Show takes place on White House grounds; the two take a drive in a vintage Corvette that Obama describes as 'sweet'
Baltimore braces for verdict as trial wrapped up Monday, with defense lawyers saying accused officer did nothing wrong in transporting victim
Authorities appeal for calm after release of video showing officer continuing to shoot teen after he falls to ground
The peacekeepers were detained Monday while escorting a UN barge carrying fuel on the Nile river
Millions remain illiterate, though, and many have been victims of domestic violence
Bland was found dead in the cell hanging from an overhead partition with a plastic bag on July 13
On popular microblogging site Twitter, hashtag 'IranWinsPeace' trending with many people in the country
A group sings outside of Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015.
People gather in New York, Detroit, Atlanta and other cities to grieve, pray for unity, racial harmony
More than a half million Haitians are estimated to live in the Dominican Republic
About 3,000 refugees and migrants have been rescued or have swum ashore in Southeast Asian countries over the past 10 days
Brother Ali Rezaian tells VOA's Persian service that Jason and his lawyer, Leila Ahsan, met recently for first time during his nine-month detention
Mourners gathered in Moscow to pay their final respects to one of the Kremlin's most vocal critics, Boris Nemtsov, the 55-year old opposition leader and former deputy prime minister who was recently shot to death not far from the Kremlin. VOA's Amanda Scott reports from Washington.
Sweden's recognition of Palestinian State Thursday adds to strain after police shoot, kill suspect who allegedly ambushed Israeli activist
Grand juries are among the most mysterious and secretive of US judicial institutions, little understood by most Americans, much less foreigners
California Congressman Kevin McCarthy to replace Representative Eric Cantor who will resign late July following surprise primary defeat
Analysts say Sunni extremists have long had goal of creating Islamic state, or caliphate, stretching across Iraq and Syria
Analysts say attack, which follows similar gains in Ramadi and Fallujah, is part of a wider objective
In an exclusive interview with VOA Persian Service, Kerry said Russia's actions run the risk of destabilizing Ukraine. Amanda Scott has more from Washington.
Japanese automaker admits it intentionally misled public about deadly car safety problems several years ago and US Attorney General Holder calls company's conduct 'shameful'
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