VOA reporter Steve Herman BANGKOK—Thailand’s military junta and police are speaking of “significant progress” in their investigation of last month’s bombing of a Bangkok shrine, which left 20 people dead and wounded more than 120 others, many of them Asian visitors. The authorities are talking about a foreign man arrested at Thailand’s border with Cambodia. […]readmore
VOA News Official figures from across the United States reveal a startling increase in the number of murders in several major cities this year — and officials are at a loss to pinpoint the exact reasons why. The New York Times says more than 30 cities across the nation have reported a sharp increase in homicides […]readmore
VOA News U.S. drug agents have arrested more than 90 people and seized 16 underground labs in a 20-state operation targeting illegal steroids. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Operation Cyber Juice involved more than 30 investigations and netted 636 kilos of steroid powder, 8,200 liters of raw steroid injectable liquid, and more than $2 million in […]readmore
VOA News U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will give a speech Wednesday in Philadelphia in support of the international agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, while Democrats in Congress are on the verge of guaranteeing lawmakers will not be able to pass a measure opposing the deal. Kerry and top diplomats from Britain, China, France, […]readmore
Reuters MEXICO CITY—Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto’s approval rating sank to a new low in a poll released on Tuesday, as the embattled leader faces a struggling economy and a litany of security and conflict of interest scandals that have undercut his support. The president’s approval stands at a low of 35 percent, down from […]readmore
Isabela Cocoli/VOA News Pope Francis is calling for priests to absolve women of the “sin of abortion” during the upcoming «Holy Year of Mercy,» a move that breaks with the traditional stance of the Roman Catholic Church. In a letter published Tuesday by the Vatican before the Jubilee year starting in December, the pope said he […]readmore
VOA News A local court clerk in the central state of Kentucky continues to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples, despite a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court ordering her to do so. Local media reports that the office of Kim Davis, the elected court clerk in Kentucky’s Rowan County, refused licenses to two […]readmore
Providence, Rhode Island – Three men and a woman were arrested on August 18 during the raid on an apartment in the Cranston Street in Providence which, according to the police, functioned as a brothel. Detectives investigated the building on number 517 for two months and established that on the first floor the pimps received about […]readmore
Providence, A Superior Court judge ruled Friday that the documents of 38 Studios that had kept under seal will be made public, likely within 10 days. Among the documents are the sworn statements of many of the defendants in the case, as well as powerful politicians of Rhode Island connected to the decision to back the […]readmore
VOA News U.S. President Barack Obama is set to participate in a live webcast Friday to address concerns from the American Jewish community about the nuclear agreement with Iran. Obama will deliver remarks about the disputed deal signed by the United States, Iran and five world powers and take questions from participants. The webcast is […]readmore