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By Zulima Palacio Washington, DC 01 August 2006 watch Desertification Overview Desertification is the gradual and dangerous degradation of productive land into useless desert. Land experts have been concerned about the process for two decades. The U
By Parke Brewer Nuremberg 22 June 2006 Ghana has defeated the U.S. soccer team, 2-1, to advance to the second round of the World Cup in Germany. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer reports the game in Nuremberg was not without controversy. --------------
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 21 November 2006 watch Counterterrorism v Darfur President Bush's Special Envoy for Sudan has denied an allegation that the counterterrorism cooperation between Khartoum and Washington is impeding U.S. efforts to sto
By Paige Kollock Washington, D.C. 03 May 2006 watch Heurich House report Nestled on the corner of New Hampshire Avenue and O Street in Washington D.C.'s Dupont Circle sits a historic gem that is now i
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 02 April 2006 It's back to prehistoric times for a sequel to the 2002 computer-animated family film that featured a grumpy mammoth and his traveling companions: a quick-wit
By Parke Brewer Cologne 27 June 2006 Ghana is the only one of the five African nations to have made it to the second round of play at the World Cup in Germany. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer reports the so-called Black Stars are set to take on reign
By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 11 May 2006 watch Vegetarian Diet report It seems too good to be true. Eat as much as you want and still lose weight? That's the conclusion of a group of health experts
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 03 August 2006 watch MTV 25th Anniversary Twenty-five years ago this week, MTV -- short for music television -- premiered on cable television in the U.S. It began by broadcasting music videos from popular artists such
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 20 December 2006 An international press watchdog Wednesday confirmed that a Voice of America journalist arrested and jailed three years ago in Eritrea following a report that contradicted the government has escaped. Cathy M
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 28 August 2006 The government of Vietnam says it has granted amnesty to one of the country's highest profile dissidents, Pham Hong Son. Western governments and human rights organizations considered Son a political prisoner.
By Brian Padden Turin, Italy 23 February 2006 watch Turin Tour report The city of Turin is trying to use the worldwide media attention paid to the Olympics, to feature other attractions the region has
By Franz Wild Abidjan 16 March 2006 In Benin, the two leading candidates in the first round of presidential elections are trying to gain support from those candidates who fared poorly in the first rou
By Peta Thornycroft Harare 01 March 2006 Arthur Mutambare, a newly-elected leader of one of Zimbabwe's opposition parties, says he has an obligation to return home to help deliver people from what he
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 17 May 2006 Egyptian human rights groups say about 360 people have been arrested over the past three weeks in what many are calling the biggest crackdown on political disse
By Stephanie Ho Washington 08 January 2006 The inaugural exhibit at the new Loyola University Museum of Art in Chicago is raising questions about art and the value of copies of art. The show features
By Doug Levine Washington 12 December 2006 Fifteen years after the release of their debut album, Fourplay has yet to relinquish its title of smooth jazz warriors. As we hear from VOA's Doug Levine, the all-star quartet is back with a new album that'
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 14 June 2006 A California man who rose from poverty, built a successful business and raised six sons along the way has some Father's Day advice for other fathers and their sons. In Los Angeles, VOA's Mike O'Sullivan sp
By Greg Flakus Mexico City 04 December 2006 Mexico's new president, Felipe Calderon, began the first full week of his six-year term Monday by signing a decree to reduce his own salary and the salaries of top government officials by 10 percent. The m
Good evening. Five years ago, this date - September the 11th - was seared into America's memory. Nineteen men attacked us with a barbarity unequaled in our history. They murdered people of all colors, creeds, and nationalities - and made war upon the
By Nico Colombant Abidjan 02 February 2006 Mediators are coming from many different directions to help divided Ivory Coast, confusing many as to who is in charge and what exactly is being mediated. Th