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Aviation authorities around the world are grounding the Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger jet following a safety warning.

Migrations is an adventure thriller featuring an international ring of art thieves led by an Ethiopian-German woman.

VOA News Martha van der Wolf ADDIS ABABA — A new study says the fastest-growing sectors of Ethiopia’s economy, such…

ESAT is reporting that FBI is currently investigating an alleged assassination plot against Abebe Gellaw.

Ethiopia have enlisted a trio of foreign-based Ethiopian players for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations 2013.

Innovative Ethiopian footwear manufacturer Sole Rebels will open more retail outlets worldwide this year.

The continent’s most prestigious soccer tournament will kick off on January 19 in South Africa.

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: Saturday, December 22, 2012 New York (TADIAS) – The Ethiopian Global Initiative (EGI), a…

Hundreds of Ethiopian and Filipino illegal residents in the United Arab Emirates are partaking in an amnesty program.

When Abezash Tamerat founded Artists for Charity in 2002, it was to help save a rape crisis center on the verge of losing funding.

According to the law suit, an Ethiopian-American man claims he was assaulted by another Ethiopian for handing out flyers.

President Obama and his one-time Republican challenger, Governor Mitt Romney, met for lunch at the White House on Thursday.

FNI News In 2005, Ethiopia concluded an agreement with the Dutch company HPFI, sharing its teff genetic resources in return…

Tomás Doncker discusses his project and the people that influenced his music from Brooklyn to Ethiopia.

Shoemaker soleRebels, whose funky footwear is entirely made in Ethiopia, has set up its second overseas outlet.

A Times photographer describes watching the monkeys do a “delicate dance” before being encircled by them.

Abey Belette Girma was arrested on a capital murder warrant out of Texas and booked into jail.

The publication Venture Africa looks at how Africans are relocating to other countries within the continent for Work.

President Barack Obama has been re-elected for second-term defeating his Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

The runners dedicated Sunday to helping families whose houses were damaged or destroyed by storm.

Reeyot Alemu received the 2012 Courage in Journalism award Wednesday from a women’s media group.

Mekonen won the 54th Atlantic City Marathon and fellow Ethiopian Gedese Edeto was the women’s champion Sunday.

To aim high sometimes pays dividends. Ethiopia is celebrating a return to the Africa Cup of Nations.

The appointment of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn by parliament last month was conducted peacefully.

Women’s champion Firehiwot Dado of Ethiopia has withdrawn from this year’s New York City Marathon.

A large number of D.C.’s immigrant cab drivers left behind professional careers in their home countries.

International researchers have provided the first DNA evidence that the Addis Ababa lion in Ethiopia is genetically unique.

According to the World Bank, more than 20 sub-Saharan African countries, totaling more than 400 million people, have gained middle-income status.

CBS4 News DENVER – There is a $10,000 reward and new attention in an unsolved murder case in Denver dating…

A Las Vegas cab driver from Ethiopia found nearly a quarter of a million dollars in his taxi and was able to get it back to its rightful owner.

VOA News By Sophia Gebrehiwot WASHINGTON D.C. – Solomon Ayele Dersso Phd, is a senior researcher with Peace and Security…

By Associated Press, Updated: Monday, October 8, 12:05 PM ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Two weekly newspapers that have been critical…

‘It was a great day for Ethiopia’ on Sunday at the Chicago Marathon in Grant Park, were Tsegaye Kebede set a course record.

A prominent couple in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is accused of abusing their two adopted Ethiopian children.

In his interview with VOA’s Peter Heinlein last week, PM Hailemariam defended the continued imprisonment of Eskinder Nega.

VOA News Marthe Van Der Wolf September 25, 2012 ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — Almost 300 stranded Ethiopian migrants returned on…

President Obama speaks at Clinton Global Initiative conference in New York and pleads for the end of human trafficking.

Ethiopia’s parliament swore in Hailemariam Desalegn as the new prime minister on Friday. He was a former deputy PM under Meles.

Eskinder Nega lived in Washington, D.C. before returning to his native Ethiopia to start one of the country’s first-ever independent newspapers.

The documentary Point Four is scheduled to be screened in Washington, D.C. this week to employees of USAID.

Marcus Samuelsson is now a State Chef and member of the American Chef Corps.

Back home after being imprisoned in Ethiopia, two Swedish journalists dismissed their trial as a “sham.”

Dr Eleni Gabre-Madhin, an Ethiopian economist and founder and outgoing CEO of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX).

VOA News ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia is starting to look to the future, following the death of Prime Minister Meles…

The state funeral in Addis Ababa was attended by hundreds of dignitaries from around the world.

Oakland North Oakland, California – On a table by the door in Addis Restaurant on Oakland’s Telegraph Avenue, a tall…

Tadias Magazine News Update August, 28, 2012 New York (TADIAS) – The Ethiopian Ministry of Justice said it will not…

The death of PM Meles has pushed his relatively unknown successor, Hailemariam Desalegn, into the spotlight.

The head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abune Paulos, has died aged 76, the government has announced.

CPJ is calling for the release of Yusuf Getachew, editor of “YeMuslimoch Guday” (Muslim Affairs).

Marcus Samuelsson greets customers at his Red Rooster Harlem restaurant.

Ethiopians aren’t the only ones spurring the demand for teff as Ethio­pian food is becoming more mainstream in the United States.

The woman told police she escaped abuse from her employers in Melbourne, Florida.

The government confirmed that Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was ill but gave no details.

Twenty people, including Eskinder Nega, were jailed for between eight years to life on Friday.

The Congressional Black Caucus has released a statement in support of Eskinder Nega.

The Washington Post says DC soccer tournament has created new rifts within the diaspora.

The U.S. says it’s “deeply concerned” about the conviction of 24, including several journalists.

The Ethiopian government is pushing back against the recent Skype story.

Tesfaye Girma and Ketema Niguesse ran neck and neck for 13 miles.

Ethiopia reaches the final qualifying round for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

Senator Leahy has published a statement in The Congressional Record about press freedom in Ethiopia.

Ethiopian Airlines will begin first regular non-stop flight between Toronto and Addis Ababa in July.

Yetmwork Makurya, 35, is one of many Ethiopian-Israelis who are protesting discrimination.

Tirunesh Dibaba is one of the most anticipated entrants at this year’s Adidas NYC track meet.

Police have found the body of Yelekal “Kal” Alemu, the missing 23-year-old KU student.

Bloomberg News By William Davison May 30, 2012 National Mining Corp., a closely held company majority-owned by Saudi billionaire Mohammed…

Kenenisa’s toughest competition in London could very well come from his younger brother, Tariku.

VOA reporter in Ethiopia Peter Heinlein has been released from custody, charges dropped.

Changing almost at the speed of its marathon runners, modern Ethiopia is a far cry from what it used to be..

Prez Obama hosted the largest gathering of foreign leaders ever to assemble at Camp David.

The protesters involved the Occupy movement as well as anti-government Ethiopian activists.

When “Chopped: All Stars” came to a close on Sunday, Marcus Samuelsson was the winner.

Ethiopian court postpones verdict for award-wining journalist Eskinder Nega.

Ethiopia has become one of the busiest adoption destinations in the world, second only to China.

The global community is welcoming the war crimes conviction of Charles G. Taylor.

Twenty international journalists honored by IPI are calling for the release of Eskinder Nega.

A police chase on Monday in Texas ended in a fatal crash that killed an innocent man.

Scenes from Ethiopian Orthodox church’s Easter celebrations from around the world.

Tirfi Beyene dominated the women’s race to surpass a record set two years ago by Astede Bayisa.