The 9/11 attacks destroyed much more than the Twin Towers. A total of 10 buildings were lost in the area that came to be known as Ground Zero. In the 20 years since the September 11 attacks, ...

Deep in the forests of one of the poorest countries on the planet, Benam’s quest for diamonds is a search for livelihood. It is also a symptom of the country’s woes, where the government’s absence has ...

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Rebecca Solomon is living a nightmare that's lasted more than three years since her daughter and the other Chibok Girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram Boko Haram distorts the Quran to justify violence.

Now in their 50s and 60s, the Little Andrew’s crew is winding down its back to back, month-long trips. The three older men talk vaguely of retirement, of other business ideas. If they can help it — if ...

The Damage Done: The Unwanted On the streets of Philadelphia, VOA Journalists Chris Simkins and Jeff Swicord followed opioid addicts over the course of a year as the city's most drug-infested ...

VOA Global is a real-time showcase of the Voice of America's reporting across 48 websites. Users can see a running tally of every article and video from the last 24 hours, as well as a predictive play ...

In June 2018, family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border made international headlines after audio of scores of sobbing children screaming for their parents emerged from a U.S. federal detention ...

How Long Have Africa’s Presidents Held Office? Africa has some of the world’s longest-serving heads of state. Leaders such as Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and José Eduardo dos Santos have been in ...

Norman "Normski" Scott was part of the pioneering Rock Steady Crew in 1980s New York. He fears the communities that created breakdancing are being left behind. Antonio "Tazk" Castillo saw little ...

November 4, 2020 Military Base Attack The central government accuses forces loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) of attacking federal military bases in northern Ethiopia, seizing ...

1859 - 1947 Carrie Chapman Catt A graduate of Iowa State University as the only woman in her class, Carrie Chapman Catt became involved in the women's suffrage movement after marrying her second ...