North Korea is preparing to take part in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics although reaction in South Korea is mixed. Hyon Song Wol heads North Koreas most popular all-woman musical group, Moranbong Band. She visited Seoul for two days starting on...
Brazilian police claim the United States is the largest supplier of guns that end up in the hands of Brazils armed criminals and drug dealers. Brazilian Federal Police released a report on guns in December 2017. The Reuters news agency published a st...
Turkish forces have intensified an offensive against Kurdish militia targets in northwestern Syria. The operation is aimed at removing the Peoples Protection Units, or YPG, from Afrin. The United States-supported Kurdish group controls the town. Turk...
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. In parts of India, it is not uncommon to see people wearing a mask over their nose and mouth. The capital, New Delhi, has some of the world's dirtiest air. The pollution was a call for a...
In July 2015, at the behest of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, and with the support of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, the United Nations Development Programme established the Funding Facility for Stabilization, or FFS. USAID provided the...
A United States Army dog has been recognized for his actions during the Allied invasion of Sicily in World War II. A dog named Chips was posthumously awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal earlier this week at a ceremony in London. The medal recognizes the he...
Now, it's time for Words and Their Stories. Each week, we try to have a new story. In these stories, we explain English words and expressions. Often, they come from day-to-day events in our lives and become part of the language. The expression pass t...
Most large public universities in the United States do not keep records of how many students have taken their own lives. Yet many American colleges and universities are making investments in suicide prevention. And the demand for mental health servic...
The city of Cape Town, South Africa has announced new water restrictions as officials warn the water supply could run dry in three months. The order to take effect February 1 - will cut city residents daily water usage by nearly half over current res...
Two Giant Pandas Arrive in Snowy Finland Two giant pandas arrived in Finland Thursday. They are a gift from China to mark the small European nations 100 years of independence. The two are a four-year-old male panda, named Hua Bao, and a three-year-ol...
