VOA — The United States has surpassed 600,000 dead from COVID-19, the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported Tuesday. The count spans from the beginning of the pandemic 15 months ago. While... Read more »
VOA — VIENNA – Delegations from Russia and the United States involved in nuclear negotiations with Iran held talks in Vienna on Monday, two days ahead of a summit meeting between U.S.... Read more »
VOA — TEHRAN – The winner of Iran’s presidential election will face a host of tough challenges once he takes over from Hassan Rouhani in August. Seven men are running in the... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON – A mystery bidder paid $28 million at auction Saturday for a seat alongside Jeff Bezos on board the first crewed spaceflight of the billionaire’s company Blue Origin next... Read more »
VOA — CHICAGO - Geophysical sciences professor Edwin Kite pores over a steady stream of data and images originating from U.S. and Chinese rovers and crafts simultaneously exploring Mars. Read more »
VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran held a final presidential debate Saturday that showed the fissures within the Islamic Republic’s politics, as hardliners referred to those seeking ties to the West as... Read more »
VOA — VIENNA – European Union negotiators said international talks that resumed Saturday on the Iran nuclear agreement were on track to revive the deal, which crumbled after the United States withdrew... Read more »
VOA — JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has been gripped by the mystery of whether a woman has, as has been claimed, actually given birth to 10 babies, in what would then be... Read more »
VOA — The U.S. imposed sanctions Thursday on “members of a smuggling network” that generate millions of dollars for the Iranian-affiliated Houthi movement in Yemen. The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned individuals from... Read more »
DW — Iran’s state subsidizes gender reassignment surgery while prohibiting homosexuality. A long and continuing history of activism has helped transgender people bolster their community despite the discrimination they face. Before getting... Read more »