Somalia's president signed into law the Convention on the Rights of the Child on January 20. Somalia’s children continue to face daily challenges posed by conflict, displacement, m...
280 viewsAs Nigeria goes to the polls next month, many expect the two top presidential contenders to gain much of their support from constituencies organized along ethnic or religious lines. But are faith and ...
292 viewsA U.S. power company that has been importing natural gas now wants to export it. If approved, its plant in Lusby, Maryland, would likely be the first terminal on the United States East Coast to expo...
302 viewsBefore America's Civil War in the 1860s, the southern city of Richmond, Virginia was home to the nation's second largest slave trading district. Today, the neighborho...
214 viewsU.S. lawmakers in both parties have seized upon last week's terrorist attacks in France in an ongoing battle over reforming America's oft-criticized immigration syste...
270 viewsPresident Barack Obama recently announced a plan to make two years of community college free for all eligible Americans, calling education and technical training essential pathways to the U.S. middle ...
253 viewsSHARE ON TWITTER & FACEBOOK! the host of the network had tons of fun playing his mischievous prank on the residents of Austin Texas. In this link you will find ALL my social networking site...
246 viewsTensions have flared between police and African Americans around the United States, after a series of confrontations and controversial shootings of young black men. But some police departments are wor...
225 viewsU.S. President Barack Obama says the United States and India must do better to capitalize on untapped potential in their economic relationship - by removing some of the roadblocks to greater trade and...
222 viewsresidents of the small town of Pahoa on the Big Island of Hawaii face an advancing threat from the Kilauea volcano. Local residents are keeping a watchful eye on creeping lava. Mike O’Sullivan repor...
194 viewsU.S. President Barack Obama has sent a $4 trillion budget to Congress that calls for tax hikes mainly on wealthier Americans and corporations. Obama’s plan ends mandated spending caps and calls for...
437 viewsPresident Barack Obama’s pick to be America’s next secretary of defense says he favors sending U.S. military aid to Ukraine and speeding arms sales to Jordan -- and lists Iran and the Islamic Stat...
271 viewsOver the last four years, commemorative events to mark the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Civil War have brought thousands of visitors to battlefields and historic landmarks across the country. As VOA...
264 viewsresidents of the Syrian town of Kobani are returning to their devastated homes, after months of fighting between the Islamic State and Kurdish fighters supported by U.S.-led airstrikes. Khadijan Farqu...
238 viewsThere’s growing speculation in Yemen that the Saudi-led coalition could be about to launch a ground operation against Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The Houthis captured swaths of the country earlier th...
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