Decades After His Death, Elvis Is The King for Impersonators

Four decades since his death, Elvis Presley still reigns as The King — for impersonators. Few artists inspire people all over the world to dress up and perform passionately on stage like Presley. Impersonators from different generations and various countries paid tribute to their idol recently at a gathering in the Philippines. The Elvis Presley …

Chinese Newspaper Warns Trump Risks ‘Trade War’

A Chinese state newspaper warned Monday that President Donald Trump “could trigger a trade war” if he goes ahead with plans to launch an investigation into whether China is stealing U.S. technology. In a commentary by a researcher at a Commerce Ministry think tank, the China Daily said Trump’s possible decision to launch an investigation, …

Survey: One-Fifth of Americans Find Workplace Hostile or Threatening

The American workplace is grueling, stressful and surprisingly hostile. So concludes an in-depth study of 3,066 U.S. workers by the Rand Corp., Harvard Medical School and the University of California, Los Angeles. Among the findings: Nearly one in five workers — a share the study calls “disturbingly high” — say they face a hostile or …

Iran Lawmakers Raise Missile, Guard Spending to Challenge US

Iran’s parliament voted overwhelmingly Sunday to increase spending on its ballistic missile program and the foreign operations of its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, chanting “Death to America” in a direct challenge to Washington’s newest sanctions on the Islamic Republic.   The lawmakers’ vote comes amid growing anger in Iran over U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to …

Kuwait Says Oil Spill Strikes its Waters in Persian Gulf

Kuwait battled Sunday to control an oil spill off its southern coast that stained its beaches, threatened to damage power plants and water stations and left long black slicks in the Persian Gulf.   It remained unclear where the spill originated, though Kuwait said it didn’t look like the spill came from its oil fields. …

Pakistani Army Says Civilians Killed In Bombing Of Military Vehicle

At least 15 people have been killed and at least 32 wounded in a bomb attack targeting a Pakistani military truck in the city of Quetta late on August 12, officials said. According to a statement from the Pakistani Army, seven civilians were among the dead. The statement also said that incendiary explosives were used, …

Somali Insurgent Defects

A senior Somali militant who had been on the run for several years has surrendered to the government, intelligence official tells VOA Somali. Mukhtar Robow Ali, known as “Abu Mansour,” met with government representatives early Sunday morning at his hideout in Abal village in southwest Somalia, and was later taken to the main town of …

Bomb Blast Kills 15 in Southwestern Pakistan

Pakistan’s army says “terrorists” have targeted a military truck with a bomb killing eight soldiers and seven civilians in the southwestern city of Quetta. A military statement Saturday says the bomb also wounded 25 people, including 15 civilians. It says incendiary explosives were used in the blast that sparked fires in nearby vehicles. Sarfraz Bugti, …

Trump Set to Sign Bill Extending Veterans Health Care Program

President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign into law Saturday legislation that extends a program allowing veterans to receive private health care. The bill, which allocates $2.1 billion for the six-month extension of the Choice Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), will be signed by the president at his private golf club in …

As Canada Takes in Haitian Asylum-seekers, Uncertainty Persists

Canada’s government has partly filled in a ditch so pedestrians surging through an illegal border crossing from upstate New York into Quebec won’t hurt themselves. It has set up processing tents and is hiring people to transport and feed the newcomers. Despite those welcoming gestures, Haitian asylum-seekers can’t get too comfortable, some immigration experts say. …