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By Mil Arcega Washington 02 July 2007 Digital entertainment and mobile media are expected to grow at a rapid pace over the next five years to nearly two trillion dollars by 2011. The five year forecast by an international accounting firm says the Int
By David McAlary Washington 13 January 2006 A new study says United Nations health guidelines recommending iron supplements for anemic children could be dangerous in certain circumstances. Researchers
By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 29 November 2006 watch Bush NATO report President Bush has called for the full commitment of the NATO alliance to defeat a resurgent Taleban in Afghanistan. Mr. Bush made the appeal in a wide ranging speech in Riga, La
Pakistan has rejected as baseless and irresponsible Afghan allegations that its spy agency was behind a recent assassination attempt on President Hamid Karzai. The two countries are allies in the U.S-led war on terror, but accusations that Taliban i
Traditional Stoves Detrimental to Heath, Environment in Nigeria Bola Abiola serves amala, a traditional Nigerian dish made of yam flour while smoke billows from the nearby outdoor kitchen. Like many Nigerian cooks, she does not know about the health
Drug Crime, Development Top Agenda for Summit of Americas Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 2009. The president attended his first Summit of the Americas, pledging to seek equal partnerships with other nations in the hemisphere. He also had his first encou
Entertainment Pioneer Dick Clark Dies at 82 He was not a singer or musician, but Dick Clark was one of the most famous names in rock and roll. In the 1950s and 60s his afternoon television show, American Bandstand, was a daily staple for teens across
Scientists Explore Hallucinogen Treatments for PTSD, Sex Abuse Victims Fresh look No one is more aware of the stigma attached to psychedelics than Rick Doblin, director of the Multi-Disciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), a drug deve
The State Department said Tuesday the complete dismantling of North Korea's nuclear program remains the goal of the Chinese-led six-party negotiations with Pyongyang. The comment followed an assertion by a leading U.S. academic that North Korea appe
StateDepartmentReleasesAnnualReportonReligiousFreedom The U.S. State Department on Tuesday issued its annual report on religious freedom. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that violations of religious freedom embolden extremists, and said that
Analysts Dispute Iran's Uranium-Enrichment Claims The international community has demanded that Iran fully acknowledge all of its nuclear related activities, and halt any work toward acquiring nuclear weapons. But Tehran has responded by announcing t
Obama, Jordan's King Discuss Mideast Developments At the White House on Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama and Jordan's King Abdullah discussed the popular uprisings in the Middle East and efforts to move Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts forward.
Diverse Voices Carry Occupy Movement's Message At a distance, the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York appears to be simply people milling around. A closer look reveals a dazzling array of individuals; the clean-cut and earnest, the disheveled and
In Afghanistan, a woman dies every 27 minutes on average from a pregnancy-related condition that is preventable, in most cases, with proper health facilities. Afghan and U.S. officials speaking in Washington Tuesday said providing Afghan women great
Pioneering Soil Researcher Wins Top Environment Prize Biologist Diana Wall went to the ends of the earth - the seemingly lifeless Antarctic desert - to study the life in soil. What soil life does for us, it provides us with many benefits that we don'
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 14 November 2006 Heavily armed anti-riot police, backed by soldiers, are maintaining a high profile presence in Jos, capital of Nigeria's Plateau State, a day after legislators removed the governor. Some of Nigerias leading
By Paula Wolfson Washington 12 December 2006 President Bush, right, and Iraq's Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi in the Oval Office of the White House, 12 Dec 2006 President Bush has put off the announcement of changes in his Iraq policy until sometim
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 11 February 2007 Multiple gold medalist and track legend, Michael Johnson, runs with children in Nakulabye, a suburbs in Ugandan capital Kampala (File) A global program to promote development through sports has been launched
By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 13 June 2007 A panel of Cambodian and U.N.-appointed judges has approved the ground rules for the prosecution of the former leaders of the Khmer Rouge, who were responsible for the deaths of almost 2 million Cambodians in the
European Union ministers reached broad agreement on a common immigration and asylum policy during a meeting in France. Lisa Bryant reports for VOA that France, which holds the rotating EU presidency, wants the proposal to be formally adopted in Octo