2015-11-19 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Almost anywhere in the world, people can find a Japanese restaurant.Many walk by because they do not know the customs or the kinds of food. VOA Learning English writers want to tak

2015-11-19 所属栏目:AS IT IS

French officials say they have killed two suspects in the Paris terrorism attacks last week, but are unsure if they killed the mastermind.French police carried out loud and chaotic

2015-11-19 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The effect of the recent terrorist attacks in France, Lebanon and Egypt is being felt all over the world.On Tuesday night, two Air France flights, one from Los Angeles and the othe

2015-11-19 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The Russian government is operating a center in St. Petersburg that posts website comments in support of the government.The center is officially named the Agency for Internet Studi

2015-11-19 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants have arrived in Europe this year.These men, women and children fled armed conflicts, oppression or poverty at home in search of a bet

2015-11-19 所属栏目:AS IT IS

At least 32 people are dead and 80 others were wounded after an explosion Tuesday in Nigeria.The blast struck a market after sunset in the northeastern city of Yola. No one has cla

2015-11-18 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Since the Paris terrorist attacks, a growing number of U.S. lawmakers want to close the door to Syrians.They say they are concerned that terrorists may enter with the refugees.Pat

2015-11-18 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Russia admits that last month’s airplane crash in Egypt was a terrorist attack.Explosives were found in the wreckage and luggage section of the airplane, said Russia’s

2015-11-18 所属栏目:AS IT IS

U.S. President Barack Obama promised Tuesday to help America’s allies in East Asia and the Pacific increase their maritime security.The president made the offer as part of ta

2015-11-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

News reports say the militant group Islamic State has released a video in which it threatens it will attack Washington, D.C.The authenticity of the video could not be confirmed. It

2015-11-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi attended Parliament’s closing meeting on Monday.Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) party won a strong

2015-11-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The terrorist attacks that killed more than 100 people in Paris on Friday night complicate the refugee situation.Europe is overwhelmed with how to register and integrate hundreds o

2015-11-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

French officials say the man who is suspected of organizing Friday’s terrorist attack in Paris is Belgian citizen Abdelhamid Abaaoud.Police say Abaaoud is 27 years old. He is

2015-11-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A study-abroad student from the U.S. was one of the 120 people killed in the Paris terror attacks.Nohemi Gonzalez was 23 and a design student at California State University Long Be

2015-11-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The colors of the French flag -- blue, white and red -- dominated social media following Friday evening’s terrorist attacks in Paris.The attacks killed 129 people and injured

2015-11-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

It seemed like a routine transport of soft drinks: 48,000 cans of Pepsi cola.But when customs officials in Saudi Arabia looked more closely at the shipment, they found beer instead

2015-11-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The United States military is back in the Philippines, and local merchants and government leaders appear pleased.The United States brought 6,000 troops and other personnel to Naval

2015-11-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

China’s decision to end its one-child policy is likely to affect the country’s economy. Official Chinese media reported last month that all couples will be permitted to

2015-11-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

French President Francois Hollande has called the deadly attacks on Paris “an act of war.”The French leader spoke after the Islamic State militant group said it was res

2015-11-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Stunning landscapes, quirky attractions, historic architecture and brightly lit motel signs surround Route 66. But it is the people along the way who help shape the character of th

2015-11-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Kurdish fighters supported by American airstrikes have recaptured the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State militants.Iraqi Kurdish President Massoud Barzani made the an

2015-11-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Police in Europe won a battle in the war on terrorism Thursday with the announcement of arrests in a joint operation against suspected militants.Italy’s anti-terrorism chief,

2015-11-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Terrorists carried out numerous deadly attacks across Paris, Friday night. The attackers used automatic rifles and explosives in the violence. A French police official told VOA tha

2015-11-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Several emerging economies are facing major struggles, say experts.Their economic troubles will dominate the G20 Summit of the world’s richest nations in Turkey next week, th

2015-11-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Twin suicide blasts killed at least 41 people and injured 200 Thursday in a mostly Shi’ite area of South Beirut, Lebanese officials announced.The explosions occurred minutes