India is determined to bridge a ballooning trade deficit of about $50 billion.
As Chinese products flood India markets, New Delhi demands fairness
Spy games: why ‘diplomat’ expulsions could hurt the West more than Russia
Anna Chapman and an undercover agent meet in a coffee shop in New York in this still image taken from June 26, 2010 footage and released on October 31, 2011. The FBI on Monday released surveillance videos of clandestine meetings of Russian spies who have spent years in the United States trying to meld into American society in an apparent bid to get close to power brokers and learn secrets, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation said no classified information was stolen. Video recorded June 26, 2010. REUTERS/FBI/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - GM1E7B106GA01
Former US intelligence officials tell VOA the West could end up on the losing end because Moscow runs far more sleeper agents and other spies under non-official cover.
NYC cabbies despair as apps like Uber and Lyft drive off with their business
New York City taxis pass through New York's Times Square, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Under ambitious proposals that seek to get New York City cabs to slow down by taking the financial incentive out of speeding, black boxes inside cabs would shut the toll meter off whenever a cab goes above the posted limit - 25 mph in much of Manhattan - and drivers would be alerted they are going too fast. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Four taxi drivers commit suicide in a city where a yellow cab taxi license that used to be worth $1 million four years ago is now valued at $200,000.
Mixed record on illegal immigrants complicates Chavez legacy
FILE - In this March 7, 1979, file photo, United Farm Workers President Cesar Chavez talks to striking Salinas Valley farmworkers during a large rally in Salinas, Calif. California and several other states will honor Chavez by closing schools and state offices Friday, March 31,. 2017, the 90th anniversary of the birth of a man who went from a grape and cotton picker to an enduring hero for laborers, Latinos and justice seekers of all kinds. Farmworkers in four states plan to march Saturday and Sunday in honor of Chavez, who died in 1993, and in protest of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Hispanic civil rights leader Cesar Chavez became a symbol of Latino empowerment as he worked to improve wages and working conditions for impoverished farmworkers, many of them immigrants.
US Declaration of Independence guarantees our right to be happy
The pursuit of happiness is a fundamental right listed in the US Declaration of Independence and Yale University is teaching a course on how to get there.
Get ready for the ‘Voice of China’
A proposed merger of the country’s three top broadcasters puts all types of media, including movies, TV programs and books, firmly under the thumb of the communist party’s propaganda department.
Jews join Muslims as NY mosque hosts Passover celebration
Attendees learn the two faiths have a long history of celebrating together and share many of the same traditions.
Chinese pill factories fuel opioid crisis in America’s heartland
China is one the world’s top sources of fentanyl, as the family, friends and community of teenager Bailey Henke tragically learned.
Why Botswana’s president is a rarity in Africa
President of the Republic of Botswana, Seretse Khama Ian Khama, looks on during a news conference in Pretoria October 5, 2010. Khama is on a two days state visit to South Africa to consolidate the African Agenda which will see the two countries enhancing and deepening their bilateral relations and mutual co-operation. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: POLITICS) - GM1E6A51PKP01
President Ian Khama voluntarily steps down in a nation with a history of fair elections and low levels of corruption.
Entrepreneurs got no respect from men in their community until their dairy business took off
Today, the seven businesswomen churn out milk products, such as cream and yogurt, worth about $7,000 monthly.