World News

FILE - Somalia's newly-elected President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo addresses lawmakers after winning the vote at the airport in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, February 8, 2017.
Africa

Somalia’s Farmajo Signs Controversial Measure Extending Mandate by 2 Years

Security personnel inspect the site of a bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 15, 2021. A bomb targeting a minibus…
South & Central Asia

UN Reports 29% Spike in Afghan Civilian Casualties  

Telling America's Story

Former chief medical examiner of Maryland, Dr. David Fowler, answers questions on the thirteenth day of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's trial in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 14, 2021 in this courtroom sketch.
USA

Defense Expert: George Floyd’s Heart Condition, Drug Use Played ‘Significant’ Role in His Death

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, U.S. Capitol Police push back rioters trying to enter the U.S. Capitol in Washington…
USA

Oath Keepers Leader Distances Himself From Capitol Conspiracy

COVID-19 Pandemic

FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in…
Africa

South Africa Pauses J&J Vaccination Campaign After US Expresses Concerns

A Zimbabwe health official transfers donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine from a plane from China into a government truck, at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, Feb. 15, 2021. (Columbus Mavhunga/VOA)
Africa

Cameroon Health Workers Doubt Efficacy of Chinese COVID Vaccines

Special Projects

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

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

Ethiopia's Tigray Region Conflict Unpacked
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Tigray, Ethiopia: From Conflict to Humanitarian Crisis

Headlines

Unnamed Officer Involved in Jan. 6 Shooting Death Won’t Be Charged
An Existential Choice? France’s Communist Party Eyes Presidential Race 
Minnesota Police Officer Faces Manslaughter in Brooklyn Center Shooting
Haiti’s Prime Minister Resigns Following Months of Unrest
 Biden to Address Congress April 28

Press Freedom

Myanmar Army Cracks Down on Journalists
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Myanmar Army Cracks Down on Journalists

Plugged In

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Plugged In-Vaccines and Immunization - Episode 166

Extremism Watch

FILE - Children cross a street in front of a mural raising coronavirus awareness, in Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli, March 9, 2021.
Middle East

Kurdish Officials Demand Help With Looming COVID 'Catastrophe' in NE Syria

Video

Turkey Caught in Russia-Ukraine Tensions
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Turkey Caught in Russia-Ukraine Tensions

Lebanon’s Collapse Spawns Green Innovation
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Lebanon’s Collapse Spawns Green Innovation

Third Coronavirus Wave Forces Europe Into Lockdown, But Vaccine Success Sees Britain Reopen
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Britain Reopens as Rest of Europe Locks Down

A Computerized Map Can Predict the Next COVID-19 Outbreak
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Computerized Map Predicts Next COVID-19 Outbreak