By Lisa Schlein Geneva 25 November 2006 The United Nations, governments and humanitarian organizations are calling for stepped up action to combat violence against women. To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, a...
By Scott Stearns White House 25 November 2006 When leaders of America's Democratic party take charge of Congress in January they say they will press Iraq's government to take more responsibility for its own security. VOA White House Correspondent Sc...
By Doug Levine Washington 25 November 2006 Folk singer Grace Griffith was a physical therapist before going into music fulltime. With her soaring vocals reminiscent of Judy Collins, and a sound that draws from traditional Celtic music, Grace has bui...
By Doug Levine Washington 24 November 2006 Jazz singer and guitarist John Pizzarelli has never forgotten his musical heroes. One was Nat King Cole, whose trio inspired John to record two tribute albums in the 1990s. Another was Frank Sinatra, who, a...
By June Soh Washington, D.C. 24 November 2006 watch Gold Prospecting report Gold has a glittering appeal that fascinates people generation after generation. While the famous gold rush in the middle of the 1800s, in the western U.S. state of Californ...
By Saba Shah Khan, John Featherly Washington, D.C. 24 November 2006 watch Foreign Doctor report Recent studies suggest the United States health care system will soon experience a shortage of doctors and medical professionals. This is leading to incr...
By Paul Sisco Washington, D.C. 24 November 2006 watch Polar Melting report 2007 is International Polar Year. It's an international effort to spur scientific research at the most forbidding places on Earth, primarily because many in science consider...
By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 24 November 2006 watch Matchmaking report Afghanistan's road to reconstruction depends critically on its ability to re-build its economy. Experts say the best way to do that is to develop new opportunities by creating...
By Indonesian service, Crystal Park Washington, D.C. 24 November 2006 watch Muslim Rap report Critics of American rap music say it glamorizes thug life, and contains too many violent themes and profanity. But one Muslim rap trio, known as Native Dee...
By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 24 November 2006 watch DNA report Millions of people around the world can trace their ancestry back several generations or more through oral history, family documents or government records of such events as marriages an...
By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 24 November 2006 Angry Shi'ites Muslims launched reprisal attacks on a Sunni mosque, political headquarters and several Baghdad neighborhoods, a day after a series of blasts and mortars killed more than 200 Shi'ites....
By Malcolm Brown Washington, D.C. 24 November 2006 watch Snakehead report An aquatic interloper appears to have adjusted easily to life in the Potomac River system near Washington, DC -- far from its native Asia, where it is regarded as a delicacy....
By Ernest Leong Washington, D.C. 24 November 2006 watch Electronics report The holiday season is here in the United States. For many, it is a time for seeing family and friends, and exchanging gifts. But in the electronics business, the holiday seas...
By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 24 November 2006 watch SIDS report Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is considered the most common cause of death among babies younger than one year old. The reason for these deaths is often a mystery. Now researchers ha...
By Scott Stearns White House 24 November 2006 U.S. President George Bush visits Europe in the coming week for a summit with leaders of the NATO alliance. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns will travel with the president and reports on what...
