May 20, 2013.

Photogallery US Homeland Security Secretary to Survey Tornado Response

Janet Napolitano's department includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has teams helping with damage assessments and providing federal aid More

Asia

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Video Ai Weiwei Releases Provocative Heavy Rock Music Video

Rebel artist's latest artistic creation recreates his secretive police detention and will likely upset China's Communist leaders More

Africa

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Nigeria to Free All Female Islamist Suspects

Release of several Islamist suspects, including women hoped to contribute to peace with Boko Haram extremists More

Middle East

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, joins hands with his close ally Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, as he flashes a victory sign, at the start of a press conference, May 11, 2013.

Iranian President Criticizes Aide's Election Ban

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says aide, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, is a victim of injustice, pledges to take matter up with Supreme Ayatollah More

Health

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New iPhone App Speeds Care of Heart Attack Victims

App designed to help emergency medical technicians diagnose a particularly deadly form of heart attack, send information quickly to hospitals More

Economy & Business

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Yahoo Buying Tumblr for $1.1 Billion

Acquisition gives struggling Internet pioneer much-needed social media platform to reach younger generation More

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