Residents in California’s 34th congressional district, covering much of Los Angeles, are voting to fill a vacant seat in the US House of Representatives.
One-time illegal immigrant runs for Congress
This 2017 photo provided by the Wendy Carrillo For Congress Campaign shows Wendy Carrillo, one of several candidates for an open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in a strongly Democratic district in Southern California. The outcome of the election Tuesday, April 4 election could be a hint at the direction of the party in the Trump era. (Rafael Cardenas/Wendy Carrillo For Congress Campaign via AP)
They voted for her but now Myanmar’s ethnic groups are losing faith in Aung San Suu Kyi
A protester holds a poster with a defaced image of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against what protesters say is the crackdown on ethnic Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, in front of the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia November 25, 2016. The text on the poster reads, "Bring Aung San Suu Kyi to the court". REUTERS/Beawiharta - RTST8J5
Support is dwindling for the pro-Democracy leader as she remains silent after attacks on smaller ethnic groups.
The violent death of a peace-loving man
Michael Sharp died trying to broker peace in one of Africa’s most dangerous countries, and now his father tells VOA his son’s important work must continue.
Brexit puts sovereignty of ‘The Rock’ back in play
AP10ThingsToSee - FILE - Clouds form over Gibraltar, seen from from La Linea de la Concepcion, Spain, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Laura Leon)
Spain ceded Gibraltar to Britain 300 years ago, but now the European Union is expected to back Spain — an EU member state — in any dispute over the mountainous outcrop.