World Bank: Africa Poised for Faster Growth
A new World Bank report says sub-Saharan Africa is poised for faster economic growth after a strong performance last year. In a report published Wednesday, the World Bank says the region's economy grew...
View ArticleRepublicans Expel Two From Convention for Racial Taunts
Two people have been tossed out of the Republican National Convention for using racial taunts. Convention officials and the U.S. television news network CNN say the two threw nuts at a black CNN...
View ArticleFormer Republican Presidential Hopeful Slams Obama Foreign Policy
The man defeated by Barack Obama in the U. S. presidential election four years ago is chastising him for abandoning the cause of human freedom. Arizona Republican Senator John McCain delivered the...
View ArticleMcCain, Rice Slam Obama’s Foreign Policy
U.S. President Barack Obama's foreign policy came under sharp criticism Wednesday at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. Senator John McCain, the man Mr. Obama defeated in the 2008...
View ArticleOccupy Protesters Block Traffic Near DNC
Police faced off with a group of about 100 protesters aligned with the “Occupy” movement, arresting at least one, near the site of the Democratic National Convention. The protesters began gathering at...
View ArticleRepublicans hit Democrats Over ‘Jerusalem’ Omission
A change in the Democratic party platform when it comes to the capital of Israel is sparking controversy. The Democratic party platform – set to go before the party's convention delegates later Tuesday...
View ArticleChanges on Jerusalem, God Squeek into Democratic Platform
Day two of the Democratic National Convention has opened by sparking some controversy, with the delegates barely pushing through a controversial change to the party's platform. Former Ohio Governor Ted...
View ArticleFormer US Representative Giffords Leads Pledge of Allegiance at DNC
Former U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords led the pledge of allegiance in an emotional moment at the Democratic National Convention Thursday evening, more than a year and a half after she was shot...
View ArticleFormer US Representative Giffords Leads Pledge of Allegiance at DNC
Former U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords led the Pledge of Allegiance in an emotional moment at the Democratic National Convention Thursday evening, more than a year and a half after she was shot...
View ArticleSyria’s Aleppo: Wracked by Suffering, Enveloped in Fear
VOA's Scott Bobb traveled to the war-torn northern Syrian city of Aleppo Thursday and left with vivid impressions of a complex community wracked by suffering and fear. As Bobb and his rebel guides...
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