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Islamic State is rushing to indoctrinate children as its self-proclaimed caliphate falters. The group schools thousands of young people in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and other places in radical, anti-Western thought and terror tactics, working to imprint a lasting legacy on the next generation that IS refers to as ‘caliphate cubs’.

South Korea warns of a potential Islamic State attack on U.S. military installations there. The country’s intelligence agency says the terror group might also target civilians on the Korean peninsula.

An internal diplomatic cable criticizing the Obama administration’s Syria policy is rocking Washington, in part because of the high number of State Department personnel who have signed it. Fifty-one officials are risking their careers to protest an approach they believe will never succeed.

Two weeks after a Boko Haram attack killed at least 30 people, Bosso, Niger, is practically a ghost town. VOA went to the border community and talked to the people who stayed behind despite the threat of more violence.

Women pilots in India are breaking the ‘cloud ceiling’ as that country’s air force inducts three female fighter pilots, for the first time opening the door to women in combat roles.

Americans come from all corners of the globe and Athena Zhe is one of them. The Ukraine native moved to the United States when she was 14 years old to pursue her American dream — which now involves body painting: working on a canvas that lives and breathes.

Refugees usually leave everything behind when they flee their home countries. Their success in the United States depends on how well they adapt to their new environment. Some towns welcome refugees with open arms and here’s how the newcomers are impacting their new communities.

VOA recently stopped by Baghdad’s Barbie Clinic, where looking good is what it’s all about. Women in the war-torn country line up for Botox injections, fillers, liposuction, hair transplants, a Hollywood smile or any other of an array of beauty services.