The U.S. central bank says economic growth is rebounding after stalling in the first few months of the year. But as expected, the U.S. Federal Reserve lowered its growth forecast for 2014 from three percent to just over two percent. Despite the weake…
Sunni militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant made new gains in their offensive across northern Iraq, prompting Iraq’s foreign minister to ask for more support from the United States. But despite the growing desperation of many Iraqis…
Souvenirs and traveling go hand-in-hand, and that’s amplified at an event as grand as the World Cup. VOA’s Brian Allen and Rod James take you shopping in Rio de Janeiro, where the souvenir business is raking in big money for Brazil.]]
Writer Lisa See tells the story of Asian American entertainers in her latest novel, “China Dolls”. It is set in the 1930s and ‘40s in the network of nightclubs known as the Chop Suey Circuit. VOA’s Mike O’Sullivan spoke with the author about the r…
U.S. President Barack Obama is considering a range of military options to help the Iraqi government break the momentum of Islamic militants determined to crush the government in Baghdad. The Iraqi army has partially disintegrated in the face of these …
Conflicting policies may be contributing to the surge of undocumented young people from Central America trying to enter the United States. VOA’s Brian Padden reports that while immigration authorities say anyone who enters the country illegally, reg…
When Crimea broke away from Ukraine, after the uprising in Kyiv that ousted president Viktor Yanukovych, Russia denied sending soldiers and weapons to boost the secessionist forces.
Now, as VOA’s James Brooke reports from Moscow, the Kremlin is tr…
In Thailand, fortune tellers have long been sought out for spiritual advice and guidance. But in military-ruled Thailand, which is steeped in a political crisis, even spiritual ceremonies can take on political overtones. Steve Sandford reports from Ch…
The news that US President Abraham Lincoln had emancipated slaves in the rebellious southern states in September, 1862, did not reach slaves in Texas until June 19, 1865, a few months after the end of the US Civil war. With the arrival of federal troop…
Brazil is expecting more than a half-million foreign tourists for this year’s World Cup – but if you’re a local, where would you go to see your country play? VOA’s Brian Allen and Rod James take you to a little café in Rio de Janeiro to see how…
