By Ana Ward Washington 16 May 2008 When people think of the capital of the United States, Washington, D.C. - they usually think of monuments, museums and the White House. But for some, a small family restaurant comes to mind. Ben's Chili Bowl has bee...
By Paul Sisco Washington 16 May 2008 The United States Government, Wednesday [May 14] officially added polar bears to the list of threatened animals under the Endangered Species Act. Bush administration scientists decided the species is at risk of be...
By Dan Robinson Washington 15 May 2008 A House of Representatives committee has voted down attempts by Republicans to restore more than $200 million for a planned U.S. missile defense system in Europe. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, a final decision on...
By Jim Malone Washington 15 May 2008 Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama won the endorsement of a key former rival Wednesday, one day after being trounced in the West Virginia primary by Hillary Clinton. VOA National correspondent Jim Malo...
By VOA News 15 May 2008 U.S. President George Bush will warn that letting Iran obtain nuclear weapons would be - in his words - an unforgivable betrayal of future generations. In remarks prepared for delivery Thursday to Israel's parliament, the Knes...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 15 May 2008 The International Red Cross says heavy rains will bring new misery to survivors of the cyclone in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta region. Ron Corben has this report from Bangkok. Officials with International Federation of Re...
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 15 May 2008 Growing enough food to alleviate shortages in African countries is not easy, but an agro-ecologist in Ethiopia thinks he has the answer: bio-farming. The technique uses animal waste products to produce energy...
Alzheimer's Disease By Paul Sisco Washington 15 May 2008 The World Health Organization estimates about 18 million people around the globe suffer from Alzheimer's Disease, a degenerative disease in which brain cells whither away and die. Wednesday May...
By Cindy Saine Washington 15 May 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has accused U.S. President George Bush of launching what he termed a false political attack on him. Mr. Obama was reacting to comments Mr. Bush made in Israel about...
By Tom Rivers London 15 May 2008 In a wide-ranging news conference, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown fielded a number of tough questions Thursday regarding his ability to guide the country through tough economic times he admits are not over. He al...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 15 May 2008 French banking giant Credit Agricole says it will sell billions of dollars in assets to deal with subprime losses by its investment arm. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports the new financial blow adds to the economic worr...
By Michael Bowman Washington 15 May 2008 The top official for U.S. government international broadcasting says threats to press freedom around the world are boosting the need for accurate, objective transnational news sources. From Washington, VOA's M...
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 15 May 2008 The United Nations says the number of people in Africa with disabilities has doubled in a decade. VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from Addis Ababa victims of conflict are a large percentage of the increase. U.N....
By Mike Cooper atlanta 15 May 2008 Some of the world's most gifted teenagers are gathering in Atlanta to participate in Intel's International Science and Engineering Fair. Their projects range from transmitting invisible data to extracting fuel from...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 15 May 2008 The California Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry, overturning a state ban on gay marriage. Mike O'Sullivan reports, California will become the second U.S. state, after Mas...
