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The Russian veto blocked a U.N. resolution calling for a halt to hostilities in Sudan, where a civil war has killed at least 66,000, destroyed civil institutions, causing widespread hunger, disease, sexual violence and a refugee crisis with more than 11 million people displaced.

High-profile arrest comes amid ongoing pro-EU protests in Georgia

Rufat Safarov was due to meet with US senators next week to receive State Department's Human Rights Defender Award 

Growing cooperation by Russia, China, Iran, North Korea has yet to provide true counter to US, its allies, according to top US intelligence official 

Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure and preventing the delivery of food, medicine and other aid. Israeli leaders pushed back on the accusations, calling it baseless; saying it is at war with Hamas, not the people of Gaza. Key allies, including the U.S. and Germany, have also pushed back against the genocide...

The international police organization says the illicit trade of explosive materials in South America can be linked to organized crime and illegal mining

Approximately 70,000 animals are buried in the oldest working US pet cemetery

More than 70,000 animals have been buried at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, located about 30 kilometers outside of New York. Grieving owners often pay thousands of dollars to lay their pets to rest. Sometimes, as VOA’s Dora Mekouar reports, the owners make plans to eventually join them.

U.S. senators will soon be weighing in on President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks. With many of the choices facing questions about their beliefs and qualifications, the confirmation process could look different this time. VOA Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson has more.

In November, Kenyan women's rights activists began 16 days of activism against Gender Based Violence

Moira Smiley released “The Rhizome Project” album and book in September.   She states, The Rhizome Project celebrates all the powerful ways we are connected, though, like the rhizome roots, those connections may be hidden or forgotten.  Making a music album — maybe especially in an era when most of us listen to singles, playlists and fragments — can invite a listener into a collection of ideas or feelings that make more sense when gathered together. Curating an album of folk songs that...

Khan pleads not guilty, as do dozens of others charged

Born and raised in Sacramento, California, Tiffany Woys grew up being influenced by such powerhouse vocalists as Celine Dion, LeAnn Rimes, Faith Hill, Michael Jackson and Carrie Underwood. As a child, she’d look for any opportunity to get up and sing in front of people, and by the time she hit 20, she was recording an independent album and hitting the road.  On May 31st  her new EP, “I’m Your Woman” was released and on Sept 20th her heartfelt, patriotic and timely song “American Dreamer” was...

A historic no-confidence motion passed by 331 votes in the National Assembly, forcing Prime Minister Michel Barnier to step down after just three months in office

The National Weather Service urged residents along the Northern California coastline, including in the San Francisco Bay area, to move inland because of the tsunami threat

Ruling creates uncertainty around criminal prosecution of aerospace giant after 737 Max crashes killed 346 people

A look at the best news photos from around the world.

Many of the internally displaced persons come from the Aleppo, Afrin and Shahba regions and are fleeing to Raqqa and Tabqa in Syria’s north and east

Antonio Guterres says latest outbreak of fighting is the 'bitter fruits' of years of failing to achieve a real ceasefire