International

Tens of Thousands in Myanmar Protest Military Coup

Protesters say coup is violation of our democracy and human rights'

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 07 Feb 21

International

Children at Risk of Deadly Diseases in Mozambique's Volatile Cabo Delgado Province

Many severely malnourished children will need therapeutic treatment to survive an outbreak of water-borne diseases

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 26 Dec 20

International

Bachelet: Violations of International Law Imperil Civilians in Ethiopia's Tigray Region

Allegations include artillery strikes on populated areas, deliberate targeting of civilians, extrajudicial killings and widespread looting

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 22 Dec 20

International

UN: More Than 2 Million Children in Ethiopia's Tigray in Need of Aid

UNICEF is demanding access to the restive region to provide humanitarian assistance to children deprived of basic means by ongoing fighting

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 15 Dec 20

International

Sikh Tradition of Community Kitchens Sustains India's Farmers Protest    

Sikhs, a religious minority in India who are at the forefront of the protests, have a custom of cooking mass meals to help people in need 

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 14 Dec 20

International

Parents Pray for Hundreds of Students Kidnapped in Nigeria's Katsina 

Some boys seen by Reuters said they had escaped from the forest where the gunmen took them, but it was not immediately clear how many remained in capt

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 13 Dec 20

International

Trump Supporters Rally in US to Protest President's Election Loss

Demonstrations come after Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit to invalidate election results in four battleground states 

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 12 Dec 20

International

Trump Supporters to March, Pray in Protest of President's Election Loss

Demonstrations come on heels of Supreme Court rejection Friday night of Texas lawsuit to invalidate presidential election results in four battleground

VOA News • 12 Dec 20

International - Liban

How climbing is supporting the mental health and wellbeing of refugee youth in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley

Young refugees in Lebanon are taking part in climbing to aid their physical and mental health in Lebanon. Over 400 children and young people from both

Libnanews • 08 Dec 20

International

Thousands in London Protest India's Farming Reforms; 13 Arrested

Crowds in British capital join tens of thousands in India rallying against three laws the government says are meant to overhaul antiquated procurement

VOA News • 06 Dec 20

International

In Pandemic Era's Isolation, Meaning of 'Self-Care' Evolves

The pandemic has forced people to spend more time with themselves than ever, and self-care, of course, is only one dimension of coping during stressfu

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 24 Nov 20

International

Iraqi Military Says 4 Rockets Land in Baghdad's Green Zone

Four rockets struck inside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, Iraq's military says, wounding at least two people and signaling an end to an infor

VOA News • 17 Nov 20

International

Impact of Ethiopia's Tigray Conflict Felt in Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia

Ethiopian government forces have captured the town of Alamata, 120 kilometers from the Tigray region's capital Mekelle, after nearly two weeks of figh

VOA News • 16 Nov 20

International

UN Rights Chief Alarmed by Reports of Massacre in Ethiopia's Tigray Region

Michelle Bachelet warns conflict could spill across borders, destabilize parts of East Africa

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 13 Nov 20

International

Recordings Reveal WHO's Analysis of Pandemic in Private

WHO has bowed to demands for an independent panel to review its management of the pandemic worldwide, including its relationship with members

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 11 Nov 20

International

Palestinian Officials Protest Malawi's Plan to Open Embassy in Jerusalem

Malawi's foreign minister visits Israel as its president is asked to reconsider his decision

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 06 Nov 20

International

Ivory Coast President is Declared Winner of Saturday's Election, Clinching a Third Term in Office // /

Ivory Coast electoral commission president declares President Alassane Ouattara winner of Saturday's election

VOA News • 03 Nov 20

International

Roads Blocked/in Nigeria in Defiance of President's Call for Calm

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

VOA News • 23 Oct 20

International

Biden's Fundraising Overshadows Trump's in Final Days of Campaign

Overall, Biden campaign has raised $809 million, more than any other candidate in US history, excluding self-funding billionaire Michael Bloomberg

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 22 Oct 20

International

Bullets Shatter Window of Journalist's Car in Kosovo

Shots fired at Shkumbin Kajtazi's parked car; attack was second this year against investigative reporter

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 21 Oct 20

International

Caught in America's Election Battle, Ukraine Hopes for More US Military Support

'Both (Trump and Biden)supported us, so Ukraine shouldn't lose out either way' one Ukrainian who is following US election developments told VOA

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 21 Oct 20

International

US Supreme Court to Review Legality of Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' Asylum Policy

The justices will hear a Trump administration appeal of a 2019 lower court ruling that found the policy likely violated federal immigration law

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 19 Oct 20

International

China's Economy Grows Nearly Five Percent in Third Quarter of 2020

New data released Monday by Beijing shows world's second-largest economy steadily recovering from coronavirus pandemic///

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 19 Oct 20

International

COVID-19 Forces Closure of Australia's Beaches in Sydney

Australia has recorded about 27,000 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began, and 900 people have died

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 07 Oct 20

International

Ukraine's President Orders Prompt Investigation of Military Plane Crash

Twenty-six people died when the plane carrying air force cadets went down near a highway in northeastern Ukraine Friday evening; one cadet survived

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 26 Sep 20

International

Iranian Kurd in Danger of Being Iran's Next Executed Political Prisoner, Lawyer Says

In VOA interview, lawyer Saleh Nikbakht criticized Iran's Supreme Court for rejecting his request to retry Heydar Ghorbani, sentenced to death for 201

VOA News • 17 Sep 20

International

US Hails Pakistan's Role in Advancing Afghan Peace Process

US Embassy in Islamabad says Khalilzad and his delegation met with Pakistan's military chief, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, and some of the country's other

VOA News • 15 Sep 20

International

The Price of Beijing's Vaccine Diplomacy in Southeast Asia

With few options for obtaining doses, many of the countries China is targeting may mute their objections to Beijing's policies on issues such as the c

VOA News • 12 Sep 20

International

Judge Bars 'Sloppy' Prosecutors from Case of Ex-Cops Charged in George Floyd's Death

Judge also says defendants should face trial together

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 12 Sep 20

International

Protests of Police Brutality Continue in Bogota After Law Student's Death

At least nine people killed in two days of police brutality protests

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 11 Sep 20

International

Ethiopia's Tigray Region Votes in Defiance of Government

Ballot is direct challenge to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who postponed general elections earlier this year because of COVID-19

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 09 Sep 20

Sport

Tirreno-Adriatico 2020 - Michael Woods : "I love Italy, it's one of my favourite places in the world to race"

Michael Woods (EF Pro Cycling) a remporté la 3e étape de Tirreno-Adriatico devant Rafal Majka. Un succès qui lui permet de prendre les commandes du cl

Cyclismactu • Actualités similaires • 09 Sep 20

International

Civilians Accuse Military of Brutality in Cameroon's Anglophone Regions 

The military denies the accusations 

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 03 Sep 20

International

Montenegro's Ruling DPS Narrowly Ahead of Opposition in Vote, Pollster Forecasts

On the basis of 89% of ballots from a sample of polling stations, CEMI forecast the DPS secured 34.8% of votes, while the alliance of mainly Serb nati

VOA News • 31 Aug 20

International

Zambia's Health Minister Visits Site of Viral Video of Rats in Hospital Ward 

Health minister calls for disciplinary action against hospital 

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 24 Aug 20

International

Lack of Protection, Justice Blamed for Persistent Violence in Nigeria's Kaduna State

Fighting is mainly between nomadic settlers or herders and farmers; issues around land use and ownership are the root cause of the crisis, but sects a

VOA News • 19 Aug 20

International

UN-Backed Court Convicts One Man in 2005 Assassination of Lebanon's Hariri

The court acquitted 3 defendants and found one guilty on all counts in the bombing that killed of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 21 b

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 18 Aug 20

International

UN-backed Court Issues Verdict in 2005 Assassination of Lebanon's Hariri

4 Hezbollah members charged in 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 21 bystanders

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 18 Aug 20

International

Wife of Jailed Iranian Dissident Criticizes Iran's Rulers for Ordering Her Son to Prison for Protesting Ukraine Plane Shoot-down

Fatemeh Maleki told VOA that Iranian authorities were jailing protesters for sympathizing with victims of plane crash but not bringing those who cause

VOA News • 18 Aug 20

International

UN-Backed Court to Issue Verdict in 2005 Assassination of Lebanon's Hariri

The court will read its verdict Tuesday in the case of 4 Hezbollah members charged in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik H

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 18 Aug 20

International

Huge Protests Continue in Russia's Khabarovsk Over Arrest of Ex-Governor

Protesters in the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk also expressed support for the opposition in Belarus

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 15 Aug 20

International

1 Dies at Ivory Coast Protest Against President's Pursuit of Third Term

Tensions running high in Ivory Coast after deadly demonstrations/against President Alassane Ouattara

VOA News • 14 Aug 20

International

Thousands in Belarus Form 'Lines of Solidarity' in Protest

Protesters denounced a police crackdown on demonstrations over a disputed election that extended the 26-year rule of authoritarian President Alexander

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 13 Aug 20

International

Chile's Lebanese Community Gathers for Vigil in Memory of Beirut Explosion Victims

Beirut explosion victims remembered in Chile vigil//

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 11 Aug 20

International

Air India Plane Crashes in India's Kerala, at Least 2 Feared Dead

Air India Express plane from Dubai had 191 passengers and crew on board when it overshot the runway

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 07 Aug 20

International

Anti-Kremlin Protest in Russia's Far East Attracts Thousands for a Fourth Weekend

Residents of Khabarovsk are unhappy about the July 9 detention of Sergei Furgal, the wider region's popular governor, who was arrested on murder charg

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 02 Aug 20

International

Uganda's Free Speech Advocates Call For Release of Comedians in Custody

Four-person group, Bizonto, arrested after performing a skit lampooning government; comedians have not been charged/

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 28 Jul 20

International

Activist Decries Iran's Upholding of his 8-Year Prison Term, Citing Injustices in His Case

Arsham Rezaee tells VOA Persian the prison term upheld Saturday by an Iranian appeals court was based on bogus charges which his lawyer was unable to

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 23 Jul 20

International

Ethiopian Rebel Group Denies Role in Singer's Death 

Oromo Liberation Army's commander rejects government accusation of involvement in June 29 shooting that sparked days of violence 

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 18 Jul 20

International

Media: Founder of Nigeria's Gokada Found Dismembered in New York Apartment

Police confirmed the death of Fahim Saleh in a statement and deemed it a homicide but offered none of the grisly details reported in New York media

VOA News • 15 Jul 20

International

Head of Somalia's Military Unhurt, Civilian Killed in Suicide Car Bomb

The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab group said it was behind the attack

VOA News • 14 Jul 20

International

Trump Tweets About NYC's Plan for BLM Message in Front of His Tower

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

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 27 Jun 20

International

Police Warn of Arrests After Protest in Virginia's Capital

The gathering reportedly started forming Monday evening after city and state leaders said the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee miles away on M

VOA News • 23 Jun 20

International

Malawi Lawyers Protest Government's Role in Judiciary

The demonstrations were a response to the government's decision to force the country's chief justice to go on leave pending his retirement

VOA News • 18 Jun 20

International

China's Plan to Take Charge of 'Serious' National Security Cases in Hong Kong Sparks Concern

Analysts fear an impending erosion of freedoms over the lack of a clear definition of what constitutes 'serious' cases

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 16 Jun 20

International

Pentagon Orders Review of National Guard's Protest Response

It'll look at how Guard reacted to protests across the nation

VOA News • 12 Jun 20

International

Tacoma Mayor Demands Arrest of 4 Officers After Man's Death in Police Custody Is Ruled Homicide

Manuel Ellis said 'I can't breathe' before he died in police custody in Tacoma, Washington, in March 

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 06 Jun 20

International

Current, Former Leaders Wary of Using US Military in Protest Response

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says militarized response sets up false conflict' between military and civilians

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 04 Jun 20

International

Democratic Governors Reject Trump's Call to Send in Military

At least 23 states and the District of Columbia had already deployed guard troops, according to a statement from the National Guard

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 02 Jun 20

International

Biden Denounces President Trump's Mobilization of Military Resources to Quell Protests

Declaring acts of domestic terror' have been committed by violent demonstrators, president vows to end the riots and lawlessness that has spread thr

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 02 Jun 20