World News

Several people, their faces hidden by scarves, show off rifles and rounds of ammunition.
Africa

Nigerian Bandits Blame Crime on Government Neglect

The Church of St. Mary of Zion is seen in Axum, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. As Ethiopia’s Tigray…
Ethiopia-Tigray

Tigray Victim Pleads for Justice After Eritrean Soldiers Allegedly Massacre Civilians

Telling America's Story

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, in Orlando…
US Politics

Republicans Hold Annual Conference With Trump Still at Center Stage 

A Turkish police officer walks past a picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Oct. 2, 2019.
USA

Biden Promises Announcement Soon on Saudi Arabia

COVID-19 Pandemic

A lab worker holds a vial of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine candidate in an undated…
COVID-19 Pandemic

FDA Approves Johnson & Johnson Vaccine for Use in US

FILE - A man walks past a closed down butcher shop and liquor store amid the coronavirus pandemic, in Gaborone, Botswana, April 5, 2020.
COVID-19 Pandemic

Botswana Eases COVID Restrictions Despite Rising Death Toll

Special Projects

Illustration of protesters in Turkey carrying Uighur and Turkish flags
East Asia Pacific

A Uighur Man’s Journey from a Chinese Prison to Turkey

Turkey Breaking the Silence
Press Freedom

New VOA Documentary - Turkey: Breaking the Silence

Headlines

Saudi Arabia Says It Intercepted Missile Attack Over Capital
Tunisians Protest Amid Political Standoff 
As Mexico's Largest Migrant Camp Empties, New Tents Spring Up Along US Border
UN Launches Multimillion Dollar Appeal for Uprooted Central Africans
Archaeologists Find Intact Ceremonial Chariot Near Pompeii 

Press Freedom

Kenneth Nixon gestures after being released from prison in Ionia, Michigan. (Courtesy of WMU-Cooley Law School)
Press Freedom

Detroit Man Freed From Prison With Help of Student Reporters

Plugged In

Watch

Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren-Social Media: Who Decides?

Extremism Watch

A Year Later, Uncertainly Looms Over US-Taliban Peace Agreement
Extremism Watch

Afghans ‘Disappointed’ One Year into US-Taliban Deal

Video

Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, poses for a photograph at the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, May 28, 2019.
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First African American to Head Smithsonian Shares Highlights, Challenges

Biden Touts Milestone of 50 Million Vaccine Shots
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Biden Plans Campaign to Fight Disinformation About COVID Vaccine

3 Years After, Parents of Nigerian Girl Abducted by Boko Haram Still Plead for Her Release
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3 Years After, Parents of Nigerian Girl Abducted by Boko Haram Still Plead for Her Release

Carter Center Targets Online Threats in Ethiopia
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Carter Center Targets Online Threats in Ethiopia