Call for safety in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camps after fatal fire
At least two people were killed and over 4,000 rendered homeless by sudden outbreak of a massive fire in Rohingya refugee ...
American imprisoned in Russia sentenced to new 15-year jail term for espionage
Gene Spector, formerly an executive at medical equipment company in Russia, was previously sentenced to more than three years ...
China, Japan foreign ministers meet and agree on visit, security dialog
The one-day visit is Takeshi Iwaya's first to Chinese capital since becoming Japan's foreign minister in October, to discuss ...
Taliban allege Pakistani military strikes kill dozens in Afghanistan
Taliban officials report that at least 46 people were killed in Barmal, a remote mountainous district of Paktika, because of ...
Passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashes in Kazakhstan with many feared dead
Unverified video of the crash showed the plane, which was operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, bursting into flames as it hit the ...
Bosnia's Serb MPs move to block state institutions, EU integration
Emergency session of parliament was called evening to discuss 'degradation of a legal system' in relation to ongoing trial of ...
Houthis claim missile attack targeting central Israel
The Yemen-based Houthi militant group said Wednesday it fired a ballistic missile at the Tel Aviv area in central Israel, an ...
Refill stores tackling problem of single-use plastic packaging
The U.N. estimates that the world produces over 430 million metric tons of plastic waste every year globally, with the largest source being single-use packaging. VOA's Valdya Baraputri reports on a ...
Russia damages Ukrainian energy facilities in missile attacks Zelenskyy calls ‘inhumane’
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Russian forces attacked his country with more than 70 missiles and that targets ...
Prosecutors find workers in 'slavery like' conditions at Chinese car company site in Brazil
Labor Prosecutor’s Office releases videos of dorms where construction workers were staying, which showed beds with no ...
India faces diplomatic challenge as Bangladesh calls for Hasina’s extradition
Since Hasina’s exit, who was New Delhi’s close ally during her 15-year rule of neighboring Bangladesh, India has been trying ...
Pope Francis kicks off year-long Jubilee that will test his stamina, Rome's patience
Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to ...