By Deborah Tate Washington 17 January 2007 watch Leta Hong Fincher's report From left, US Senators Hagel, Biden and Levin A group of U.S. senators has drafted a resolution opposing President Bush's plan to increase troop levels in Iraq. Among them i...
By Martin Secrest Washington, D.C. 17 January 2007 watch Bird Flu report Bird flu has killed again in Indonesia and is picking up speed elsewhere in Asia, with fresh outbreaks in Vietnam and a new human case reported in China [Wed., Jan. 10]. The cas...
By Jessica Berman Washington 17 January 2007 If or when it strikes, the avian flu pandemic would likely kill victims by switching on an uncontrolled immune system response. That's according to researchers, who studied a 90-year-old flu virus in the h...
By Barry Wood Belgrade 17 January 2007 Serbia's parliamentary election campaign is nearing its end with latest opinion surveys indicating that reformist Democratic Party has taken a lead over the nationalist Radical Party. VOA's Barry Wood is in Bel...
By Tom Rivers London 17 January 2007 The producers of Celebrity Big Brother , Britain's latest reality television show, are facing claims that they are allowing racial slurs directed at one of the program's participants to be broadcast unchecked. For...
By Doug Levine Washington 17 January 2007 Renowned jazz saxophonist and composer Michael Brecker died January 13 of leukemia in a New York City hospital. He was 57 years old. As VOA's Doug Levine tells us, Brecker's impact on today's generation of ja...
By Stephanie Ho Washington 17 January 2007 watch Doomsday Clock report An international group of atomic scientists is warning of the dual threats to the world posed by nuclear weapons and climate change. VOA's Stephanie Ho reports from Washington. K...
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 17 January 2007 In Somalia, the demise of the country's once-powerful Islamist movement is putting enormous pressure on the secular, U.N.-recognized interim government to rally popular support and stabilize the country. VOA C...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 17 January 2007 A South African television company is choosing contestants for its new audience participation and reality television music show, Idols West Africa . Auditions are under way for a music competition series that comb...
By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 17 January 2007 watch Uterus Transplant report A New York hospital is taking initial steps to offer the first uterus transplant in the United States. Doctors in Saudi Arabia performed the procedure a few years ago but...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 17 January 2007 watch Citrus Crop Problem report California's Department of Food and Agriculture says the deep freeze that has already destroyed much of the state's citrus crop could go down as one of the worst in recent...
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 17 January 2007 watch Aircraft Protection report The U.S. government is attempting to address concerns that civilian aircraft are vulnerable to shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles. So it is testing a new anti-missile...
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 17 January 2007 The Ho Chi Minh City stock exchange has been chalking up extraordinary numbers. The VNIndex is up about 31 percent since the start of this year. The market's enthusiasm reflects Vietnam's strong economy, but...
By Jim Fry Washington, DC 17 January 2007 watch Iraq Bush Ban Ki Moon report People walk past a pool of blood at Bab al-Sheik market in central Baghdad, Iraq, 16 Jan 2007 Another string of deadly attacks in Baghdad (Tuesday) killed scores of people...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 17 January 2007 The U.S. ambassador to Kenya says the United States is pushing Somalia's transitional government to hold talks with all groups of Somali society to bring peace and stability to the volatile country. Meanwhile...
