Feed aggregator

Pakistani military says at least six civilians dead and dozens wounded in exchange of fire across the de-facto border.

Ahmed Hassan, 18, will face court on Friday after being charged with attempted murder following attack that injured 30.

The fight against impunity in Guantanamo Bay has finally reached the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

Trump and Ghani hold talks in New York as report says US approach to Afghanistan lacked 'whole of government approach'.

Transport authority declares US ride-booking company not 'fit and proper to hold a private hire operator licence'.

Schools are asking parents to dip into to their pockets to boost their funds, a survey says.

With deployment of US anti-missile defence system, Soseong-ri residents turn from being melon farmers to anti-war activists.

Owing to the power crisis, coastal pollution worsens, causing death and disease.

In speech to UN, Sheikh Hasina presses Myanmar to allow the return of 'hungry, distressed and hopeless' refugees.

The tech industry pitches itself as a force for good, connecting the world and helping information flow freely. But Silicon Valley is under increasing scrutiny with reports that people in Russia were able to use these services to target and influence U.S. public sentiment. At TechCrunch Disrupt, a big tech conference this week in San Francisco, VOA's Michelle Quinn walked around tech booths to find out how those pitching their startups see tech's role in society.

Warning termed 'totally unacceptable' by Japan even as North's leader vows to make 'mentally deranged' Trump pay dearly.

Search-and-rescue operation under way but report of miraculous rescue of trapped girl in Mexico City proves false.

They are taking out pay day loans to live in luxury flats instead of substandard housing, it is claimed.

Tensions in strategically located Somalia illustrate how far the political ripples from the Gulf dispute have spread.

Nearly a dozen stations have had licenses suspended without notice as media crackdown continues ahead of 2018 election.

Loneliness costs £6,000 per person in ill-health, says a study, with calls to end the "stigma".

Prime minister acknowledges the dark history of Canada's colonisation as one of "humiliation, neglect and abuse".

Kim Jong-un responds to US president's 'totally destroy' threat by calling Donald Trump a 'rogue and a gangster'.

Leader of Social Democratic Party is projected to win 22 percent of the vote in Sunday's federal elections in Germany.

Hundreds of homes destroyed and communication cut off as Category 4 storm devastates small Caribbean island nation.