By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 12 July 2007 New York has joined the growing list of cities urging Americans to stop buying bottled water.The city recently launched an advertising campaign asking people to trade their bottled water for ordinary tap w...
By Paige Kollock London 07 June 2007 When big city mayors, business leaders, and environmentalists gathered recently in New York City to discuss climate change, at the heart of their talks was the effects of carbon emissions on the environment. Paige...
By Paula Wolfson White House 30 January 2007 One week after his State of the Union address, President Bush is making an all out effort to win support for his economic policies. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House that Mr. Bush is focusi...
By Shally Zomorodi Los Angeles, California 17 November 2006 watch Roads To You Concert Roads to You musicians on tour Musicians from all over the world are putting their differences aside to spread a message of peace to audiences in the Middle East,...
By Michael Bowman Washington 18 September 2006 Laura Bush (left) and President Bush President Bush is promoting literacy as a key to prosperity and liberty around the world. The president and Mrs. Bush spoke in New York Monday at a global literacy e...
By Joe Bavier Niamey, Niger 20 April 2006 As part of a worldwide campaign against malaria, health workers in Africa are falling back on a proven weapon against the deadly disease: bed nets. While scie...
By Shally Zomorodi Washington, DC 22 March 2006 watch Iranian Actor report Veteran television and film actor Anthony Azizi has played a variety of roles ranging from the intensely dramatic to hilariou...
By Nazzy Beglari Cairo 24 February 2006 watch report on Youssra Known as the "Goddess of the Screen," Youssra is one of Egypt's most famous actresses. But her choice of roles has made her controversia...
By Steve Herman Governors of U.S. states frequently lead trade delegations to Japan, but rarely do they get the sort of reception being given to California's governor this week. But Arnold Schwarzeneg...
Lesson 21 Should People Be Promoted according to Ability? Text Flattering the Boss Gets You Everywhere In the world of work, flattery will get you everywhere. Employees who flatter their bosses tend to receive better evaluations and move more easily...