Zhang, 37, was one of several citizen journalists who covered the initial outbreak in China's centra

For annual tradition this year, Inter-Denominational Prayer for Peace group focused on troubled west

The all-female network JIN News has weathered raids, arrests and more to report on Kurdish and women

Move that camera or I will cut your throat!' Threats like this are a dark reality for journalists i

The northwestern province is the last major stronghold controlled by forces opposed to the regime of

Some boys seen by Reuters said they had escaped from the forest where the gunmen took them, but it w

Malaysia is pressing companies to quickly upgrade staff housing after major outbreak of COVID-19 in

Two million Palestinians live in the enclave wedged between Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea

The world rallied around Kaavan after being kept in poor conditions in a Pakistani zoo 

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his predecessor say there is no moral equivalency to the 3-week-old co

Maimouna al-Ammar, a Syrian activist says her two brothers have been imprisoned by the Syrian regime

Top US diplomat also urges democratic reforms

Arrest of investigative reporter is further sign that Zimbabwe wants to silence critical voices and

The leaders in the northern Tigray region are accused of treason and terrorism

Last week, attacks claimed by IS in the desert area killed at least a dozen Syrian troops, according

The defendants are accused of trying to coerce a US resident and his family to return to China

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed Ankara has started testing of the Russian-made syst

Anger persists after Nigerian president fails to condemn police killings of peaceful protesters

'Both (Trump and Biden)supported us, so Ukraine shouldn't lose out either way' one Ukrainian who is

More than 600 Syrian nationals who sided with IS have already been released by the US-backed Syrian

Human Rights Watch says conditions in those camps are getting worse and that government's recent eff

Finland regularly scores near the top when it comes to women's rights

US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien defended the president's fears of fraud while dismissing

Emmanuel Macron's visit was the first by a Western leader to Iraq since Prime Minister Mustafa al-Ka

National Security Council spokesman blames Russian military for 'unsafe and unprofessional actions'

Storm expected to slam into Louisiana as dangerous Category 4 hurricane

Fighting is mainly between nomadic settlers or herders and farmers; issues around land use and owner

Tragedy could have been averted  

Under pressure to resign, Lukashenko asks Moscow for help  

Police use tear gas, water cannons to disperse protesters who occupied square overnight

Beirut explosion victims remembered in Chile vigil//

Eruption sends huge cloud of volcanic ash as high as five kilometers over the country's Sumatra Isla

Scientists warn the headlong rush could backfire

Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health tossed new ideas into the mix: co

Residents of Khabarovsk are unhappy about the July 9 detention of Sergei Furgal, the wider region's

Decision could reopen old wounds amid an intense national conversation about racial injustice

Four-person group, Bizonto, arrested after performing a skit lampooning government; comedians have n

Beijing given until Friday afternoon to close the Houston facility, which has about 60 employees in

Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from ot

Iran's military shot down the plane in January in what it says was an accident

The PRC has no legal grounds to unilaterally impose its will on the region,' US Secretary of State

Trudeau faces a third investigation for conflict of interest in a little over three years

Dr. Jane Aceng insists she was teaching public how to wear a mask, but critics say she should have f

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced new concessions to the opposition after four people were killed in

The Syrian opposition and militant groups control the Idlib area, which is home to more than 3 milli

While some Congolese leaders praised the move, others said Belgium's actions didn't go far enough

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has begun targeting rival jihadist groups in the northwestern Syrian province

France's ruling party is expected to be handed a stinging rebuke

City plans to paint Black Lives Matter in giant letters on the street

The new operations center consists of five jihadist groups that operate in parts of the restive Idli

Police say ex-Lesotho Prime Minister and current wife paid thousands for his ex-wife's murder

A mosaic of the city's residents attends Thursday's memorial, where the overwhelming call was for ch

Brigadier General Gregory Hadfield says Russia moved fighter jets and bomber aircraft to Libya to de

Court upholds his decree for the nomination

VOA's one-on-one interview with Dr. John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centers for Disease Cont

More than a year after IS caliphate collapsed, there are still parts of Iraq and Syria where the ter

Asked about Brazil's death toll surpassing China's, President Jair Bolsonaro replied, 'I don't work