NEW DELHI — The Indian navy said it had freed the 23-strong crew of an Iranian fishing vessel that was seized by armed pirates off Somalia. The Al-Kambar 786 was southwest of the Yemeni...
An exceptionally rare haze of Saharan dust cloaked Switzerland and southeastern France on Saturday, sparking health warnings as a yellow hue tinged the sky. The phenomenon, which began in Switzerland on Friday, brings with...
ATHENS — Greek authorities have arrested a senior member of an international gang that smuggled Latin American fuel products for illegal sale around the world, raking in an estimated profit of more than $21...
ISLAMABAD — A roadside bomb explosion in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province Saturday killed at least one person and injured 14 others. Officials said the attack targeted surveyors from a major, private gas-producing company and...
WASHINGTON — Somalia changed its constitution Saturday during a parliamentary vote that, among other things, gives the country’s president the power to appoint a prime minister. After weeks of intense debate, Somalia’s bicameral federal...
Ukraine’s air force said on March 30 that Russian forces fired four missiles into eastern Ukraine overnight, as well as 12 Shahed drones across the country. It said nine of the drones were shot...
A girl plays on a worn-out boat along the dried-up Aral Sea, in the village of Tastubek near Aralsk, Kazakhstan, July 2, 2023. Photo: AP Share Through the Lens: The Aral Sea Has...
ZIGUINCHOR, Senegal — Mariama Sonko’s voice resounded through the circle of 40 women farmers sitting in the shade of a cashew tree. They scribbled notes, brows furrowed in concentration as her lecture was punctuated...
Washington — Weaknesses in the power model built by Russian President Vladimir Putin were exposed by the state’s inability to protect people against last week’s terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall or respond...
Editor’s note: Here is a look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA immigration team: ImmigrationUnit@voanews.com. US adds 12,000 Special Immigrant Visas for Afghans U.S. lawmakers included...