VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week, we will tell about evidence of early human ancestors. We also will tell about the health effects of hopeful feelings. And, w...
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says American forces need to do more to prevent killing civilians during military strikes in Afghanistan. While the secretary was in Kabul, U.S. military chief Admiral Mike Mullen visited Islamabad for talks with...
Majority Democrats in Congress met with economic experts on Capitol Hill Monday to discuss a new package of steps to stimulate the U.S. economy. VOA's Dan Robinson reports that minority Republicans say they agree on the need for new legislation to h...
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week, we will tell about two studies. Both involve the world's oceans. One study examined the health of coastal waters for fish an...
The Indian government is expected to revive an economic reform agenda following its victory in a confidence vote earlier this week. Anjana Pasricha has a report from New Delhi. When the Congress-led coalition government came to power four years ago,...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 18 March 2008 U.N. officials and human-rights activists are expressing regret that the situation of Liberian refugees in Ghana has deteriorated. Ghanaian police arrested and moved away dozens of women Monday after they had sta...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 05 March 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he does not expect fighting to break out between Colombia and Venezuela, and that if it does he believes the Colombian military can successfully defend its country. VOA's Al...
By Gary Thomas Washington 08 March 2007 Representatives of Iraq's neighboring countries, the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, and Arab and Muslim nations are all scheduled to meet in Baghdad this Saturday, March 10 to seek some k...
By Jim Malone Washington 29 January 2007 Two more presidential contenders are moving ahead with plans to join the 2008 race for the White House this week. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has taken the first step toward seeking the Republican...
By Greg Flakus New Orleans, LA 26 January 2006 watch D Day Museum report New Orleans' D-Day Museum - WW II plane Rebuilding the city of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina is posing a number of ch...