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By Carolyn Weaver Washington, DC 09 February 2006 watch Brookhaven report Experimental results at Brookhaven National Laboratory’s supercollider that replicate in miniature the “Big Bang,” when
By Steve Schy Washington 17 January 2006 Kim Hyo-Jung Kim Hyo-Jung, 17, left her native South Korea and family two years ago to get a fresh start in speedskating, after what she describes as bad exper
By Tendai Maphosa Harare 12 April 2006 Air Zimbabwe, the failing national carrier, is to restructure its operations in a bid to regain viability. Air Zimbabwe 767 The plan announced by Air Zimbabwe ch
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 17 July 2006 watch Casualities report Lebanon's peace has been shattered, warplanes have bombed the Gaza strip, and rockets are falling from the sky over Israel. VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports on the plight of people o
By David McAlary Washington 13 March 2006 The International Monetary Fund says a global bird flu pandemic is likely to hurt the world's economy significantly if it is severe. But it predicts that the
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 09 May 2006 Egyptian police on Tuesday said they killed the suspected leader of the militant group blamed for last month's deadly bombings in the Red Sea resort of Dahab. P
By Jim Malone Washington 07 August 2006 The war in Iraq is playing a central role in the re-election battle of one of the country's best-known Democrats, Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut. Lieberman faces a tough primary challenge from fellow
By Greg Flakus Houston 12 July 2006 In Mexico, leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador continues his efforts to challenge the narrow result from July 2 election that gave victory to ruling party candidate Felipe Calderon. Meanwhil
By Carolyn Weaver Washington, D.C. 14 November 2006 watch Smithsonian museum report The north entrance to the two museums now reopened to the public The Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, two museums in one historic b
By Carol Pearson and Rosanne Skirble Washington, DC 09 March 2006 watch Lung Cancer report Dana and Christopher Reeve Dana Reeve was best known as the widow of actor Christopher Reeve, and as a tirele
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 06 April 2006 The World Bank and Britain will send a team of investigators to Vietnam next month to look into possible fraud in aid projects worth tens of millions of dollars.
By Nina-Maria Potts Paris, France 14 April 2006 watch French Riots report Following the rioting by disadvantaged young people in France last fall, the French government tried to institute a law making
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 08 January 2007 watch Climate report Oil prices are at their lowest levels since mid-2005. That's the good news - or is it? Unseasonably warm weather is responsible for premature cherry blossoms Stronger typhoons, more f
By Mary Morningstar Washington 07 November 2006 The 40th annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards were presented November 6 in Nashville, Tennessee. Veterans and newcomers shared the spotlight on the stage of the Gaylord Entertainment Center. R
By Barry Wood Washington 11 March 2006 Slobodan Milosevic (2000 file photo) Slobodan Milosevic, for 13 years the dictatorial leader of Serbia and later Yugoslavia, and the person most directly associa
By Gary Thomas Washington 11 May 2006 A published news report says the National Security Agency has been gathering domestic telephone records to look for terrorists. The report, which attributes the i
By Scott Stearns White House 07 September 2006 President Bush says Taleban fighters will not retake power in Afghanistan, where militants have staged a series of offensives and targeted killings recently that have destabilized much of the country. T
By Joseph Mok Providence, Rhode Island 05 December 2006 watch Waterfire report Ablaze on the rivers from March to October each year, WaterFire Providence in the capital city of the northeastern state of Rhode Island is cited as the most popular work
By James Butty Washington 15 March 2006 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has arrived in Washington Tuesday for her first official visit to the United States since being i
By Steve Herman Okinawa, Japan 13 March 2006 The United States and Japan are discussing plans to move 8,000 U.S. Marines off the island of Okinawa. Both governments hope the move will ease conflicts w