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Istanbul International Film Festival Kicks Off This week the city of Istanbul is hosting a ground-breaking international film festival. Called Crime and Punishment, it is focusing on military coups. Turkey is no stranger to coups with its military se
Civil Rights Pioneer Rosa Parks Honored with Capitol Statue It's a lasting tribute to Rosa Parks -- known as the mother of the U.S. civil rights movement. Dignitaries gathered to unveil a nearly three-meter-tall bronze sculpture of Parks in the U.S.
The tropical night descends on a quiet beach, but just off shore, beneath the tranquil waves things are busy. A group of research scientists are scouring a coral reef looking for fish, or more accurately, the parasitic passengers attached to the fish
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 11 July 2006 Hispanic activists meeting in Los Angeles hope to see immigration reform in the United States, but say reform efforts seem to be stalled in Congress. The members of the National Council of La Raza, a Hispa
By Bill Rodgers Washington. D.C. 29 March 2006 watch Civil War report A grieving widow touches her husband's coffin as it is carried to a cemetery The continuing sectarian violence in Iraq has raised
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 11 September 2006 Five years ago, the United States was struck by the most devastating terrorist attack in its history. Subsequent investigations indicated that al-Qaida - a radical Islamic group led by Osama bin Laden
By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 27 January 2006 Thousands of Palestinian activists from the once ruling Fatah party protested in Gaza Friday night and called on party leaders to resign. The demand comes after
A huge crowd has gathered in central Cairo calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down. The opposition has called for one million people to protest. Crowds headed on foot for Cairo's Tahrir Square throughout the day Tuesday. They included women
In Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, who won a landslide victory in the country's first election in seven years, has called on her main rival to cooperate in restoring democracy. The appeal came after her opponent rejected the election results. Former Bang
By Phuong Tran Dakar 23 February 2007 Filmmakers, fans and critics are preparing to attend one of Africa's largest film festivals known as FESPACO. As theaters are shutting down across Africa, the festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso opening this S
By Crystal Park Washington 21 February 2007 watch Celebrity Activists report It is the latest trend in Hollywood- picking a cause to support. But amidst the helpful spirit lies deep skepticism about celebrities' motives. VOA's Crystal Park takes a l
By Challiss McDonough Broummana, Lebanon 21 July 2006 People flee southern cities and towns in Lebanon with white flags attached to their vehicles The Lebanese government estimates that half a million people have been forced from their homes by Isra
By Anjana Pasricha Bagkok 23 April 2006 Congress President Sonia Gandhi, center, gives a job card to a villager, second left, during the inauguration of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Program
By Nico Colombant Abidjan 30 March 2006 The U.N. helicopter sets off from Monrovia airport, Liberia, March 29, 2006, with captured former Liberian President Charles Taylor, en route to Sierra Leone Li
By Ron Corben Bangkok 16 May 2007 Burmese authorities have been arresting activists and opposition party members in the commercial capital Rangoon, as they staged vigils for the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. As Ron Corben reports fro
By Carolyn Weaver New York 09 February 2007 watch Human Trafficking report A coalition of women's and human-rights advocates in the United States is pressing New York state legislators to pass a law against human trafficking. Investigators say that
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 11 January 2007 The International Committee of the Red Cross is calling for respect for international humanitarian law in Somalia. It says it is deeply concerned about the plight of the civilian population, the war wounded, an
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 June 2006 At least seven Palestinian civilians have been killed in Israeli shelling in the Gaza Strip. Injured girl is treated by medics at hospital in northern Gaza Strip, Friday Israeli artillery shells slammed into a
By Joseph Mok Washington, DC 12 September 2006 watch Native American Comanche Comanche is a Native American people known as the Lords of the Plains in the Great Plains in the Central United States. From this tribe rose the famous Code Talkers of Wor
By Al Pessin Pentagon 03 August 2006 The commander of all U.S. forces in the Middle East told Congress Thursday that militants are trying to push Iraq into civil war, but he also said he believes the Iraqi government and military can prevent that if