President Obama walks past casket of Dorothy Height during funeral services in Washington, 29 Apr 2010 President Barack Obama eulogized U.S. civil rights leader Dorothy Height on Thursday as a history-making figure in a righteous cause. The president...
Annual festival in New Orleans honors the memory of jazz musicians who have passed on The 41st annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is taking place in the city where jazz was born. Over a period of seven days the Festival will be visited by...
You can relax and go slow very slow on the CO Canal Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 29 April 2010 This is the famous Paw Paw Tunnel on the canal, through which boats could travel only one way at a time. The tunnel bypasses a section of the Potomac Riv...
Former World Lightweight Boxing Champ Keely Thompson is on a mission. He's trying to help at risk youth escape the mean streets of inner-city Washington by teaching them self-respect and how to box. VOA introduces you to him in this week's installmen...
A full year has passed since epidemic experts began tracking the H1N1 virus that was also known as swine flu. The pandemic is over for now, but the virus is still active. Both the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control are...
Program - I'm Worth Defending - teaches girls and women how to defend themselves Rape is a constant threat for girls and women living in the crime-ridden slums of Kenya's capital, Nairobi. It is estimated that one out of five women are raped in the s...
Joe DeCapua 29 April 2010 They beat all odds and succeeded in business. Now, UNCTAD is honoring two African businesswomen for their innovation. The award winners relied on resilience, hard work and determination. The red carpet was rolled out and two...
Tensions caused by the Greek debt crisis appear to be easing following assurances Thursday by European officials that an agreement on aid for Greece will be reached in a matter of days. Global markets have been in turmoil as the debt crisis threatene...
Helping in a crisis can pose dilemma for local farmers and merchants Steve Baragona | Artibonite Valley, Haiti 29 April 2010 Rice farmers can be adversely affected by food aid. About three hours north of Port-au-Prince, the Artibonite Valley is the c...
Pro-government supporters carry Thai national flags and sing nationalistic songs in Bangkok, Thailand, 29 Apr 2010 Thai anti-government protestors have appealed to the European Union calling for observers to come to the rally site in central Bangkok...
Modern-day thieves use trucks, not horses, to steal livestock Jim Kent | Gordon, Nebraska 28 April 2010 The white 'Y' with two lines under it shows that this cow came from rancher Gil Nitsch's herd. The 21st century has brought changes to all parts o...
$147 million fund for Brazil's cotton farmers aims to end long-running WTO dispute Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 28 April 2010 The U.S. has agreed to establish a $147 million dollar fund to help cotton farmers in Brazil and other countries improve...
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says she has deep concerns about a new immigration law in the western state of Arizona that will require police to question people if there is reason to believe they could be illegal immigrants. Napolitano...
A Customs and Border Patrol agent patrols along the international border in Nogales, Arizona, 22 Apr 2010 Immigration-rights activists in New York demonstrated Tuesday against a new law passed in the southwestern state of Arizona. They said it will e...
Carolyn Presutti | Washington 28 April 2010 Protestors demonstrate against immigration legislation in US state of Arizona U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the federal government is considering a court challenge to the new law in the southwester...
