UN Report: Myanmar Generals Must Face Justice United Nations investigators are accusing the military in Myanmar of carrying out numerous crimes last year during its campaign against Rohingya Muslims. Myanmars armed forces carried out mass killings an...
Iran Commander: US Navy Does Not Belong in Gulf A top Iranian military commander says his country has full control of the Persian Gulf and the United States Navy does not belong there. 伊朗一位高级军事指挥官表示，伊朗完全控制波斯湾...
Pope About Call for Resignation: I Will Not Say a Single Word Pope Francis said Sunday that he had read the letter from a former Vatican official that calls for the Roman Catholic Church leaders resignation. However, the Pope told reporters he would...
Bouquinistes is the French word to call sellers of old books along the Seine River in Paris. The tradition has existed for over 400 years. However, modern technology like electronic book readers and sellers of books online are now hurting their profi...
New Video Shows Amazon Tribe with No Contact to Outside World Video has been released for the first time showing an Amazon tribe in Brazil with no known contact to the outside world. The video, shot by a drone, provides the first-ever images of 16 tr...
Dogs Trained to Find Endangered Animals Many dogs are very hard-working animals. They have been helping people for thousands of years. Dogs protect our homes. They help people with disabilities. They team up with rescue workers in search-and-rescue o...
The Supreme Court often looks at a major social issue over a series of cases. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, it considered the rights of gay people. At the time, voters in many states had approved laws strongly limiting gay rights. For example, p...
Scientists Say Hotter Weather Worsens Wildfire in Western US As temperatures rise in the western part of the United States, wildfires grow in size as well. The Associated Press has studied information on weather and wildfires from the last 35 years....
India's government is requiring documentation from people to prove they are legal citizens. Some critics of the policy say it discriminates against a local minority Muslim population. The policy is being carried out in Indias northeastern state of As...
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this program we talk about common expressions and phrases in American English. Today, grab your poles and bait. We are going fishing! Fishing is a popular outdoor activity you can do i...
A new study suggests that in the United States, college and university students must think carefully about their first jobs after graduation. People who take a job that does not require a degree can find themselves in lower-paid positions than their...
Senator John McCain Decides to End Cancer Treatment American Senator John McCain has chosen to discontinue his medical treatment for brain cancer. The family of the Republican Party's 2008 presidential nominee and former prisoner of war announced the...
Egyptian actor Hala Shiha left the film industry 10 years ago for a more religious life. She began to wear the traditional Muslim head cover, or hijab, along with loose clothes that covered most of her skin. Later, the Egyptian movie star was seen we...
The Roman Catholic Church does not allow women to become priests. With the latest sex abuse crisis, some believe it is time for a change. But, they admit, it is unlikely the church will change anytime soon. Pope Francis and the male priests at the Va...
Newly Discovered Bones Show Genetic Mix of Ancient Human Relatives Scientists say they have discovered the remains of an ancient female whose mother was a Neanderthal and whose father was Denisovan. Neanderthals and Denisovans are early human species...
