Ken Bredemeier The U.S. contests for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations have turned into contentious fights for delegates to the parties’ national conventions, where the candidates for November’s national election will be picked. Billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump is the Republican front-runner, but he complained Monday that party officials have created a «crooked, […]Load more...
VOA News U.S. President Barack Obama designated a historic house in Washington as a monument honoring the movement for women’s equality in the country. “Today (April 12) is Equal Pay Day. Which means a woman has to work about this far into 2016 just to earn what a man earned in 2015,» Obama said in […]Load more...
Pamela Dockins LOS ANGELES—Secretary of State John Kerry promoted the benefits of two trade pacts championed by the Obama administration during a Tuesday speech to government, civic and policy leaders in Los Angeles. Kerry addressed the national security opportunities of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a landmark free-trade deal among 12 Pacific Rim countries, and the […]Load more...
VOA News U.S. President Barack Obama said the worst mistake of his presidency was failing to prepare for the aftermath in Libya after the NATO-led intervention toppled Libya leader Moammar Gadhafi in 2011, leaving the country in chaos. Obama reflected on the highs and lows of his two terms in the White House in an […]Load more...
Chris Hannas WASHINGTON—A group of 13 deaf or hard-of-hearing attorneys will join the bar of the United States Supreme Court at a ceremony next week.The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association(DHHBA) said that will be the largest such group to be admitted to the Supreme Court bar at one time. The April 19 ceremony will […]Load more...
Megan Duzor Police have arrested more than 400 protesters who were demonstrating by the U.S. Capitol in Washington against the role of money in politics, saying the protesters engaged in «unlawful demonstration activity.» Video of the protest Monday showed a police officer saying «If you don’t want to be arrested, move on back to 1st […]Load more...
VOA News A suicide bomber killed at least four people Tuesday in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, as a cease-fire between pro-government forces and Houthi rebels stretched into a second day with some reports of fighting. The attacker detonated the explosives among a group of army recruits in the city that has become home […]Load more...
VOA News The migrant crisis, serious economic problems, and Russia’s return to authoritarianism are threatening the stability of governments in Central Europe and Eurasia, and the existence of the European Union. That is the message of «Nations in Transit 2016,» the latest annual survey of democratic governance from Central Europe to Eurasia by international rights […]Load more...
VOA News Prosecutors in Belgium said Tuesday they have charged two more people in connection with the attacks last month in Brussels that killed 32 people. A statement from the federal prosecutor’s office identified those charged with terrorism offenses as Smail F. and Ibrahim F., saying they were linked to renting an apartment that may […]Load more...
VOA News Nearly 2,000 migrants and refugees were rescued Monday off the Libyan coast, reports the Italian Coast Guard. Officials say eight separate operations rescued the migrants from overcrowded vessels. They were then taken to Sicily. Meanwhile, Austria says it is planning to reintroduce tighter border controls along the country’s shared border with Italy amid […]Load more...