As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, VOA’s Julie Taboh looks back at the special canine teams that have helped keep U.S. airports safe over the years
Terrorists rammed passenger jets into New York’s World Trade Center and Washington’s Pentagon 20 years ago. Medical innovations saved more lives in the conflicts that followed in Afghanistan and Iraq than in any previous conflict
The retired parents of a Uyghur activist living in Australia have been in state custody since mid-2018
Kenyan authorities claim that the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic impact has forced thousands of young people into the streets, with many turning to criminality
Kenyan internet users have been classified as the world’s top peer-to-peer, or P2P, cryptocurrency traders, according to a blockchain data platform. According to the poll, many Kenyans adopt this method of trading because they lack access to centralised exchanges
The largest tribute to the 9/11 terrorist attacks is located in an abandoned strip mine near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Kane Farabaugh of the VOA reports on how the crash site of Flight 93 has changed in the last few years
In Afghanistan, female prosecutors are afraid of the Taliban and the tens of thousands of detainees released by the insurgent group. These Afghan women are appealing to the international community for help
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Hans Grundberg, the Secretary-Special General’s Envoy for Yemen, Meet
Police in western China’s Sichuan province arrested eight more residents of a Tibetan township in Kardze prefecture this month, taking into custody six monks and two laywomen amid a crackdown by authorities on language rights and possession of banned images of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, sources said
Disabled fashion designers have long faced discrimination, particularly in underdeveloped nations like Malawi. To address the issue, Malawian fashion label House of Xandria held the country’s first fashion show featuring pieces by disabled designers on Saturday