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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have declared the end of an outbreak of Ebola virus. Cases were first identified in December in the southern province of Kasai Occidental. The W
Kenyan Organization Focuses on Scourge of Jiggers It is dubbed the silent killer because everyone wants to hide the condition. The feeling of shame at having it is unbearable. Agnes Wayua knows this only too well. Her 10 children were infected with j
Washington Week: Focus on Scandals and Tragedies President Obama traveled Sunday to Moore, Oklahoma to meet with and console residents of the midwestern town devastated by a tornado that killed 24 people and injured more than 200 others. The presiden
By Jim Stevenson Washington 03 May 2006 The final 23-man roster for the U.S. World Cup soccer team has been unveiled. VOA's Jim Stevenson reports the squad is a blend of veterans and newcomers who wil
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Three years ago, a study of overfishing led to sharp debate. It warned that the world's ocean fish could be almost gone by the middle of the century. Now, a new study offers more hope. It shows tha
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 21 October 2006 The flag-raising on Iwo Jima is an icon: a photograph instantly recognizable and forever associated with World War II. A new film by Oscar-winner Clint Eastwood tells the stories of the men in that image a
By Bill Gasperini Moscow 01 April 2006 This image made available by NASA-TV shows the Soyuz capsule, center, docked with the international space station The three-man crew of a Russian Soyuz spacecraf
Israeli Society Facing Religious Extremism, Backlash For some time now, Israeli women have been protesting against what they see as efforts by some ultra-Orthodox Jews to exclude them from public spaces. Ultra-Orthodox Jews counter it is they who are
Thousands of Mauritanians called for the return of the country's toppled civilian president in the biggest pro-democracy rally since last August's military coup. Mauritania's military rulers lifted a ban on demonstrations ahead of a meeting in Paris
NYWellnessWeekFocusesonPrevention The air was crisp and the music was loud in the vast plaza in front of the New York State office building in Harlem as health advocates and vendors set up information tables for Harlem Wellness Week. It is a wide-ran
Republican Presidential Hopefuls Focus on Obama, Economy Following their first major presidential debate, Republican White House contenders have made it clear they intend to make the 2012 U.S. presidential election a referendum on President Barack Ob
Gun Control Debate Firing Up Local Communities Scenes of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut are seared in the minds of many. Twenty students and six teachers died in the December mass shooting. Yet it has only been in the past two w
War On Terror Focuses Too Much on Extremists, Scholar Says French troops fighting al-Qaida-affiliated terrorists in Mali have helped restore order to areas overrun by an ethnic Tuareg rebellion. But local leaders, like Moussa Ag Oumeytta, say solving
Washington Week: Focus on US Immigration Reform Congress returns to work after a weeklong recess. Many legislators heard passionate and pointed words in their home districts on immigration reform. We are here today as a coalition, as a group to put t
Asian Water Summit Focuses on Security, Disaster There was no sign of a water shortage here in northern Thailand as delegates gathered for the Asia-Pacific Water summit. But inside, there was talk about an impending crisis facing Asia. For the region
'Cash Mob' Phenomenon Supports Local Business What do you get when you mix a store's need for more business with enthusiastic local consumers? A cash mob. Organized through social media, the phenomenon is based on the concept of a flash mob, where la
Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili shakes hands with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during their meeting in Tbilisi, 05 Jul 2010 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is calling for an end to the Russian occupation of
By Ade Astuti New York City, NY 13 September 2006 watch Soccer Melting Pot This year's World Cup in Germany rekindled American interest in soccer. However, many immigrant communities in the U.S. have long been devoted to it. In New York City, for in
The U.S. Women's Soccer team has won a medal at every Olympic game since women's soccer was introduced at the Atlanta games in 1996. The Americans won the gold in Atlanta, silver at the 2000 Sydney games, and reclaimed the gold in the 2004 Athens Ol
Who are those faces that we see in bill boards all around our town or city? These are people who want to represent you on the council, or community board, or hospital board. Every three years, we have a chance to vote for the people we want on these