By Paul Francuch Chicago 16 November 2006 Professor Milton Friedman, hailed by some as perhaps the 20th century's greatest champion of capitalism and economic freedom, is dead at the age of 94. Dr. Milton Friedman, 1976 Nobel Prize winner for econom...
By Gary Thomas Washington 16 November 2006 More than 20 years of foreign occupation and civil war has left much of Afghanistan in ruins. As part of its rebuilding effort, the Afghan government is trying to lure foreign investment. But as VOA corresp...
By Suzanne Chislett London 16 November 2006 watch World Music report 'World music' is a phrase used to describe songs and music that originate outside Western Europe and English-speaking countries. In the past three decades it's become a genre in it...
By Steve Mort Las Vegas, Nevada 16 November 2006 watch Internet Gambling Gaming industry leaders say Internet gambling will thrive despite a recent law effectively barring online betting in the United States. In October, President Bush signed legisl...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 16 November 2006 Democrats in the U.S. Congress have completed the process of choosing leaders to guide them when they return as the majority in the new congress in January. A senior Democrat who emerged over the last ye...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 16 November 2006 A new report says developing countries that do not have broadband access to the Internet are at a big competitive disadvantage with businesses in industrialized countries. The U.N. Conference on Trade and Deve...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 16 November 2006 Nigeria's National Population Commission is set to announce results of last March's national census next month. Censuses are controversial in Nigeria and the expected announcement comes at a politically sen...
By Bogdan Wojciechowski Washington, DC 16 November 2006 watch Afghan Cowboy report There are many cowboys in America. But Miran Fareed is unique because he comes from Afghanistan. This immigrant does not live in the western U.S. like most American c...
By Persian Service and Barry Unger Washington, DC 16 November 2006 watch Arab Comedian report One Arab-American comedian is hoping to educate Americans about his heritage through laughter. VOA's Crystal Park narrates. Dean Obeidallah I grew up in th...
By Noel King Khartoum 16 November 2006 Rebels in Sudan's Darfur region say attacks on civilians by government forces and Janjaweed militias are continuing. They have called on the international community to put a stop to violence against civilians....
By Luis Ramirez Hanoi 16 November 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States and its partners expect North Korea to return to nuclear disarmament talks only if it is ready to negotiate seriously. Secretary Rice and diplomat...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 16 November 2006 watch Iraq Senate Hearing U.S. troop levels in Iraq and hopes for a political resolution to the violence in that country dominated the first post-election hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committ...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 16 November 2006 South Africa this week became the first African country, and only the fifth in the world, to legalize same-sex marriages. The law was passed overwhelmingly in the national assembly, because of support by t...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 16 November 2006 President Bush visits Indonesia next week to meet with his Indonesian counterpart, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Both sides say they will discuss security issues, health, education and investment, but man...
By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 16 November 2006 Iraqs Prime Minister has begun a two-day visit to neighboring Turkey, where he is to discuss his country's security situation and Turkey's fight against Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq. Mean...
