Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is preparing to extend his rule and take on new powers after his victory in elections on Sunday. His ruling AK party and their allies won a majority in Turkeys parliament in the voting. Electoral officials decla...
North Korea Cancels Anti-US Demonstration North Korea has cancelled its yearly anti-United States demonstration. 朝鲜已经取消了该国每年一度的反美示威活动。 The Associated Press reports that the event in which people living in the...
Palestinian activist groups are calling for a boycott of the 2019 Eurovision song contest, set to be held in Israel. In an open letter, the groups said they are seeking a boycott because of Israels continuing actions against Palestinians. The letter...
Tariffs Push Harley-Davidson to Produce Overseas The American company Harley-Davidson will move the production of some motorcycles out of the United States to avoid rising costs from tariffs. The European Union has ordered tariffs on American imports...
As a child, Timothy Twix Ward, thought he was normal. But his family saw something special about him. Ward is a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe in the southwestern state, Arizona. It wasnt until I got older that I knew who I was, that I was dif...
For Once, Mogadishu Can Watch World Cup with Little Fear For years, people living in Somalias capital of Mogadishu wanting to watch the World Cup on television have done so at great risk. The Islamist militant group al-Shabab threatened violence agai...
English-Only Coding Program Seeks Change in Japan Code Chrysalis offers a computer coding training program in Tokyo. Kani Munidasa is the companys chief. He used to be based in Silicon Valley in California a place where many of the worlds biggest tec...
Health Experts: Food Claims Fuel Malnutrition among Indonesians Some Indonesians believe that a woman who eats chicken wings will have a hard time finding a husband. Others claim that by eating the fruit of the pineapple tree, a woman reduces her cha...
Iran, World Powers Prepare for Nuclear Deal Talks Foreign ministers from Iran and four other countries are set to hold talks Friday on the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.The ministers are to discuss how their countries can best suppo...
Now, Words and Their Stories, a program from VOA Learning English. On this program, we take English expressions and explain where they came from and how to use them. In all languages, animals often find themselves in the center of many common express...
First Ladies in Africa Creating Change for Women Last month, The Washington Post published an opinion piece about reports that the United States government had separated 2,000 children from their parents. The writer was Laura Bush, wife of former U.S...
Tornillo, Texas: A Small US Town and a Big Crisis Tornillo, Texas, is a small farming community in the southwestern United States. It sits along the Mexican border, a short drive from the city of El Paso in West Texas. A month ago, the federal govern...
Sharing Your Gifts with the World at the University of Denver Kwame Wiredu thought he had all the education he would need when he successfully completed his medical degree program. The 28-year-old is from the city of Kumasi in the West African nation...
The 2018 FIFA World Cup continues to produce excitement and some major upsets for soccer fans worldwide. No matter which team you favor, there are likely to be ups and downs throughout the competition. But the biggest World Cup winners seem to always...
Carson Kropfl is an inventor, business owner and environmental activist. He enjoys the excitement of surfing. In addition to riding the waves, he likes riding his skateboard. Kropfl is a very hard-working 12-year-old. You heard right. The San Clement...
