By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 23 April 2008 There are more billionaires living in Moscow these days than anywhere else in the world. Thanks to a booming economy fueled by record high oil prices, the Russian capital is awash in cash. Modern new buildings ar...
By Valer Gergely Washington 23 April 2008 Kazakhstan enjoys a booming economy fueled by the country's oil revenues. As Valer Gergely reports, the country's new capital, Astana is not only one of the fastest growing cities in the world, but has also b...
By Paula Wolfson Pittsburgh 22 April 2008 The ballot count is underway in a crucial primary election in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Voters chose between two candidates for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination: Senators Barack Obama and...
By Greg Flakus New Orleans 22 April 2008 U.S. President George Bush and the leaders of Canada and Mexico concluded their two-day summit meeting in New Orleans Tuesday, highlighting the benefits all three nations have gained from the North American Fr...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 22 April 2008 OPEC Secretary General Abdalla Salem el-Badri says the cartel plans to boost its oil production targets by five million barrels a day by 2012. He was speaking on the final day of the International Energy Foru...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 April 2008 Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is calling for united action to help the world's poorest people adapt to climate change. He says the poor, who have contributed the least to climate change, suffer the most...
By Scott Stearns New Orleans 22 April 2008 U.S. President George Bush says he is concerned about rising gasoline prices and the effects of higher energy costs on an already slowing economy. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bus...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 22 April 2008 Desertification is pushing further south in West Africa, crossing borders and creating devastating effects on local populations. One example where the desert is advancing is from Mauritania to northern Senegal. V...
By Zulima Palacio Washington 22 April 2008 Deep into the mountain state of West Virginia, a group of volunteers is determined to restore nature the way it was a century ago, before mining, logging and fires changed the landscape. To do so, thousands...
By Paula Wolfson Pittsburgh 22 April 2008 Voters in the state of Pennsylvania are going to the polls to show their preference for who should win the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Pittsburgh that there is...
By Paula Wolfson Pittsburgh 22 April 2008 In U.S. politics, all eyes are on Pennsylvania as that eastern state holds a crucial primary election. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Pittsburgh that on the eve of the primary, the two candidates for the De...
By Robert Raffaele Washington 22 April 2008 Many businesses around the world are going green, combining entrepreneurship with an increasing concern about the health and future of the planet. These businesses aim to provide environmentally safe altern...
By Paul Sisco Washington 22 April 2008 Today, April 22 is Earth Day, a global event that began in 1970 and is credited by some with giving birth to the modern environmental movement. Earth Day grew from an annual event in the United States to a globa...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 21 April 2008 Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter wrapped up a week-long trip to the Middle East Monday by telling a Jerusalem news conference that Hamas Islamic militants are prepared to accept a negotiated peace agreement wit...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 21 April 2008 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected to make a brief visit to India before the end of the month. It will be the first trip to the South Asian nation by an Iranian head of state in five years. Discu...
