India and Russia have signed defense and civil nuclear deals worth billions of dollars during a visit by the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to New Delhi. The two countries reaffirmed their long-standing friendship during the visit. The most sought...
Worsening food shortages caused by irregular rainfall and poor harvests in 2009 threaten seven million people in Niger. Aid workers say the country's children are in particular danger. Niger is one of the poorest nations in the world and hunger rates...
US President Barack Obama, left, shake hands with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, right, after signing the newly completed New START treaty reducing long-range nuclear weapons at the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, 8 Apr 2010 Top Pe...
This scientific Americans 60-second science, Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? One of the drawbacks to attending a sporting event can be the boorish behavior of some fans who have pounded down the brewskies. Now comes a study that finds that three quart...
DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. This week on our program, we have music from Justin Bieber's latest album, My World 2.0. And we answer a question about National Teacher Day in America. Justin...
From NPR News in Washington, Im Jack Speer. Releasing a preliminary review of the events leading up to the failed Christmas Day bombing attempt against a US-bound jetliner, President Obama today called for additional steps to thwart terror efforts. A...
U.S. President Barack Obama has announced $100 million in new aid to Haiti, two days after a powerful earthquake left much of the capital city of Port-au-Prince in rubble. Our correspondent has details on the American relief and rescue effort. Speaki...
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Iran's defiance has convinced nations involved in the issue, including Russia and China, that stronger action is warranted. Al Pessin | Forward Operating Base Warrior, near Kirkuk, Iraq 11 December 2009 US Defen...
President Bush said Tuesday his administration is working on new sanctions against the Robert Mugabe government in Zimbabwe following the joint Russian and Chinese veto of a U.N. sanctions package last week. Senior members of the Harare government a...
By Gary Thomas London 13 September 2006 NATO says its counter-offensive against the Taleban has achieved most of its objectives in Afghanistan. But in talks Wednesday NATO countries did not reach agreement on committing more troops to the fight agai...