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Analysts say sentencing of human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife, Xu Yan, create chilling effect within China’s dissident community

Religious political parties in Bangladesh have become active in national politics since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. VOA’s Sarah Zaman reports from the capital, Dhaka, on their impact. Videographer: Rubel Hassan

For decades, the Church has been shaken by scandals across the world involving pedophile priests and the cover-up of their crimes, damaging its credibility and costing it hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements

In more than 22 years between the collapse of Soviet Union, when Ukraine regained independence, and the 2014 Revolution of Dignity, the U.S. invested $5 billion in supporting NGOs and democracy-building programs in Ukraine, along with initiatives in securing and dismantling weapons of mass destruction, military assistance, border security, anti-human trafficking, anti-corruption, narcotics control, and law enforcement.

Americans go to the polls November 5 to choose the next U.S. president. However, the national vote tally does not determine which candidate wins the White House. The Electoral College has the final say. But how does this work?

In a preemptive move to suppress social discontent and avoid an uprising, local authorities in Shanghai tighten their grip on the celebration of Halloween

Putin emphasized on Tuesday that Russia's nuclear arsenal remains a "reliable guarantor of the country's sovereignty and security"

The curbs were aimed at constraining the military’s "ability to conduct airstrikes on civilians"

Singapore is a step closer to importing solar energy from Australia via a huge undersea cable, after giving green light to ambitious project that could provide solution to other countries that are trying to make the shift to renewables

A UN envoy reported Tuesday an alarming rise of corporal punishment under Taliban rule

Tokyo — A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant was restarted Tuesday for the first time since the disaster after a safety upgrade, as the government pursues a renewed expansion of nuclear energy to provide stable power and reduce carbon emissions.  The No. 2 reactor at the Onagawa nuclear power plant on Japan's northern coast was put back online and is expected to start generating power in...

The Treaty’s Article 5, paragraph 3 regards the time frame following the withdrawal of the Soviet troops from Germany. However, Article 6 states that the conditions of Article 5, paragraph 3 no longer apply after Germany joins an alliance.

More than 1,000 accounts promoting cryptocurrency have shared content from Chinese official accounts and a China-linked disinformation operation

Abuja, Nigeria — Africa's football governing body has sided with Nigeria in that country's dispute with Libya over a canceled qualifying game. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) awarded Nigeria a 3-0 victory over Libya following accusations Libya deliberately breached competition guidelines. Libya's football federation is appealing. The decision by the CAF puts Nigeria at the top of their division, Group D, and in contention for a spot at next year's Africa Cup of Nations, or...

President Deby has ordered that flags be flown at half-mast and that all radio and tv stations in the central African states should play only religious music for three days from October 28 at midnight.  

Indonesia is in the process of building a new, $32 billion capital city on the island of Borneo. But as VOA’s Ahadian Utama reports, the rapid development is raising concerns among some local communities who are being displaced by the construction.

U.S. farmers are facing economic headwinds as they head to the polls this election year. VOA’s Kane Farabaugh has more from Illinois

In the closing days of this U.S. presidential campaign, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are both targeting LGBTQ+ communities. These voters could make the difference in the seven key battleground states that could decide the election. From Los Angeles, Genia Dulot has the story.