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Cameroon conducts a border search-and-rescue mission after homes were burned

On Jan. 6, 2021, a violent mob of Trump supporters tried to stop the count and overturn the results of an election

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is promising to reverse Biden administration efforts to fight climate change and says he will grow the U.S. economy by drilling for more oil. VOA Correspondent Scott Stearns has our story.

The ceremonies reflect Carter's climb up the political ladder, from the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, to decades on the global stage

Matthew Livelsberger had an exemplary military record but struggled with the mental and physical toll of his service

Russia says it also shot down 10 Ukrainian drones

Crash killed 179 people last week

Yoon’s security service and military troops, prevented prosecutors from arresting him

Israeli military says it opened fire at terrorists

State says it needs to keep entire document secret to protect identities of executioner, other people involved

Prosecutors in China pressed charges this week against a Myanmar-based telecom scam ring, which was busted last year. The group is accused of using armed forces to abduct and force Chinese nationals to work for the fraudsters. Despite of China's crackdown efforts, such fraud operations remain rampant. Click here for the full story in Mandarin.

"Wanted" posters with the photo of Venezuelan opposition figure Edmundo Gonzalez were pasted on walls and broadcast on screens at the Simon Bolivar International Airport on the outskirts of Caracas. The Venezuelan government has offered a reward for the capture of the former candidate, who is exiled in Spain, days before the presidential swearing-in. Click here for the full story in Spanish.  

Tuesday night, a lit bundle of mortar-style aerials tipped over and shot into crates of unlit fireworks, causing a rapid-fire series of blasts that killed three women and injured more than 20 people

Ghana launched ‘Year of the Return program, aimed at attracting the Black diaspora, in 2019

Small, sprightly dogs’ main job was rodent patrol, but they also would herd, act as watchdogs and play with farmers' children

Fifty years after discovery, Lucy remains source of understanding of human origins

Junta has said it will hold elections this year