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(SOUNDBITE OF PASSION PIT SONG, THE UNDERTOW) SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Michael Angelakos started Passion Pit a decade ago out of his dorm room at Emerson College. He's released four albums and also become known for his involvement in mental health. His lat
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 27 October 2006 watch Deforestation report Deforestation, an ongoing problem, is receiving new scrutiny, this time from the World Bank. It is all part of the bank's mission to reduce global poverty by spurring economic g
By Greg Flakus Marshall, Texas 25 April 2007 Deadly storms tore across the Mexico-Texas border Tuesday. A tornado killed six people and left a path of destruction in the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas. At least three people were reported dead on th
By Nico Colombant Kaduna, Nigeria 20 April 2007 Nigeria's next president is almost certain to be a northerner, as the ruling party candidate and the two main opposition leaders for Saturday's election are from that region. But analysts say replacing
By Gary Thomas London 23 August 2006 The international human rights group Amnesty International has sharply criticized Israel for what it says were deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets in Lebanon. Israel denied the charge. -----
By Meredith Buel Washington 30 January 2007 A new report by an independent policy and research organization says Iraq is rapidly descending into an all-out civil war and urges U.S. officials to begin planning how to contain such a conflict to avoid w
The Indian prime minister says the terror attacks in the country's financial capital, Mumbai, were carried out by militants based outside the country. Meanwhile, commandos have freed some people from the luxury hotels, the Taj Mahal and the Oberoi,
Writer Takes Trans-Pacific Journey in New Novel The writer Lisa See takes readers on a trans-Pacific journey in her latest novel, Dreams of Joy. The book is a sequel to See's 2009 novel Shanghai Girls, which tells the story of two sisters, Pearl and
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 31 October 2009 Massive environmental degradation has been the subject of heightened concern across southeast Nigeria as the region continues to be plagued by an erosion crisis that has grown worse over the years. Driving a
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 13 June 2006 Somalia President Abdullahi Yusuf, center, leave a meeting of IGAD, June 13, 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya In east Africa, members of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) are discussing ways of punis
DAVID GREENE, HOST: The eruption at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is continuing. The lava has now destroyed more than two dozen homes. Scientists have been tracking this event since it started, and NPR's Merrit Kennedy has more on what they've learned. ME
The typhoon had moved toward the province of Guangxi as of this morning but in just one day it wreaked millions in damages to the neighboring Guangdong province. Rammasun is the ninth named typhoon this year but the strongest for Chinas southern regi
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 18 April 2007 Countries of the Great Lakes region of central Africa have resurrected a former political and economic alliance so they can cooperate on a number of initiatives. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairobi. Dem
By Gary Thomas London 14 August 2006 watch British Terrorists report Britain has lowered its security threat level, but warned that there is still a strong likelihood of a terrorist attack. The ban on carry-on luggage for airline passengers was also
Valerie: Youll never guess what happened over the weekend. Bill: What? Valerie: Our website was attacked by hackers, and nobody could access it. Bill: Youre kidding! What did they do? Valerie: They got access to our server and embedded some malicious
By Zulima Palacio Suffolk, Virginia 05 May 2008 On28 April 2008, several powerful tornadoes hit the southeast region of the state of Virginia, injuring some 200 people and causing millions of dollars in damages. VOA producer Zulima Palacio traveled t
Fears of a global recession and falling oil prices are driving Gulf stock markets down dramatically, once again, and the generally morose economic climate has Arab investors scrambling for cover, as Edward Yeranian reports for VOA from Beirut. Stock
By Kent Klein Washington 17 October 2009 President Barack Obama (file photo) U.S. President Barack Obama says the nation is closer to reforming its health care system than ever before. The president is warning, however, that the insurance industry i
Hi there, I'm Sonali from the BBC World News for Children. Coming up: A train crash in India has killed 65 people. Brazil's footballers are set to play Tanzania and Zimbabwe. And frogs cause traffic chaos in Greece. First - at least 65 people have di
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 05 October 2009 More than 220 people have been killed and more than 1.5 million others have been displaced by massive floods which have devastated parts of Southern India in the past five days. People use a pipe to swim