One proposal from advocates urges creating a centralized office to consider requests from deported i

The mother of a journalist detained in Myanmar says she and the family just want him to return safel

President set to deliver remarks in Alexandria, Virginia on pandemic response

At least 15 states will see insects emerge as part of 17-year cycle

Blinken will also meet with G-7 counterparts in London

The Biden administration announced sanctions on Russia for interfering in the 2020 US presidential e

Beatrice Munyenyezi was convicted and sentenced in 2013 in the US state of New Hampshire; she served

The civil lawsuit alleged that Stone and his wife used a commercial entity to 'shield their personal

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has held eight meetings year-to-date with counterparts in Southeast

Justices unanimously say text messages that social media company sent did not violate a 1991 federal

Entrepreneur Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael Kovrig charged with espionage were tried beh

Rochelle/Walensky worried about relaxation of measures and rise in travel as COVID-19 cases tick up

President Joe Biden has said he believed his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, was a killer

Declassified US Intelligence assessment concludes Beijing felt the risk of getting caught outweighed

Protesters march after US officials suggest Prime Minister Abiy's government responsible for atrocit

Controversy grows over whether FBI, other agencies missed warning signs in lead-up to Capitol attack

US wants Meng Wanzhou, daughter of Chinese telecom's founder and chief financial officer of the comp

Move reinvigorates global fight against climate change as Biden administration plans drastic emissio

Some activists say foreign firms operating and investing in the country's multibillion dollar gas fi

Guardians of Blood Brigade militant group has claimed responsibility for rocket attacks that killed

Fear, stigma attached to pandemic keep some from seeking hospital treatment

Thousands of Central Americans have attempted to travel north in recent months following back-to-bac

For many families, home is a better setting than the terrifying scenario of saying farewell to loved

Mark Frerichs was abducted one year ago Sunday while working in the country on engineering projects;

Biden's climate envoy says new president is seized' by climate change issue

Malawian authorities say about 150 returnees at the facility tested positive and 20 escaped untested

In late December, five who lost loved ones in the plane crash told VOA Persian they felt Canada was

Haiti's president has been ruling by decree since January 2020 because Parliament is out of session 

While there are no confirmed cases, concern is running high among refugees

Lawmakers, military officials in Somalia say withdrawal of US troops, as reportedly proposed by Pres

In an agreement with the Taliban, the United States had promised to pull out all of its troops by mi

In a decision issued late last week, US District Judge Timothy Kelly said he adopted a special exper

The coronavirus pandemic and its economic impact has led more than half of 18- to 29-year-old Americ

As evacuated residents began returning home, many worried that they wouldn't have enough support fro

In Canada's remote, sparsely populated Atlantic region, cases are so rare that the four easternmost

Judge rules Safe Third Country Agreement violates Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in failing

Without a solution soon, the likely result 'will be a staggering surge in homelessness unlike anythi

Senior administration official says talks with office of Democratic Gov. Kate Brown are in early sta

President Donald Trump is demanding that schools reopen in the fall but with the virus resurging wid

Americans overwhelmingly want clear standards on when police officers may use force and consequences

After an exchange of war threats, the US urges Greece and Turkey to keep channels of communication o

Young people support protests, worry about dangers

Videos spread via social media show Uighurs in Xinjiang allegedly denouncing their detention as prop

The company is facing 16,000 lawsuits alleging the power contains asbestos and caused cancer

The first votes of the 2020 U.S. presidential election will be cast Monday, February 3, when the sta

The pending decision is part of a worldwide review by Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who is looking f

Critics in the US and elsewhere see China's Belt and Road Initiative as a 'debt trap' for economical

For the first time, most of the United States' 2.1 million federal workers will be eligible to get t

Canadians are struggling with how the killing of an Iranian general last week in a US drone strike m