Fan Votes Lift The Netherlands to Eurovision Song Contest Win The Netherlands won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv Saturday, with Duncan Laurence’s doleful piano ballad “Arcade” crowned… 05/19/2019 Aimeast
Syrian State Media: Projectiles Fired From Israeli Territory Syrian air defenses targeted projectiles fired from the direction of Israel for the second night in a row, Syrian state media said Saturday. The… 05/18/2019 Aimeast
3 Killed in Suspected IS Attack Outside Libyan Oilfield Two guards and a soldier were killed and four other people were kidnapped early Saturday in a suspected Islamic State attack targeting… 05/18/2019 Aimeast
Exxon Evacuates Foreign Workers From Iraqi Oil Field ExxonMobil has evacuated its foreign workers from an oil field in the southern Iraqi province of Basra amid heightened tensions… 05/18/2019 Aimeast
US Warns Airliners Flying in Persian Gulf Amid Iran Tensions U.S. diplomats warned Saturday that commercial airliners flying over the wider Persian Gulf faced a risk of being "misidentified" amid… 05/18/2019 Aimeast
Iranian Writers Remain Free Pending Appeals This article originated in VOA's Persian service. An international writers association says three Iranian authors apparently sentenced to long prison terms… 05/17/2019 Aimeast
UN Decries Surge in Attacks on Hospitals in Syria’s Idlib The United Nations condemned attacks on health facilities in Syria's northwest Idlib province Friday and warned that a military offensive there by the… 05/17/201905/17/2019 Aimeast
Beijing Readies 2 New Aircraft Carriers The deployment this year of a second aircraft carrier and construction of a third will allow China to position one… 05/15/2019 Aimeast
China Navy Chief Takes Dig at US Freedom of Navigation Patrols Freedom of navigation should not be used to infringe upon the rights of other countries, China's navy chief Shen Jinlong… 04/24/2019 Aimeast
China Wants ‘Tranquillity,’ Says Navy Chief Ahead of New Warships Display China's navy wants maritime "tranquillity and good order," its chief said on Monday, ahead of a parade to mark its… 04/22/2019 Aimeast
How Vietnam Quietly Built up 10 Islands in Asia’s Most Disputed Sea Both China and Vietnam are building up tiny islets across Asia’s most disputed sea, but while China receives international criticism… 04/19/2019 Aimeast
Philippines Edges Back into US Alliance as New Friend China Stirs Anger The Philippines is edging further back into a once strained alliance with the United States as China, a friend of… 04/15/2019 Aimeast
How the Public Can Visit the Disputed, Undeveloped South China Sea A beaching ramp due for completion this year – and warily watched by China – will give curious reporters something… 04/01/2019 Aimeast
China, Philippines Living By Tacit Deals at Sea Despite Sovereignty Dispute China and the Philippines have learned to live with each other over the past three years at sea despite an… 03/25/2019 Aimeast
US Navy Won’t Alter Sail-Bys at Sea Despite China Maneuver The U.S. Navy won't alter its so-called "freedom of navigation" sail-bys in the disputed South China Sea and has pressed… 03/18/2019 Aimeast
Beijing Done, for Now, Acquiring Land in South China Sea Two American B-52 bombers flew over the South China Sea on a training mission Wednesday for the second time in… 03/15/2019 Aimeast
China, Vietnam Regularly Clashing at Sea Despite Diplomacy A capsized Vietnamese fishing boat that Hanoi says was hit by a Chinese vessel in contested waters is the latest… 03/11/2019 Aimeast
Bangladesh Tells UN It Cannot Accept More Rohingya Refugees Bangladesh has told the United Nations Security Council that it cannot take in any more Rohingya refugees. Foreign Secretary Shahidul… 03/01/2019 Aimeast
Pompeo: US Worried Over Chinese Moves Threatening Navigation U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday he would discuss U.S. concerns about Chinese actions that threaten freedom of… 02/28/2019 Aimeast
US Navy Ships Pass Through Strategic Taiwan Strait, Riling China The United States sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Monday as the U.S. military increased the frequency… 02/25/2019 Aimeast