VOA News Last updated on: November 24, 2015 1:34 PM President Barack Obama said the downing of a Russian fighter jet along the Syrian-Turkish border Tuesday is evidence of an «ongoing problem» with Russia’s military operations in Syria, and that Turkey had a «right to defend its territory and its airspace.» Speaking during a joint […]readmore
VOA News Last updated on: November 23, 2015 French President Francois Hollande will meet Tuesday with U.S. President Barack Obama as part of a multi-nation tour seeking to spur action against Islamic State militants and push for a political settlement to Syria’s civil war. The White House said the two leaders will discuss «further cooperation» […]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
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
El duelo del viernes en Nueva York enfrentará a dos de los lanzadores de mayor velocidad en las mayores: el novato Noah Syndergaard de los Mets contra el dominicano Yordano Ventura de los Reales. Voz de América Salvador Pérez, Alcides Escobar y demás compañeros de los Reales de Kansas City tienen grabada en la memoria […]readmore
El motor de un avión con destino a Venezuela se incendió en la pista del aeropuerto de Fort Lauderdale antes de despegar. El motor del avión de la compañía estadounidense Dynamic Airways que debía partir con destino a Caracas, se incendió en el aeropuerto internacional de Fort Lauderdale, al norte de Miami. El incendio, en […]readmore
The white sheriff’s deputy caught on video flipping a black high school student out of her classroom chair in Columbia, South Carolina, has been fired, a sheriff said on Wednesday. Deputy Ben Fields violated agency policy when he picked up the teenage girl and threw her across a classroom as he attempted to make an […]readmore