Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recently traveled to Turkey to meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The visit built on three mutual long-term goals: working together to defeat ISIS, also known as DAESH; building stability in the region; and bol...
Two days after Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against his own people in the northern Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun, the United States struck the airfield from which the April 4 chemical attack was launched. On the orders of President Donald Tr...
Were lighting up the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending April 1, 2017. As has been the case, we welcome one new song this weekand its a big jumper. Number 5: The Weeknd Daft Punk I Feel It Coming T...
For the first time in years, the Nigerian Army conducted military drills in the Sambisa Forest which previously had been a stronghold for Boko Haram. VOA was given rare access to the exercises. Brigades of the Nigerian Armys 7th Division performed th...
For people living in former conflict zones, war may not end for years after the last shot has been fired and the peace agreement is signed. For example, landmines and unexploded munitions, remnants of the war between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of...
President Donald Trump is to host Chinese President Xi Jinping beginning Thursday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in the southern United States. But the atmosphere may not turn out to be as warm as the Florida weather. President Trump telegraphed on Twitter...
In his address to the recent Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delineated the Coalition's military successes against the Islamic State, including killing tens of thousands of ISIS fighters, and liberating 62 percent of...
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recently underscored that human rights is integral to American foreign policy, noting that Our values are our interests when it comes to human rights. In support of this interest, Congress mandates the State Depa...
Mischa Dohler is a professor at Kings College in London, England. He also plays the piano and writes music. Dohler wants to teach people how to play the piano using the internet. Kids or anybody could learn how to play the piano really properly from...
ERIGAVO, SOMALILAND As the breakaway republic of Somaliland grapples with a severe drought, medical workers are struggling to aid people left weakened by malnourishment and hunger. A 70-year-old hospital in Erigavo, the capital of the Sanaag region,...