With heavy hearts, the U.S. Men's Olympic Volleyball team decided to take the court Sunday, one day after the stabbing death in Beijing of a close relative of the head coach. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer is in the Chinese capital and has the story...
U.S. swimmers had great success at the Athens Olympics four years ago. But they did even better at last year's World Championships in Melbourne, so there are high hopes for a big medal haul in Beijing. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer is there and has...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Islamabad 08 January 2008 A team of forensic experts from Britain's Scotland Yard briefed Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on their ongoing efforts to help with the probe into the assassination of former prime minister and...
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 23 December 2007 A musical thriller that swept Broadway's Tony Awards almost three decades ago has final made it to the screen. Appropriately, the film version of the macabre operetta is directed by Tim Burton and stars hi...
By Jim Stevenson Washington 14 November 2007 The U.S. Soccer Federation has announced the hiring of Sweden's Pia Sundhage to coach the American women's national team through the 2008 Beijing Olympics. VOA's Jim Stevenson reports. Sundhage, who starre...
By Doug Levine Washington 17 October 2007 Two smooth jazz superstars have teamed up for a new album that goes hand-in-hand with a little rest and relaxation. VOA's Doug Levine tells us about R n R , featuring the long-awaited collaboration between tr...
By David Gollust State Department 03 October 2007 The Bush administration says U.S. experts will go to North Korea next week to oversee the disabling of that country's reactor complex under the six-party nuclear agreement announced by China Wednesday...
By Jim Stevenson Shanghai 28 September 2007 United States women's soccer coach Greg Ryan is braving a storm of criticism one day after his heavily favored team was defeated at the Women's World Cup football tournament in China. VOA's Jim Stevenson re...
By Jim Stevenson Tianjin, China 24 September 2007 The heavily favored U.S. women's football (soccer) team is getting much needed rest ahead of its Women's World Cup semifinal game with Brazil, VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on this unexpected benefit....
By Jim Stevenson Chengdu, China 13 September 2007 The United States women's soccer team is making its final preparations for a match with Sweden at the Women's World Cup in China. VOA's Jim Stevenson is in Chengdu with a preview of Friday's Group-B c...