Portuguese Naval Marines from the frigate 'lvares Cabral', guarding a group of suspected Somali pirates, during a joint operation with Seychelles and EU forces in the Somali Basin, off the Seychelles, against a pirate group that had attacked the-Span...
This video image released by the Turkish Aid group IHH Monday, 31 May 2010, purports to show Israeli soldiers aboard a military vessel in international waters off the Gaza coast surrounding a Turkish ship Israel's military is launching its own invest...
Politicians in Russia often cite public opinion polls that indicate a solid 70 percent majority of voters support the country's leadership. But a sociologist at a major Russian opinion survey firm says those numbers fail to represent the actual relat...
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of leading opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi turn out to protest the result of the election at a mass rally in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran, Iran, 15 Jun 2009 One year ago Iran held a presid...
Finding could lead to more effective, longer-lasting pain treatment Faith Lapidus | Washington, DC 07 June 2010 Researchers are closer to unlocking the mysteries of acupuncture, learning more about why the ancient Chinese needle treatment eases pain....
New technology makes it easier to authenticate medication. Patient would scratch panel - just like a lottery ticket with number on the drug - each drug has a different number. Patient sends a text message with the number, and get a response instantly...
He is known by a single name: Wyland. Born and raised in Detroit, the automotive capital of the United States, Wyland's hero was ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau - whose adventures he watched on television during the 1960s and 1970s - inspired him as...
TC Williams, the only public high school in the city of Alexandria, Virginia, is dealing with challenges. The school is known for its ethnic and cultural diversity but it has been named by Virginia's Department of Education as one of the lowest achie...
This one's history is as colorful as its surroundings Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 07 June 2010 Cleveholm is the 42-room Tudor castle of Cleve Osgood's dreams. Cleve came from his name; holm from the Swedish word for home. Beside a rushing Rocky Mo...
Merlefest 23 is now in the record books. The festival held in celebration of the music of the late Merle Watson and his father, folk music legend Doc Watson, was held in April in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. VOA's Katherine Cole and 76,000 other guest...
United States Vice President Joe Biden and family arrives in Kenya's capital, Nairobi to begin a three-day official state visit. A leading Kenyan legislator told VOA U.S Vice President Joseph Biden is scheduled to meet President Mwai Kibaki, Prime Mi...
The southern U.S. border with Mexico is the focus of political debate over illegal immigration. But human dramas play out every day along the border. Our correspondent reports from near Nogales, Arizona where the conflict pits U.S. ranchers and resid...
Voters in Netherlands Prepare for General Elections, Debate Role in Afghanistan Dutch voters go the polls Wednesday to elect a new government. The issue of immigration is playing high in the campaign, with the far-right 'Dutch Freedom Party' expected...
South African President Jacob Zuma, right, laughs as he hands over the trophy to FIFA President Joseph Blatter, left, during the briefing to local and international media on the 2010 Soccer World Cup at the Presidential Guest House in Pretoria, South...
In the remote village of Dugba-yeima, hundreds of people gather around a bonfire for fambul tok a special reconciliation ceremony where victims and offenders alike speak openly about the atrocities committed in their community during eleven years of...
