WHO: Smoking kills millions each year

WHO: Smoking kills millions each year

(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that smoking is involved in 7 million deaths annually, half of them from heart disease and nearly 900,000 from second-hand...
Qatar releases first terrorist list

Qatar releases first terrorist list

(VOVWORLD) -Qatar has released its first National List of Terrorist Classification which includes the classification and names of 20 terrorist individuals and eight terrorist entities
UN leader calls to end fighting in Yemen

UN leader calls to end fighting in Yemen

(VOVWORLD) -United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed concern over the recent escalation of fighting in Yemen, with other UN leaders demanding the immediate resumption of commercial...
Egypt, US discuss cooperation in counter-terrorism

Egypt, US discuss cooperation in counter-terrorism

(VOVWORLD) -Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met with US Secretary of Defence James Mattis in Cairo on Saturday to seek measures to enhance bilateral cooperation, especially in countering terrorism...
World condemns mosque attack in Egypt

World condemns mosque attack in Egypt

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump has strongly condemned a devastating bomb and gun attack on Friday at a mosque in Egypt. He wrote on Twitter that the world must defeat...
UN urges action to root out poverty

UN urges action to root out poverty

(VOVWORLD) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on the international community Tuesday to address the root causes of poverty to completely eliminate the problem
Vietnam opposes sovereignty violation activities

Vietnam opposes sovereignty violation activities

(VOVworld) – Vietnam resolutely protests against China’s recent moves in Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago which violate Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and complicate the situation in the East Sea
Vietnam, India boost ICT cooperation

Vietnam, India boost ICT cooperation

(VOVworld) - Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan said Vietnam always welcomes and creates all favorable conditions for Indian firms to join IT projects in Vietnam
Tech firms seek to improve information security

Tech firms seek to improve information security

(VOVworld)- After Wikileaks revealed that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is hacking smart phones, PCs, and smart TV, several of the tech firms have taken measures to improve their...
Civilians killed in a US airstrike in Yemen

Civilians killed in a US airstrike in Yemen

(VOVworld) – A US airstrike in Yemen killed 41 suspected al Qaeda militants and 16 civilians on Sunday. The airstrike targeted the houses of three tribal chiefs linked to Al-Qaeda