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Nigerian Spokesman: Girls’ Rescue Reaffirms President’s Promise
A spokesman for Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said the rescue Tuesday of 200 girls and 93 women is a major breakthrough in the fight against terrorism. Reuben Abati said it also reaffirms Jonathan’s promise to rescue the girls alive. He...
Young Women Bear HIV Burden
The head of PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, says young women and girls are disproportionally affected by HIV. Dr. Deborah Birx said seven thousand young women are infected each week with the AIDS virus – mostly in Africa....
NASA's Messenger Will Crash Into Mercury
The first spacecraft to orbit Mercury, the closest planet to our Sun, will run out of fuel and crash on its surface Thursday, ending its 11-year mission. The half-ton orbiter known by its acronym MESSENGER was launched in August 2004 on a mission...
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China, Russia to Hold First Joint Mediterranean Naval Drills
BEIJING— China will hold joint naval drills with Russia in mid-May in the Mediterranean Sea, the first time the two countries will hold military exercises together in that part of the world, the Chinese Defense Ministry said on Thursday....
In Some Nepali Villages, Not a Single Structure Stands
Residents of a destroyed home in Ratomatey scavenge for corn in the rubble. A woman, extricated from the rubble of her home after being trapped for five days, was carried to the roadside to await transportation to a medical center....
Nepal Quake Toll Rises as Aid Operations Continue
The death toll from Saturday's earthquake in Nepal has risen to nearly 5,500 people, officials said Thursday, as teams continued digging through rubble and aid groups worked to get much needed supplies to survivors. U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie...
Young Kenyan Climate Activist Tackles Global Warming
A young Kenyan activist is part of a fast-moving low cost-movement that is tackling the impact of global warming at the local level. Winnie Asiti is a board member comprised of young climate leaders that distribute small-scale grants to young,...
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Goodmorning Champions 2014-15?? Rendez vous Sunday Let's make it a Blue day @ChelseaFC Come on you bluuuuuues!!!!! Just three more points will ensure @ChelseaFC win the Premier League! Boring!!!!Boring!!!Boring Chelsea!! FULL-TIME: LEICESTER...
Reelected Kazakh Leader Reappoints Trusted PM as Growth Slows
ASTANA— Veteran Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, elected for a new five-year term over the weekend, on Wednesday reappointed loyalist Karim Masimov as prime minister, at a time when growth in the oil-fueled economy is slowing down....
Envoy: Russians Preparing for Kim Jong Un Visit
A Russian diplomat in Pyongyang has confirmed that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accepted Moscow’s invitation to Russia’s Victory Day, the Brazilian ambassador to Pyongyang said. Recently, the Kremlin told VOA's Korean Service it was “working through...
Togo Opposition Rejects President's Win
DAKAR— In Togo, the opposition is challenging the provisional results from Saturday's presidential poll. Those results show President Faure Gnassingbe winning a third term. Togo’s electoral commission says President Faure Gnassingbe got just under...
US Diplomat in Burundi Amid Anti-president Protests
BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI— A senior U.S. diplomat arrived in Burundi on Wednesday to try to help halt escalating unrest and defuse the country's biggest crisis in years, set off by President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term. Police...
Marchers on the Move Again in Baltimore
More than 1,000 demonstrators marched through downtown Baltimore on Wednesday in what Police Commissioner Anthony Batts called an "extremely peaceful" protest demanding more justice for African-Americans. The crowd marched from the city's main train...
Memories Are Fresh for Man Who Fled Vietnam 40 Years Ago
Branch at Voice of America. A short version of this story was originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer on the 30th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. All I could see were the thousands of hollow eyes looking in despair as the cargo...
Top 5 Songs for Week Ending May 2
We’re counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart, for the week ending May 2, 2015.After a week of chart fireworks, the Top Five quiets down, with one song making a return trip. Let’s open in fifth place, where...
Rescued Boko Haram Captives May No Longer Have a Home
LAGOS— Nearly 300 girls and women are now free from Boko Haram captivity after a raid by Nigeria’s military. But some may have nowhere to go back to. The identities of 200 girls and 93 women the Nigerian military says it rescued from Boko...
Baltimore Quiet After Overnight Curfew
A semblance of normalcy returned Wednesday to the eastern U.S. city of Baltimore, with schools reopening and authorities declaring the city safe two days after rioting and looting erupted. Some weekday commuters headed to work. The Baltimore Symphony...
Fall of Saigon Continues to Sting Vietnamese-Americans
Forty years after the fall of Saigon signaled the end of the Vietnam War, the event still stings for many Vietnamese-Americans.Hundreds of Vietnamese-Americans recently participated in a somber event to mark the 40th anniversary of the war's end by...
Clinton to Call for Criminal Justice Reform in New York Speech
Hillary Clinton will discuss the violent protests in Baltimore and call for reform in the U.S. justice system, including the use of body cameras by police across the country, in a speech in New York on Wednesday, according to her presidential campaign....
