Troops use social media to boost sales Rachel Dornhelm | San Francisco, California 15 March 2010 Related Links Girl Scouts Each year, young girls fan out, turning to friends and neighbors as well as their parents' coworkers to sell Girl Scout cookies...
A gussied-up old seaside town in New Jersey is one option Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 15 March 2010 This could be Charleston, South Carolina, or another Old South town. But it was taken in Cape May, where a number of southern gentry once summered...
Making a positive difference in maternal health and reproductive choice through education, networking and organizing Adam Phillips | New York 15 March 2010 Photo: FCI/Women Deliver Jill Sheffield with staff at a clinic in Burkina Faso, where FCI has...
The political thriller, The Ghost Writer, earned controversial director Roman Polanski top honors in February at the Berlin Film Festival. Pierce Brosnan and Ewan McGregor co-star in the 'ripped-from-the-headlines' tale of high-level international in...
A Muslim American group in the Midwestern city of Chicago is trying to break down stereotypes and improve Islam's image through a holistic model of community service. Sergio Delgado is an undocumented and jobless Mexican living in Chicago. He cannot...
U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Indonesia and Australia has been postponed a few days. But it is still generating excitement, particularly in Indonesia. Many Indonesians see the U.S. president as a native son because his mother married an Indo...
President Barack Obama has an intense week ahead as he and leaders of his Democratic Party in Congress prepare for a crucial vote on health-care reform. The president used a speech in the Midwestern state of Ohio to drive home his points about the im...
Successful South Africans are smoking more cigars as cigarette usage declines Darren Taylor | Johannesburg, South Africa 15 March 2010 We cant all drive Rolls Royces and Maseratis, but a lot of us will be able to afford one of the best cigars on eart...
Anti-government protests continue in Thailand's capital, Bangkok, after Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva rejected demands to hold new elections. Tens of thousands of red dressed demonstrators surrounded a military compound where the prime minister ha...
During Biden visit, the Israeli government announced plans for new housing in East Jerusalem, ignoring American calls for a construction freeze Paula Wolfson | Capitol Hill 14 March 2010 US Vice President Joseph Biden gestures as he speaks at Tel Avi...
Information to help you cope with stress, depression, and other mental health issues Art Chimes | Washington, DC 12 March 2010 The APA's Help Center offers a collection of tools and articles to help you learn about and, perhaps, cope with mental heal...
VOA's weekly science and technology radio magazine Art Chimes | Washington, DC 12 March 2010 Related Links IPCC InterAcademy Council Kidney donor health (JAMA) Scripps Florida APA Help Center Cornell nanotextiles lab Preserving Digital Worlds (Univ o...
Bestselling author reveals the surprising truth about what drives us Julie Taboh | Washington, DC 12 March 2010 People in more creative jobs are not as motivated by external factors like cash rewards, according to author Daniel Pink. They do their jo...
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses a meeting in honor of the 15th Anniversary of the UN World Conference on Women in Beijing at the United Nations headquarters on Friday, March 12, 2010. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton i...
The leader of the left wing movement Left Front Sergei Udaltsov holds a poster reading Everyone is equal before the law outside the Moscow headquarters of Russian oil company Lukoil, 09 Mar 2010 Spectacular car crashes are making news in Russia these...
