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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 01 September 2007 The United States and North Korea are holding bilateral talks in an ongoing process aimed at disabling North Korea's nuclear facilities. This is the latest in a series of working group sessions preparing the g
The last few years have seen numerous widely publicized incidents of civilians, black men in particular, being killed by police. In response, many officers are now required to wear body cameras. The theory is that technology will lessen the likelihoo
Unit 66 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill The Exxon Valdez departed from the Trans Alaska Pipeline terminal at 9:12 pm March 23, 1989. After passing through Valdez Narrows, pilot Murphy left the vessel and Captain Hazelwood radioed the Coast Guard to report the
By Lisa McAdams Moscow 10 April 2007 Ukraine's political crisis enters its second week, with no signs of a breakthrough. Pro-reform President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, a supporter of closer ties with Moscow, have held mo
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 December 2006 The Global Climate Observing System, an organization sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization, is launching an initiative to provide vital climate information for development needs in Africa. Lisa Sc
By Stephanie Ho Washington 27 August 2006 Iraq's prime minister says he believes his country's forces will soon be able to maintain security in Iraq without the help of coalition forces. In a television interview Sunday, he indicated Iraqi forces co
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 June 2007 The World Food Program says it is gradually shifting from emergency assistance to Food for Work projects to help thousands of nomadic herders in Djibouti recover from years of recurrent drought. WFP is running thes
By Catherine Maddux Washington 29 May 2006 Malnourished boy sits at a Medecins sans Frontieres' hospital in El Wak village in drought stricken north eastern Kenya, March 4, 2006 Every year, untold numbers of African doctors and nurses leave the cont
By Scott Stearns White House 18 February 2006 President Bush wants more nuclear power plants in the United States to help lessen the nation's dependence on foreign oil. President Bush President Bush s
By David Gollust Washington 07 June 2007 Leading human rights groups Thursday called on the U.S. government to account for terrorism suspects they believe were detained by U.S. authorities abroad but whose whereabouts are now unknown. The Bush admini
By Dan Robinson Washington 13 February 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives has begun the first major congressional debate on President Bush's Iraq strategy since Democrats won control of Congress in last November's mid-term election. VOA's Dan Ro
By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo, Egypt 07 October 2009 An Egyptian woman, right, wears a niqab a veil which shows only the eyes, as she walks with another, wearing the hijab, or headscarf, left, in downtown Cairo, Egypt (file) Egypt has long valued its ro