The U.S. election is triggering changes in party leadership posts in the U.S. Congress. Viewing the scene in the House of Representatives, VOA's Dan Robinson reports that Republicans are jockeying for positions, while the House Democratic hierarchy...
Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy has become the first man ever to cross the English Channel strapped to a jet-powered homemade wing. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London reports on the hair-raising trip. Yves Rossy lands after flying across English Channel For...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 19 November 2007 A new report warns that global warming could reverse decades of economic and social progress across Asia, home to two-thirds of the word's population. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the devel...
By Bill Rodgers Washington 07 May 2007 Turkey's Islamic-rooted government is pushing for a constitutional amendment to allow the president to be elected by popular vote instead of by parliament, following two failed attempts to get its foreign minis...
By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 30 April 2007 A new report -- commissioned by the U.S. Congress -- recommends strong nutritional guidelines for the food that is sold in the nation's schools. Existing federal standards apply only to food served in...