BBC — The first votes in the US presidential race will be cast on Monday in the state of Iowa when Republicans choose who they want to take on Democratic President Joe... Read more »

DW — The attacks on maritime traffic by Yemen's militant Houthis have prompted retaliation by the US-led international naval coalition. Who are the Houthis? And what do they want? Read more »

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iran’s navy seized an oil tanker on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran... Read more »

BBC — The boss of Boeing has admitted the planemaker was at fault after one of its aircraft suffered a door blow-out shortly after take-off in the US. No-one was injured when... Read more »

VOA — U.S. President Joe Biden has no intention of firing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after Austin mysteriously failed for several days to publicly say he has been hospitalized and has yet... Read more »

VOA — FRESNO, CALIF. — David Rasavong’s cultural pride is evident all throughout his restaurant. It’s on the wall of family portraits and where a stunning mural depicts his family’s journey from... Read more »

All About America explores American culture, politics, trends, history, ideals and places of interest. Almost four in 10 managers avoid hiring recent college graduates because they judge them to be unprepared for... Read more »

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iranian authorities said on Friday that security forces had arrested 11 people suspected of involvement in two bomb blasts that killed nearly 90 people at... Read more »

BBC — The Islamic State group (IS) has said it carried out a bomb attack in Iran on crowds marking the anniversary of spymaster Qasem Soleimani's assassination by the US. Read more »