LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, who was seriously wounded in Saturday's shooting incident in Tucson, Arizona, was breathing on her own three days after being shot in the head, doctors said on Tuesday...
1. The mayor of the largest Chilean city near the epicenter of Saturday's quake says food aid is arriving in Concepcion. But the power is still out and water is scarce. Troops are patrolling the city, trying to prevent further looting. 2. President B...
[1] The worst may be over in the Northeast as a strong winter storm is tapering off. Already, more than 21 inches of snow has fallen in New York. Crews at airports from Philadelphia North are now trying to clear the runways. [2] The shows are going o...
[1] The head of Toyota is apologizing to the American people for safety lapses that led to a number of deaths and widespread recalls. Akio Toyota appeared Wednesday before Congress where he also disputed claims that electronics were to blame for the...
Influenza, or the flu, attacks up to one billion people annually. In the US, it kills 20,000 annually, most of whom are children or elderly. Occasionally the flu becomes pandemic: in 1918, it killed 20 million people worldwide. The flu is a very cont...
Well, the big question for most taxpayers, are we getting the most bang out of our buck? Our next guest says that the answer to that is a big fat costly no. Jeffrey Miron has some pretty impressive credentials. He's a visiting professor in the Depart...
I have just returned from a visit to my landlord, Mr Heathcliff. I am delighted with the house I am renting from him. Thrushcross Grange is miles away from any town or village. That suits me perfectly. And the scenery here in Yorkshire is so beautifu...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 April 2008 Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have carried out a deadly cross-border raid. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the attack is likely to provoke Israeli retaliation. Four Palestinian...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 28 May 2007 At least seven rockets fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip struck southern Israel, a day after Israel's prime minister warned that ending the rocket fire could take a long time. VOA's Jim Teeple report...
By Sabina Castelfranco Venice 12 May 2007 Interior ministers of the G-6 countries met in Venice Saturday at a summit in which they discussed how to harmonize measures to combat international terrorism. Also attending the meeting was U.S. Homeland Sec...
