Japanese Town Split by Radiation Evacuation Zone It is an extraordinary meeting of the Kawauchi village assembly. Because of severe damage to the village's municipal hall from the earthquake, the public gathering has been convened at a community cent...
Somalia City a 'Disaster Zone' After Extremists Flee Flying to Baidoa in a vintage Ethiopian Airlines plane is an adventure in itself. The pilot negotiates a corkscrew landing to avoid possible mortar fire. The airport is heavily guarded. Much of col...
Negotiating Medical Aid in Conflict Zones The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders works in many of the worlds hot spots, including Somalia, Afghanistan and the Palestinian Territories. However, humanitarian assistance often depends on delicate...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Study Confirms Earth-like Planet in What Scientists Call The Habitable Zone MARIO RITTER: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Mario Ritter. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein. Today, we tell about the discov...
France failed Tuesday to get support for a no-fly zone over Libya from the Group of Eight nations meeting in Paris. A two-day meeting of the G8 foreign ministers ended without agreement on establishing a no-fly zone against Libya, with reservations e...