USA: Driverless Buses Take to Some Roads in California
Michaell and Clint Dupin had been eyeing the bus for several months. Clint even sat in his car to watch the shuttle go around and around in its test laps – without a driver. They…
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Armed US Drones to Start Flying Over Niger
PENTAGON — The United States and Niger have reached an agreement permitting armed American military drones for use against jihadist terror groups in the African nation, a U.S. official told VOA. The agreement, finalized this…
USA: Trump Retweets Inflammatory Anti-Muslim Videos
WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump has retweeted three inflammatory anti-Muslim videos that were posted on Twitter by a far-right British politician; sparking widespread condemnation, repudiation, and fears of a backlash against Muslim-Americans. The videos,…
USA: 4 Somali-Americans Win Local Elections
WASHINGTON / MINNEAPOLIS — Four Somali-Americans won races for public office in local elections that took place around the U.S. on Tuesday. In a contest between two Somali immigrants running for a seat on the…
Niger: Witness Describes Finding Bodies of US Soldiers
NIAMEY — A Nigerien man who says he found three of the four U.S. soldiers killed in Niger last month says the bodies were bloodied and stripped of their uniforms. Adamou Boubacar told VOA’s French…
Zimbabwe: Police arrest U.S. citizen over Mugabe ‘Goblin’ Tweet
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe police detained a U.S. citizen and seized her laptop on Friday on suspicion of calling President Robert Mugabe a “Goblin” on Twitter, the first arrest since the creation of a Ministry…
Niger: Defense Minister Seeks US Armed Drones Against Militants
NIAMEY, NIGER — Niger has asked the United States to start using armed drones against jihadist groups operating on the Mali border, raising the stakes in a counterinsurgency campaign jolted by a deadly ambush of…
USA: White House Distances Trump from Mueller Probe Indictments
WHITE HOUSE — The White House went on the defensive Monday, distancing President Donald Trump from charges filed against two former campaign aides by Special Counsel Robert Mueller in connection with the probe into Russia’s…
USA: Defense Secretary Meets with McCain Over Niger Attack
U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis went to Capitol Hill Friday to meet with Senator John McCain after the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee threatened to issue a subpoena for information about the…
USA: Donald Trump to Soldier’s Widow ‘He knew what he signed up for’
President Trump on Tuesday spoke to the families of four soldiers who were killed during an ambush in Niger earlier this month. The calls came after Trump was criticized for not immediately making a public…