voanews.com —  3+ hour, 29+ min ago

...The International Court of Justice is due to rule Thursday in a dispute between Iran and the United States about nearly $2 billion in frozen assets... ...Marine Corps barracks in Beirut and other attacks linked to Iran.... ...Some information for this report came from The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and Reuters....

voanews.com —  4+ hour, 52+ min ago

...South Africa Recognizes Waste Pickers" Contribution to the Fight Against Climate Change. No media source currently available.... ...As the world marks International Day of Zero Waste on Thursday, South Africa is taking steps to ensure that those collecting recyclables from homes... ...Vicky Stark reports for VOA from Cape Town, South Africa. Shadley Lombard...

voanews.com —  2+ hour, 44+ min ago

...Pakistani Taliban Kill 4 Police Officers, Injure 6.... ...Authorities in northwestern Pakistan said Thursday that a predawn militant assault on a police outpost and subsequent roadside bomb blast had killed... ...Pakistani Taliban Storm Karachi Police Headquarters, Kill 4. Normal Trade Resumes as Pakistan, Afghanistan Reopen Torkham Border.... ...Airlines Association Warns Pakistan Over $290 Million in Blocked Funds. Afghan Education Advocate Detained Over "Suspicious" Activities...

voanews.com —  6+ hour, 41+ min ago

...The online spies were attempting to gather intelligence about the stance of international officials toward the Pyongyang government of Kim Jong Un... ...Experts on nuclear security policy and weapons proliferation were contacted by suspected North Korean hackers posing as Voice of America journalists... ..."Trust between our journalists and their sources is imperative," USAGM Public Affairs Director Laurie Moy said.... ...on nuclear proliferation issues," said Nigel Gibbs, a VOA spokesperson....

voanews.com —  6+ hour, 26+ min ago

...As a reporter in the early 1990s, Bruce Shapiro had a "steady diet of difficult stories."... ...How Recognition of Trauma is Shaping the Way Newsrooms Operate.... ...on the attacks on the World Trade Center.... ...Shapiro, who is now the executive director of New York's Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, teaches about the impact of trauma exposure on both...

voanews.com —  3+ hour, 5+ min ago

...and the Americas, saying "it is not part of Catholic Church teaching.".... ...and Inter Caetera (Among Other Things) from 1493.... ...The Roman Catholic Church has long faced accusations of being complicit with colonial abuses committed by Western invaders and their descendants... ...The Vatican departments admitted that the bulls, which gave political cover to Spanish and Portuguese conquests in Africa and the Americas, "did...

voanews.com —  3+ hour, 30+ min ago

...Bolsonaro, who never conceded defeat in last year's election, is expected to lead the opposition to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva,... ...Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro returned from the United States on Thursday, greeted by hundreds of supporters at capital Brasilia's... ...Bolsonaro left for the United States two days before he was due to hand over the presidential sash to Lula on Jan.... ...President Donald Trump as his political idol, attended the Conservative Political Action Conference this month in Washington where he questioned...

voanews.com —  20+ hour, 36+ min ago

...Poland's agriculture minister promised financial support from the government and the European Union and easier rules for constructing grain storage... ...Farmers in Poland blame the drop in prices on an inflow of huge amounts of Ukrainian grain that was supposed to go to Africa and the Middle East.... ...After a round of talks with farmer organizations, Poland's Agriculture Minister Henryk Kowalczyk said they agreed on more than $277 million in compensation... ...The European Union, which borders Ukraine, has waived customs duties and import quotas to facilitate the transport -- also through Romania and Bulgaria...

voanews.com —  4+ hour, 43+ min ago

...Kuleba tweeted the world "can't be a safe place with Russia at UNSC.". - Russia's Federal Security Service says Wall Street Journal reporter Evan... ...Turkey to Vote on Finland's NATO Bid. - Spain to send six Leopard tanks to Ukraine in April. - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba calls April... ...Hungarian Parliament Approves Finland's Bid to Join NATO... ...for Finland and Sweden. ...

voanews.com —  15+ hour, 13+ min ago

...Besides China, its eight members include India, Pakistan and Russia, as well as four central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan... ...Saudi Arabia has agreed to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a "dialogue partner," state media reported Wednesday, the latest indication... ...The Saudi Cabinet approved the decision at a meeting Tuesday chaired by King Salman, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.... ...In Washington, State Department spokesman Vedant Patel played down the impact of Saudi Arabia's move, saying that it was long expected....