Russia’s subway bombing, suspected to be the work of a Kyrgyz-born Russian citizen, renews concerns about worldwide terrorism associated with the Central Asian nation.
Kyrgyzstan: breeding ground for terrorists?
A still image of suspect Akbarzhon Jalilov walking at St Petersburg's metro station is shown in this police handout photo obtained by 5th Channel Russia April 4, 2017. 5th Channel Russia/via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. RUSSIA OUT. - RTX3403D
Death, drought & a mother’s anguish
VOA travels to the drought-stricken Sool region of Somaliland to meet a mother who has already lost two daughters and worries about the fate of her surviving children.
Perceived injustice fuels mob justice in Cambodia
An angry mob overturns a police car during a clash at the end of election day in Phnom Penh July 28, 2013. Cambodians voted on Sunday in an election likely to hand another five years in power to Asia's longest-serving prime minister, Hun Sen, but an energised opposition says there have been irregularities and it will continue to fight for true democracy. REUTERS/Samrang Pring (CAMBODIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTX122A5
A feeling that police and the government aren’t doing enough to punish wrongdoing has led ordinary citizens to take matters into the own hands with civilian vigilante-style justice.
Doing good doesn’t have to take a back seat to making money
Ben & Jerry's CEO Jostein Solheim eats an ice cream during the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near Paris, France, December 7, 2015. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen - RTX1XJID
There are certified B corps — for-profit companies that tackle global issues such as pollution and income disparity through everyday business practices — that are making millions.
All you need to know about the US trade gap with China
Supporters of Chinese President Xi Jinping line the street outside Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday April 6, 2017. President Trump and President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet at Mar-A-Lago over the next two days. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Caught between pleasing conservatives and moderates on health care
FILE - In this March 24, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price are seen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. With prospects in doubt for repealing “Obamacare,” some Republicans say the Trump administration can rewrite regulations and take other actions to undo much of the health care law on its own. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
The Trump administration is renewing efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare but any move to engage Democrats could upset some Republicans.
It looks like piracy is making a comeback along the coast of Somalia
A maritime policeman on a tag-boat guards oil tanker Aris-13, which was released by pirates, as it sails to dock on the shores of the Gulf of Aden in the city of Bosasso, northern Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland, March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Abdiqani Hassan FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES - RTX31POT
Gunmen hijacked two ships within a 48-hour period this week and took them to known pirate haven.
6 months after hurricane, Haitians huddle in caves
When it rains in Haiti’s southwestern peninsula, scores of Haitians retreat to a mountain cave, their only real shelter since an Oct. 4 hurricane tore up their homes and upended their lives.