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  • A strike on Sunday evening at Riyadh's international airport has resulted in more injuries, and the number of fatalities has increased since over a dozen people were killed at the main aviation facility the day before.
  • The Ansar Allah Houthis and Yemeni government forces are engaged in fierce fighting over the vital city of Taiz.
  • A human rights group reported on Sunday that airstrikes targeting artisanal gold miners in a disputed border area between Sudan and Egypt had killed at least 72 workers.
  • Pope Leo XIV said on Sunday that he will have surgery in the "next few days" after medical professionals found a nodule on his lung.
  • The reform agenda of nationalist Prime Minister Janez Jansa, which the opposition has called "authoritarian," suffered a setback when Slovenians narrowly rejected a government bill in a referendum on Sunday.
  • After his social media posts were purportedly blocked on the company's platforms, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused tech giant Meta of meddling in the election on Saturday.

Category: Special Video Feature

August 30, 2019

Shoura – An Experiment in Reconciliation

A new documentary explores a town torn between victims of Islamic State and families of IS members, and coming to terms with the past

August 25, 2019

America’s Original Sin

VOA Our Voices team travels to Hampton, Virginia, for a special broadcast from Fort Monroe, the arrival site of the first African slaves in Britain’s American colonies. Africans were abducted, trafficked, and enslaved in America for more than 200 years

August 19, 2019

Child Marriage An Overview

A Combonation of four stories depicting the reality of child Marriage. Economist Quentin Wodon from the World Bank shares his insight into why people marry young and the economic cost of child marriage. Reporters: Carol Guensburg, Hayde Adams-Fitzpatrick; Camera: Karina Choudhury; Edited by: Phil Dierking, Martin Secrest Pam Strawbridge issues marriage licenses at the a …

July 27, 2019

Different Faiths

Look at various faiths and how religion plays out in the lives of ordinary Americans, from cowboy Christians, to a “freelance” Muslim, to the effect a Thai monk on a cross-country trek has on people’s attitudes toward peace~VOA NEWS

June 9, 2019

Africa and the Fight Against Terrorism

Why are some African countries seeing more terrorist attacks? And what is the world doing to stop it? Host Jim Malone takes a look at how extremist groups are exploiting ethnic divisions, poverty, and political instability to sow fear, chaos and death in the African continent~VOA NEWS

June 7, 2019

D-Day + 75 Years

Seventy five years ago, Allied forces launched a massive naval, air and land assault to liberate Europe from the shackles of Nazi Germany. What lessons did we learn from D-Day and World War II? And what are the U.S. and the rest of world doing to prevent future global conflicts?

June 6, 2019

Red Carpet

News from the World of Entertainment,Television,Music Industry from across the World

June 1, 2019

Alvie and the Ozarks

Meet Alvie Dooms! An 89 year old musician who’s collected about 250 instruments over the past 40 years. Learn more about his life and the Ozark culture while sitting in the front row with Alvie and his friends!

May 30, 2019

Food Bites

One bite of sushi from chef and owner of Sushi Gayku, Yoshihisa “Yoshi” Ota, will take you on a journey from capital of the United States to Hokkaido Japan. Just outside Washington, DC is a little piece of the Himalayas called Royal Nepal. One bite of their momos might just have you coming back for more.Chef de Cuisine of Kaliwa, Paolo Dungca talks about what food reminds him of growing up in the Philippines and what it takes to run a restaurant on a daily basis

May 23, 2019

Resentment Over Land Payments, Jobs Shadow...

The Kenyan government promised jobs for locals and compensation for landowners along the route of its new Chinese-built train, the Madaraka Express. But with Chinese builders blasting and bulldozing their way forward, some Kenyans say they are still waiting. Others say the railway construction has damaged their homes and ruined their views — making their lives worse. Three-part VOA series looks at what happened to Kenyans along the route

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