Newsletter Archive

A report found that weapons supplied to Syrian opposition groups by Western and Gulf countries often ended up in the hands of Islamic State terrorists.  Researchers still don’t know how the terrorists acquired the arms – sometimes within weeks of delivery to the intended fighters.

Some Tibetans living in India are opting for citizenship there, rather than remain refugees. But some worry that weakens the exiles’ resolve to continue the decades-old fight for China to grant Tibet more autonomy.

Immigration activists crowded Washington’s National Mall, urging Congress to enact legislation guaranteeing the nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants protected by an Obama-era program called DACA can continue to work and study in the United States.  VOA talked to some to learn why the stake are so high.

QUICK TAKE VIDEO: For some people, Christmas is not Christmas unless there are colorful lights and decorations. Let VOA take you to Alexandria, Virginia, to see some homes with over-the-top Christmas spirit.

South Korea was put on the defensive when a UN human rights official publicly questioned why he was unable to meet with defectors who fled from North Korea.  Pyongyang accuses South Korea of abducting the asylum seekers, and demands their return.