India's military has been sent into the state of Bihar, where an estimated two million people are affected by the flooded Kosi River. At least 40 people are dead and there are fears that the breach will expand in the days ahead, which could wash awa...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 22 May 2008 Higher prices are affecting every corner of Africa, from capitals to remote areas. It is also not only consumers who are being affected but sellers as well. VOA's Nico Colombant studies the case of a restaurant own...
By Scott Stearns White House 11 March 2008 President Bush says America's election-year politics will not affect his commitment to keep U.S. troops in Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush says his decision to send more t...
By Phillip Wellman Abidjan 04 November 2007 Sunday marks eight months since Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo signed a peace deal with rebel leader Guillaume Soro, now prime minister. The agreement, which followed a brief civil war, is proceeding...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 24 February 2007 The U.N. Children's Fund says children account for half of the estimated 120,000 people made homeless by severe flooding in central Mozambique and a subsequent cyclone. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva....
By Jeff Swicord Washington, DC 23 January 2007 watch US Poverty report The United States is a wealthy nation, but poverty still exists here. By the government's own measure, more than one in every eight Americans lives below the poverty line -- on i...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 31 August 2006 watch American Census report Census data collection was partially done door-to-door New census figures indicate that average household incomes in the United States are rising. But the country's poverty...
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Election Outcome Will Not Affect Spain's Commitment to Fight Terrorism, says Powell David Gollust Secretary of State Colin Powell says he does not think the defeat of Spain's pro-U.S. Popular Party in...
Lessvn 11 Does Parental Permissiveness Affect Children's Development? Text Who Is to Blame, Mimi, or Her Parents? I always thought Xiao Hong a sl;oilt and wilful child, but today I met a girl a hundre...