The 9/11 attacks destroyed much more than the Twin Towers. A total of 10 buildings were lost in the area that came to be known as Ground Zero. In the 20 years since the September 11 attacks, ...

From cracks to erosion, Ecuador’s largest hydroelectric power plant faces internal and external challenges.

Buras, La. Dark gray rain clouds hung on the horizon on a humid morning near the tip of the Mississippi Delta. Ryan Lambert spotted alligators, roseate spoonbills and several species of ducks as he ...

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In June 2018, family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border made international headlines after audio of scores of sobbing children screaming for their parents emerged from a U.S. federal detention ...

Suite aux récents coups d’État survenus en Afrique, VOA se penche sur le phénomène.

Central African Republic's diamonds have fueled political wars, leaving the country divided and its once thriving diamond trade banned from world markets.

What would Harris do differently? Vice President Kamala Harris has been a loyal supporter of President Joe Biden’s agenda during her time in office. If elected president, would she continue Biden’s ...

Lake Charles, La. Louisiana is at a crossroads. Climate change’s destructive toll on the state is increasing. But Louisiana will have to buck its powerful oil and gas industry in order to deal with it ...

Political repression is prompting thousands of Chinese to seek asylum in countries outside of China, including the United States, each year, claiming persecution or well-founded fear of persecution ...

Boko Haram: Journey from Evil shows that despite being mired in conflict and nearly a decade of suffering, not all is lost in Nigeria.

China’s spending on global development projects has surpassed $1 trillion since the turn of the century, making Beijing one of the world’s most sought-after financiers. Over a 22-year-period beginning ...