VOA — GENEVA — The United Nations Human Rights Committee on Friday expressed concern over Iran’s treatment of women and girls and called for the disbandment of the Islamic Republic’s morality police.... Read more »
VOA — PARIS — More than 600 people have been executed by Iran so far this year, already the highest figure in eight years with two months of 2023 to go, a... Read more »
Senate Sidesteps Tuberville’s Hold, Confirms New Navy Head and First Female on Joint Chiefs of Staff
VOA — WASHINGTON — The Senate circumvented a hold by Alabama Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville on Thursday and confirmed Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, making her the first woman to... Read more »
VOA — ANKARA, TURKEY — Turkey and Iran on Wednesday called for a regional conference aimed at averting the spread of the Israel-Hamas war. Read more »
VOA — LONDON — The abbreviation of artificial intelligence (AI) has been named the Collins Word of the Year for 2023, the dictionary publisher said on Tuesday. Lexicographers at Collins Dictionary said... Read more »
VOA — All About America explores American culture, politics, trends, history, ideals and places of interest. Alaska workers are the happiest in the nation, thanks in part to higher wages and shorter... Read more »
VOA — STOCKHOLM — Jailed Iranian women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi has smuggled out a letter of thanks for her Nobel Peace Prize awarded earlier this month, saying it marked a turning... Read more »
— TEHRAN, IRAN — Hundreds of billboards featuring evocative poems that have been installed around the Iranian capital are contributing to an increase in road accidents, police were cited on Monday as... Read more »
VOA — Narges Mohammadi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, expressed her condolences on Instagram regarding the death of Armita Geravand. “Armita Geravand, full of the enthusiasm of life, was sent to the... Read more »
VOA — All About America explores American culture, politics, trends, history, ideals and places of interest. The median age of Americans is about 39 years old, but many of the country’s leaders, including some... Read more »