VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran denounced the “biased and political” action by the Nobel committee Friday for awarding jailed Iranian rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi the Peace Prize. Mohammadi, a 51-year-old journalist... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced another $9 billion in student debt relief through improvements to existing programs, a move that will affect 125,000 Americans, and which he... Read more »

VOA — TEHRAN — Iran said Monday it opposes any “geopolitical changes” in the Caucasus, where it has long been angered over Azerbaijan’s desire to set up a transport link along the... Read more »

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — A Saudi soccer team refused to play a match in Iran on Monday because of the presence of busts of a slain Iranian general placed... Read more »

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — A fire broke out Thursday at a car battery factory owned by Iran’s Defense Ministry for the second time in less than a week, state media reported.No... Read more »

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iran claimed on Wednesday it successfully launched an imaging satellite into space, a move that could further ratchet up tensions with Western nations that fear... Read more »

VOA — All About America explores American culture, politics, trends, history, ideals and places of interest. Despite any hardships they might face, immigrants in America are more optimistic than U.S.-born Americans, according... Read more »

VOA — JEFFERSON CITY, MO. — A longshot candidate for governor in the U.S. state of Missouri and his supporters describe his use of a flamethrower at a recent “Freedom Fest” event... Read more »

VIA — TEHRAN, Iran — A military drone crashed during a test flight in northern Iran on Monday, wounding two people and damaging buildings, state media reported.Debris fell in different parts of... Read more »