US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US will announce the criteria for the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines to various countries soon, but says the distribution will come "without political requirements of those receiving them". Blinken is in Costa Rica for a two-day visit, where he is also set to discuss the "root causes" of undocumented migration to the United States.
The Heroes 19 de Julio cemetery in Comas, Peru, where people are laying to rest those who died of coronavirus. Peru on Monday more than doubled its official coronavirus death toll, becoming the country with the highest COVID-19 mortality per capita anywhere in the world.
The World Health Organization's emergencies chief Michael Ryan voices deep concern at the Covid-19 situation in South America, warning that outbreaks in the already hard-hit region are once again worsening.
During the 20th century, countless pieces of explosive ammunition were lost or intentionally dumped on the seafloor along the European coastline. As they rust, they release toxic chemicals that contaminate sea water. Scientists cannot yet say how dangerous they are to marine life and human health.
Home surveillance camera captures the moment a brave teen rescued her dog after a huge bear grabbed it by its vest to try to protect her own cubs.
On Tuesday, Italy lifted restrictions on indoor dining, Germany downgraded the coronavirus risk level from very high to high, and Israel lifted almost all pandemic restrictions. More from VOA's Mariama Diallo.
The US and allies take part in a large scale NATO mission involving more than 20 NATO nations, flying over NATO member states in an exercise designed in part to send a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
According to local human rights watchdog Viasna 96, Steffan Latypov, who is facing allegations of organizing protests and resisting arrest, stabbed himself in the neck during a hearing because of alleged threats from authorities against his family if he didn't plead guilty.
Downtown Las Vegas reopened completely for the first time in more than a year, with live music and no mask or social distancing required. CNN's Lucy Kafanov reports.
Three Montana sheriff's deputies woke up to an unexpected and uninvited overnight guest at their downtown Milwaukee Airbnb … a teenager who wound up in the wrong house.
A new book about Trump's 2020 campaign claims Fox News host Sean Hannity scripted one of the campaign's TV ads that the campaign then paid Fox news to run.
CNN's Nic Robertson reports that American-born action star Steven Seagal, who also has Russian citizenship, has joined the Russian political party "A Just Russia For Truth," which is a pro-Kremlin organization.
