Steve Herman & Nike Ching VOA NEWS ABU DHABI / STATE DEPARTMENT —U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says a cease-fire in Yemen could start as early as November 17, «provided that everybody does their part.» Yemen’s armed Houthi movement and a Saudi-led military alliance have agreed to support a solution for the conflict in […]readmore
VOA NEWS MEXICO CITY — Murder by firearms in Mexico have hit record levels under the government of President Enrique Pena Nieto as the death toll from gang violence worsens, a study showed on Tuesday. The months of July to September have seen the highest murder tolls since Pena Nieto took office in December 2012 pledging […]readmore
VOA NEWS LIMA —Peru has started talks with China about joining a Beijing-backed trade pact for the Asia Pacific region even as it holds out hopes that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump might renege on his vow to scrap a rival U.S.-led deal, the government said on Tuesday. Trade Minister Eduardo Ferreyros said he hopes Peru […]readmore
VOA NEWS WASHINGTON — An International Criminal Court investigation of possible war crimes by U.S. forces in Afghanistan is not «warranted or appropriate,» the U.S. State Department said Tuesday after prosecutors in The Hague found initial grounds for such a probe. State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau said the United States was not a party to the […]readmore
Michael Bowman VOA NEWS CAPITOL HILL — VOA senate correspondent Michael Bowman spoke Tuesday with Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee. Here is an edited transcript of that interview. Q: Confirmation hearing soon for your new Cabinet position? Bob Corker: I know my name is in the mix. Some people that have […]readmore
In the week since the U.S. elections, numerous organizations whose agendas counter those proposed by President-elect Donald Trump have reported a dramatic surge in donations. Within hours after Trump was declared the winner last Wednesday, the American Civil Liberties Union unleashed feisty fundraising appeals, including one warning that if Trump implemented certain campaign promises, «we’ll […]readmore
Ken Schwartz VOA NEWS WASHINGTON — The United States and Peru have agreed to step up efforts to fight illegal logging and bolster environmental protection in the South American country. U.S. trade officials held their first talks last week with officials from the government of Peru’s new president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman […]readmore
Steve Herman VOA NEWS MARRAKECH, MOROCCO —The election of Republican businessman Donald Trump as the next U.S. president is casting a cloud over the conference of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) and also will overshadow the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting later in the week. «I know the American people support this overwhelmingly,» […]readmore
Luis Ramirez VOA NEWS LONDON — President Barack Obama says NATO is «absolutely vital» as he seeks to reassure Europe about the U.S. commitment to the alliance under the presidency of Donald Trump. In Athens, Greece Tuesday on his last foreign trip as president, Obama said NATO «provides significant continuity even as we see a transition […]readmore
The Small Business Assistance Program joins the Commerce Corporation’s suite of tools to help businesses in Rhode Island grow and succeed Providence, R.I. (November 15, 2016) – The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation today announced that Small Business Assistance Program, a new program aiding eligible small businesses in obtaining the credit required to move their business […]readmore