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The United States is reeling from a sniper ambush that killed 5 police officers and wounded 7 other officers Thursday night in Dallas. Outrage over the recent shooting deaths of two African-American men by police is said to have motivated the Dallas suspect. Today, there was a swift outpouring of emotional reaction from political leaders.

A bomb robot was sent in after negotiations broke down with the Dallas shooter, who not only killed the five police offers, but also injured seven others. The remote-controlled vehicles usually disarm explosives. This one delivered the bomb.

Active shooter situations, like the one in Dallas that left five police officers dead, are on the rise in the United States. There were more than 130 incidents just in the first half of this year. A military veteran and former diplomatic security specialist has devised a way for law enforcement to respond in these situations. Here’s how it works.

Dirty looks and racist comments are part of daily life for Syrian refugees in Germany, as VOA learned when we went to Dresden. There have been hundreds of attacks on the more than 1 million refugees who came to Germany in 2015, including arson, gunfire and a grenade.

Some young chefs are cooking up a storm for a chance to compete at the world championships of cooking. VOA is on hand as the next generation of chefs learn to adapt to pressure-cooker environments.

The safety of pilgrims during the upcoming Hajj is a top concern after this week’s suicide attack on a revered holy site in Saudi Arabia. The bombing, just steps away from the burial site of the Prophet Mohammed in the city of Medina, has also raised questions about the Kingdom’s ability to protect visitors during the annual pilgrimage that begins in early September.

Tunisia’s uprising may have helped ignite the so-called ‘Arab Spring’ that changed the face of the Arab world. VOA visited the fledgling young democracy, which is grappling with the rise of militant Islamism as it fights for a promising future. Here’s what we found.

Standing up for human rights can be a dangerous occupation in China. A year ago, the government arrested nearly 320 human rights lawyers and activists in the worst crackdown in two decades. Is China’s police state reaching a new level of oppression?

QUICK TAKE VIDEO: National Geographic photographer and bird lover, Robert Clark, spent a year taking pictures of feathers, ultimately capturing brilliant displays of plumage.