At least eight soldiers are dead after what authorities in Thailand say was an attack by Islamic militants in the country's south. 泰国当局说，穆斯林激进分子在泰国南部发动的袭击造成至少8名士兵死亡。 Thai army official...
Forced marriage, honor killing and female genital mutilation are just a few of the human rights abuses directed against women solely because of their gender. In the United States, a number of organizations are trying to help women who are trying to f...
A mother feeds her son who suffers from malnutrition, at a hospital in Japala, Guatemala (File) The United Nations Children's Fund is appealing for $1.2 billion to provide life saving emergency assistance to millions of children and women in dire nee...
Thousands of search and rescue crews attend a memorial service in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Building was bombed by Timothy McVeigh who said his act was a protest against the overreach of the federal government (...
Kyrgyzstan's deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev at a news conference in the courtyard of his family home, in Teyit, southern Kyrgyzstan, 13 Apr 2010 Kyrgyzstan's interim government is planning to put on trial the deposed president, some members of h...
At least three people were killed today when a car bomb exploded near a bus for pilgrims in the Shiite holy city of Najaf. Insurgents are blamed for dozens of other deaths in the Iraqi cities in the run-up to tomorrow's national elections. Hundreds o...
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. More than six thousand people died last year in Mexico's drug wars. So far this year the violence has only gotten worse. More than one thousand people have already been killed. Police have become common tar...
At least 13 people have been killed in the latest sectarian violence to hit central Nigeria. As investigations begin into the latest violence in the central city of Jos, the government and prominent groups are searching for a lasting solution. Libyan...
Iraqis voted Sunday in national elections, despite a string of attacks across the country that left more than 38 people dead. Security is a key issue in the campaign, as whoever leads the new government will oversee the withdrawal of American troops....
Christmas Celebrated AZUZ: And of course, Christians around the world celebrated Christmas on December 25th, marking the birth of Jesus. One of those celebrations, which you see right here, was held in the city of Bethlehem, the site where Jesus was...
