Tinazsha Johnson has experienced sad events and a lot of pressure in her young life.
Two years ago, when Tinazsha joined a sixth grade class at a new school, she was mourning the death...
Toni Morrison, an American writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature, has died at age 88.
Her novels, "Beloved," "Song of Solomon," and others explored the way African-Americ...
The most critical lesson Mwanahamisi Abdallah learned as a student in Tanzania came during a graduation ceremony when she was 14.
A teacher noted that several students had left schoo...
North Korea again launched ballistic missiles into the sea early Tuesday. The action appeared to be in answer to military exercises involving the United States and South Korea that be...
Every day before the sun rises, 10-year-old Kamran goes to work with his father and other family members at a building materials factory outside Kabul.
For Kamran and other children i...
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report.
Alcoholic products – whether beer, wine or spirits – are sold almost everywhere around the world. Drinking a...
The first spin-off of the 18-year-old Fast & Furious movie series, has sped away with $180.8 million in its worldwide opening.
The film, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & ...
India's Hindu nationalist government has moved to take away the special status that the territory of Kashmir has held for many years.
Home Minister Amit Shah told parliament Monday t...
"I lost my childhood. I loved school and going to school. But they wouldn't let me."
Those are the words of young Afghan Somaya. She was speaking about her husband and mother-in-law,...
Researchers say they have discovered the first nearby "super-Earth" planet that could possibly support life.
The discovery was made by a spacecraft designed to look for planets outsid...
A group of farmers in Nigeria is using a technology-based method to grow crops from moisture in the air.
The method, known as aeroponics, does not involve soil. Instead, plant roots...
Somaya was 13 years old and a seventh grade student in Herat, Afghanistan, when her father sold her into marriage. He received $3,300 for agreeing to let her marry the son of a relati...
American teenagers and adults may be more likely to try drugs for the first time during the summer months.
That was a finding from a new study. A report on the study was published i...
A major demonstration in solar sailing has been declared a success by the organization that launched the experiment.
The U.S.-based Planetary Society said this week its LightSail 2 sp...
