By Tendai Maphosa London 11 December 2007 The African islands of Cape Verde have a rich musical tradition and one young, new artist, Sara Tavares, is carrying that tradition forward and to new levels. She played in London recently, where Tendai Mapho...
By VOA News 06 December 2007 Rapper Kanye West leads the nominees for the music industry's Grammy Awards, announced Thursday in Los Angeles. Mike O'Sullivan reports, West earned eight nominations, and British singer Amy Winehouse earned six. Among Ka...
By VOA Sports Washington, DC 01 December 2007 American tennis player Andy Roddick has given the United States a 1-0 lead over Russia in the Davis Cup tennis finals by beating Dmitry Tursunov in Portland, Oregon. Roddick fired 25 aces and had only fou...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 06 November 2007 An anti-terrorism operation ordered by Italian prosecutors has led to the arrests of 17 Algerians and Tunisians in Italy, Britain, France and Portugal. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome. Milan prosecut...
By Tom Rivers London 01 September 2007 Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto says that despite stalled power-sharing talks, she will be heading back to her country soon. She made the announcement Saturday in London. For VOA, Tom Rivers has d...
By Thomas Rippe Kigali 28 August 2007 Military Leaders of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda met in Kigali to discuss taking action against negative elements operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thomas Rippe reports for VOA from the Rwandan...
By Michael Bowman Washington 15 August 2007 A new poll of likely U.S. voters shows New York Senator Hillary Clinton maintaining her frontrunner status among Democratic voters in next year's presidential race, with former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani...
By David Byrd Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17 July 2007 They come from as far away as Hong Kong, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Laos, but they compete for the United States and share a passion for the sport of badminton. VOA's David Byrd filed this report o...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 20 March 2007 The Catholic Church in Zimbabwe has criticized the South African government for failing to use its economic clout to pressure the Zimbabwean government for change. The announcement comes amid renewed protest...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 01 March 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the United States to take the lead in the search for a global response to climate change. VOA's correspondent at the United Nations, Peter Heinlein, reports t...