VOA — WASHINGTON — South Africa seeks to limit the damage to its relations with Washington caused by its legal challenge to Israel’s assault on Gaza, a South African official said on... Read more »
BBC — After record rainfall, California is poised for a wildflower “superbloom” in the next month. Conservation specialists weigh in on the phenomenon and how travellers can best catch it – without... Read more »
VOA — GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on Monday called on countries to increase pressure on Tehran over its “egregious” human rights abuses. Mohammadi, 51, won... Read more »
VOA — TEHRAN — Iran on Sunday sealed contracts worth billions of dollars with domestic companies to boost its oil production in the face of Western sanctions. In a ceremony broadcast on... Read more »
VOA — The U.S. Treasury Department unveiled sanctions against a network of companies and individuals for facilitating illegal technology transfers from dozens of U.S. firms to Iranian entities, including the country’s central... Read more »
VOA — Inmates at Iran’s notorious Evin prison in Tehran allegedly assaulted a group of political prisoners on Friday as part of an ongoing practice reportedly orchestrated by prison officials, VOA’s Persian... Read more »
VOA — The National Association of Realtors agreed Friday to resolve antitrust litigation accusing brokerages of inflating sales commissions, a settlement likely to bring major changes and lower costs when Americans buy... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — The United States and allies warned Iran on Friday that major Western economies would pile new sanctions on Tehran if it moved forward with a plan to provide... Read more »
VOA — SpaceX’s mega rocket blasted off on another test flight Thursday and made it farther than two previous attempts, but the spacecraft was lost as it descended back to Earth. The... Read more »
VOA — TEHRAN — Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has been cleared of charges of plagiarism over his film “A Hero” brought by one of his students, the agency representing him said on Wednesday. The... Read more »