By Paige Kollock New York City 04 February 2008 New York City has passed a regulation that is aimed at helping New Yorkers make more informed and healthier choices when they go out to eat. Starting in March, many of New York's restaurant chains will...
By Larry London Washington, DC 04 February 2008 Singing sensation Harry Connick, Jr., continues to sell millions of records and attract thousands of fans. It Is not only his music that has fans clamoring for more. His performances on TV, in movies an...
By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 04 February 2008 It is winter in Washington, people bundled in heavy coats to shield themselves from the cold weather. Many seek refuge at indoor events. The recently held Washington Auto Show - where visitors got an up...
By Catherine Drew London 04 February 2008 The international auction house Bonhams has held a sale of South African art in London that achieved record prices for a number of works. The auction house says this marks a coming of age for South African ar...
By Margaret Besheer New York 04 February 2008 Among the more than 20 states holding primaries or caucuses on Tuesday, New York and New Jersey, in the northeastern United States have large numbers of delegates the candidates need to win their party no...
By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 04 February 2008 Almost 30 years after the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia, the group's second-in-command made his first appearance in court Monday. Noun Chea is charged with crimes against humanity and other serious offense...
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 04 February 2008 The United Nations Security Council has issued a statement expressing its grave concern over rebel groups' efforts to overthrow the government of Chad. VOA's Margaret Besheer reports from U.N. headq...
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 04 February 2008 South African businessman Cyril Ramaphosa has withdrawn from his planned role as chief mediator in talks to resolve Kenya's political crisis, after the Kenyan government expressed objections. As Derek Kilner r...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 04 February 2008 International health agencies say the world is on the brink of a cancer epidemic. The World Health Organization reports 7.6 million people died of the disease in 2005. It predicts the number of cancer deaths an...
By Meredith Buel Islamabad 04 February 2008 A suicide bomber in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi has rammed his motorcycle into a bus carrying military personnel, killing at least 6 people and wounding at least 25 others. VOA Correspondent Meredith B...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 04 February 2008 Embattled French bank Societe Generale faces new worries with a trial opening Monday in Paris over a vast money laundering scandal that took place several years ago. The trial implicates staff and the bank itself...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 04 February 2008 Two Palestinian suicide bombers who crossed into Israel from Egypt struck the Israeli city of Dimona, killing one woman and injuring seven others. Jim Teeple has details from our Jerusalem bureau. Witnesses sa...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 04 February 2008 The Sri Lankan government signaled its determination to defeat the Tamil Tiger rebels, as the country observed the 60th anniversary of its independence from Britain with a display of military might. Anjan...
By Parke Brewer Glendale, Arizona 04 February 2008 The US National Football League's New York Giants upset the previously undefeated New England Patriots, 17-14, to win Super Bowl 42. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer was at the NFL championship game in...
By Barry Wood Belgrade 04 February 2008 Incumbent president of Serbia Boris Tadic won Sunday's presidential election, defeating by a narrow margin a pro-Russian nationalist candidate. VOA's Barry Wood reports from Belgrade. Boris Tadic (l), 03 Feb 20...
