By RFI At least 33 militants of the Islamic State Armed Group were killed by the French and Russian air strikes in Northern Syria. According to Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, dozens of militants were also wounded in the raids on weapons depots, barracks and checkpoints in Raqa, which […]readmore
Daniel Schearf November 17, 2015 PARIS—Twenty-three-year-old American student Nohemi Gonzalez was one of dozens killed when Islamic State terrorists opened fire on crowded cafes and bistros in a trendy Paris neighborhood.More than 30 people took shelter in the Green Berets bar, where owner Meng, a former serviceman, said they hid from attackers until 4 a.m. […]readmore
VOA News Last updated on: November 13, 2015 9:35 AM Iraqi Kurdish President Massoud Barzani declared Friday that Kurdish fighters have seized Sinjar from the Islamic State militants who had controlled it for more than a year. «I am here to announce the liberation of Sinjar,» Barzani told a news conference as Kurdish forces raised […]readmore
VOA News November 12, 2015 U.S. President Barack Obama has given the Medal of Honor to an Army captain who tackled a suicide bomber as he was about to detonate himself in Afghanistan in 2012, saving his own life and that of many of his comrades. Obama hung the medal around the neck of retired […]readmore
Mary Alice Salinas November 13, 2015 WHITE HOUSE—U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to focus on the Trans-Pacific Partnership during a trip to the Philippines and Malaysia next week, as part of the strategic rebalance toward the Asia-Pacific region.“The TPP is central to our vision of the region’s future and our place in it,” said […]readmore
Voz de América – Redacción 10.11.2015 El plan del presidente Barack Obama para proteger de la deportación a unos cinco millones de personas que viven en Estados Unidos sin permiso sufrió otro revés el lunes, en un fallo de una corte federal de apelaciones en Nueva Orleans. En una decisión de 2-1, la Corte de […]readmore
White House – With a handshake over the “extraordinary” bond between their two countries, U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought Monday to dispel the discord that was most visibly seen during the U.S.-led negotiations on a nuclear deal with Iran earlier this year. “It’s no secret that the prime minister […]readmore
MOSCOW—British Prime Minister David Cameron says he believes it is «more likely than not» that a bomb brought down a Russian passenger jet over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula last week, killing all 224 people on board. Speaking before talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi is in London Thursday, Cameron also noted that experts are not […]readmore
Michael Bowman CAPITOL HILL —In this special report from Capitol Hill, VOA’s Senate correspondent spoke with multiple lawmakers about a weighty issue before Congress: authorizing the fight against the Islamic State group.Even with the announced deployment of U.S. special forces on the ground in Syria, U.S. lawmakers remain sharply divided about the need for and […]readmore
Providence, RI. – NOV. 5, 2015 – Rhode Island earned a “B” on the 2015 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card. Rhode Island’s preterm birth rate was 8.6 percent in 2014, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. The rate exceeded the new March of Dimes 2020 goal of 8.1 percent. “This detailed […]readmore