VOA News
Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 06:59
The U.N. said on Tuesday that it was worried about the impact of recent events in Brazil on the country's ability to continue fighting poverty and its democratic stability, as it forecast that poverty likely rose in Latin America in 2015.
Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 06:25
With several recent high-level visits to Islamabad from global trading partners, including nearby Iran, Pakistani officials are indicating they want to increase business with Afghanistan.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 - 06:22
Russia's defense ministry said Tuesday its first group of planes left Syria following President Vladimir Putin's announcement he was withdrawing most of his forces after a 5½-month operation.
Monday, March 14, 2016 - 06:23
The Afghan air force will not reach necessary strength levels until 2020, according to a top U.S. general.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 06:43
The Council of Europe told Georgia on Tuesday to improve its anti-discrimination policies and legislation, saying it was worried by an increase in cases of hate speech and violence against religious and sexual minority groups.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 06:39
Facing an increasing tide of female and young jihadists, the government of the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan is turning to women for help.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 06:44
The deputy chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission said the commission, contrary to Burundi opposition claims, did not abandon the people of Burundi at last week's AU summit by its failure to send peacekeepers to the country.
Monday, November 23, 2015 - 06:52
The Colombian government says it is granting pardons to 30 jailed members of the Marxist rebel group known as FARC - a confidence building gesture as it negotiates a treaty with rebels to end more than five decades of war.
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 06:50
A senior U.S. diplomat, Tom Malinowski, warned Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Thursday that the east African country risks boiling over if it smothers political opposition, as protests against the president entered a fifth day.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 07:56
South Africa says military intervention by its contingent of United Nations peacekeepers is now “inevitable” after Rwandan rebels in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo did not comply with a January 2 deadline to disarm.