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Some fans approach football with near religious fervor, and Christian preachers in Africa have been converging on Gabon, hoping to capitalize on the excitement surrounding the Africa Cup of Nations tournament and send out a message for peace.    One hundred singers from seven Pentecostal churches lead people to dance at the Boulevard Triomphal in …

Rebel factions and representatives of the Syria government joined peace talks in the Kazakh capital, Astana, that began on January 23. The negotiations, facilitated by Russia, Iran, and Turkey, were fraught from the beginning, with Syria’s UN ambassador referring to the rebel fighters as terrorists. ((RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service and Current Time TV, Reuters, AP) …

New White House press secretary Sean Spicer is holding his first formal news briefing Monday after making a string of inflated claims about the size of the crowd Friday at President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Late Saturday, Spicer told reporters, “This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period, both in person and around …

There was an emotional reunion in Sarajevo when German photographer Bjorn Steinz decided to track down Elvis — whom he last saw as a 6-year-old boy during the 1990s Bosnian war. (Marija Arnautovic and Alen Fukelj, RFE/RL’s Balkan Service) …

Energy ministers from OPEC and Russia say they have agreed on a method to monitor compliance of a deal to slash oil output designed to eliminate a two-year glut and boost market prices. …

The National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons have reached the Super Bowl championship game for only the second time in team history. The Falcons won the National Football Conference title Sunday by overpowering the visiting Green Bay Packers, 44-21. That earns them the right to play in Super Bowl LI (51) in two weeks in Houston …

During Islamic State’s two-and-a-half-year rule of eastern Mosul, many forms of communication were banned, with rule breakers facing imprisonment or death.  Despite the danger, the Internet was still available in much of the city.  From his home in Mosul, Bilal Ahmed, 27, tells VOA the story of how he kept his neighborhood online through beatings …

Former President Jimmy Carter, who lost his bid for reelection in 1980, currently holds the record for the longest post White House career of any former U.S. president. As VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports, despite partisan rancor that defined much of the 2016 presidential election, the former president is taking a conciliatory approach to the new …

Iran has sentenced an Iranian-British woman accused of trying to overthrow the Islamic republic’s government to five years in prison. …

The United States says it is in the “very beginning” of discussing plans to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. …

In India’s southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh, at least 27 people were killed and scores injured in a train accident Saturday night. Railway officials said eight coaches of the train derailed and fell of the track around 11 p.m. local time as it passed through a remote district when most people were sleeping. Operations were …

The centerpiece of Intel’s booth at the recent National Retail Federation show in New York City was undoubtedly the massive Mach 2XS commercial printer by Japanese manufacturer Shima Seiki.  At nearly 3 meters wide and 1.37 meters tall, the printer was hard to miss. The small crowd that had gathered around it though, was more …

These days, shopping often involves the internet, a laptop or smartphone. As more and more consumers choose virtual carts over physical ones, retailers are employing flashy technologies and augmented reality to entice customers back into stores. VOA’s Tina Trinh has more from New York. …

OPEC and Russian oil ministers say they are going faster and doing better than expected in their efforts to cut oil production and boost prices. …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he plans to meet with newly installed U.S. President Donald Trump soon to discuss what he sees as the dangers from Iran and its “cruel” government. …

Iranian rescuers on January 21 removed three more bodies from the rubble of a 17-story commercial building that collapsed in Tehran two days earlier. …

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were joined on the dance floor at three inaugural balls by Vice President Mike Pence and his wife and their children. Trump danced to “My Way” the classic Frank Sinatra signature song.  Two of the balls were held at the D.C. Convention center, while the third – …

Emergency workers on January 21 pulled four more survivors from the ruins of a hotel in Italy buried under an avalanche three days ago, bringing the number of survivors to nine. …

A progressive ethics watchdog group is questioning U.S. President Donald Trump’s business ethics. The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, said in a statement that Trump’s ethical standards have been sketchy in some areas. “He just swore on the Bible to ‘preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,” but …

Thousands of people have joined an anti-Donald Trump rally in Sydney. It is part of a series of global protests following the inauguration of the new U.S. president. Protesters came to challenge what rally organizers called the “hateful rhetoric” of the new U.S. president.  They have accused Donald Trump of “normalizing sexism and racism.” Protesters …

Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has expressed hope that the United States would continue its support for the Afghan government after U.S. President Donald Trump publicly spoke with U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan after his inauguration. …

The Turkish parliament approved a draft bill early on January 21 that would dramatically expand the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and pave the way for a referendum on changing the constitution later this year. …

U.S. officials say the country’s air force has carried out trikes on a militant camp in Syria, killing more than 100 Al-Qaeda fighters, marking the final counterterrorism attack carried out under U.S. President Barack Obama. …

Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, remained hospitalized in Houston on Friday, a family spokesman said. The 92-year-old former president is being treated for breathing difficulties stemming from pneumonia. He was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital last weekend for shortness of breath but was later moved to intensive care when physicians put …

The Correspondents is VOA’s weekly discussion of the world’s top stories, as seen through the eyes of our dedicated reporters in the US and around the globe. Hosted by Mil Arcega, our panel of journalists goes beyond the headlines to give listeners and viewer real context and understanding of what’s driving the story. …

Black-clad activists angry about U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration smashed store and car windows in Washington on Friday and fought with police in riot gear who responded with pepper spray and stun grenades. About 500 people, some wearing masks and kerchiefs over their faces, marched through the city’s downtown, breaking the windows of a Bank …