By Kurt Achin Seoul 10 June 2008 South Koreans have turned out in massive numbers for a rally to criticize their president and to oppose the resumed import of American beef. Some are comparing the rallies to ones held on the same date more than 20 y...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 August 2007 The United Nations reports massive flooding in North Korea has devastated the southern provinces, including the capital city and key agricultural regions. The U.N. reports that Pyongyang, in a departure from norm...
By Paul Sisco Washington 11 July 2007 The world's largest particle physics laboratory is under construction on the border between Switzerland and France. At the heart is the Large Hadron Collider Particle Accelerator being built by the European Organ...
By Jessica Berman Washington 13 June 2007 Chinese paleontologists have unearthed a massive dinosaur fossil in Mongolia. They say the giant dinosaur belonged to a family of bird-like dinosaurs that were a tiny fraction of its size. VOA's Jessica Berma...
By Paul Sisco Washington 28 February 2007 watch International Polar Year Thursday, March 1st, is the official start of the International Polar Year. The international research and educational effort officially runs till March 2008. At least 50,000 s...
By Challiss McDonough Beirut 01 December 2006 Hundreds of thousands of opposition protesters rallied in central Beirut on Friday, in a Hezbollah-organized demonstration aimed at bringing down the government of Prime Minister Fuad Siniora. Thousands...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 20 August 2006 Indian minister for Communications and IT Dayanidhi Maran, right, and Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir state Mufti Mohammed Sayeed during launch of network expansion in Srinagar, India (File photo) In India...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 12 April 2006 Mourners pray during the funeral of three victims of a suicide bombing, Wednesday, April 12, 2006 in Karachi Pakistani security forces are on high alert a day...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 15 February 2006 Tens of thousands of protesters held massive demonstrations and sparked riots in the Pakistani city of Peshawar Wednesday, attacking Western businesses and...
Ross Dunn Witnesses say hundreds of Israeli soldiers have been deployed in southern Gaza. The forces, which include armored, engineering and infantry units, backed by tanks, bulldozers and helicopter...