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From NPR news. This is All Things Considered. I'm Melissa Block. And I'm Michelle Norris. Beijing Opera is largely seen as a dying art in China. 40 years ago, 2000 troupes crisscrossed China performing traditional operas. Now there are just 76. NPR's
by Adam Freedman Todays topic: Is the Arizona immigration law constitutional. And now, your daily dose of legalese: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship with any reader. In other words, although I am a lawyer, Im not your lawy
By Carolyn Weaver Washington, D.C. 29 September 2006 watch Weaver's report Both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives have approved controversial new legislation proposed by President Bush on the treatment and trials of terror suspects in
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Beverly Sills, 1929-2007: A Beautiful Voice for Opera and the Arts STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Beverly Sills. Her clear sopran
Negotiators from Zimbabwe's three political parties are meeting in South Africa to try to reach agreement on an amendment to the constitution that would enable the formation of a government of national unity. Peta Thornycroft, reporting from Harare,
Images of Belarus police clubbing presidential candidates have drawn condemnation from around the world. What does the future hold for Alexander Lukashenko? Western observers called his election to a fourth term on Sunday fraudulent. The Obama admini
Delegates from 171 countries and several hundred civic groups are meeting next week in Uruguay to discuss ways to reduce tobacco consumption around the world. A controversial report published on the eve of the meeting says some of the proposed measur
SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Today marks the anniversary of the deadliest industrial disaster in New York City history. In 1911, 146 garment workers - most of them immigrants - lost their lives in a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. The fire devastat
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: For many people, New Orleans is all about jazz, but there is also a deep history of opera in the city. And OperaCreole, an opera company founded in New Orleans, is resurrecting classical and opera music written by composers
By Bill Gasperini Moscow 15 June 2006 Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Georgian counterpart Mikhail Saakashvili this week in an attempt to improve relations that have become severely strained over economic and political issues. The two men i
By Margaret Besheer New York 19 April 2008 Pope Benedict told American Catholic clergy and nuns on Saturday that the Church in the United States must work to overcome its divisions, saying this is a time of healing and purification, after the sexual
By Greg Flakus Austin, Texas 04 August 2006 watch Austin Bat Colony report A bat in the Austin, Texas colony In many parts of the world, bats rank with snakes, spiders, scorpions and other members of the animal kingdom that are regarded as creepy or
By Paula Wolfson Washington 14 May 2006 President Bush is preparing to address the American people on the controversial issue of illegal immigration. Mr. Bush will make a nationally broadcast speech M
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 12 October 2006 watch US Terrorism Report Last month, portions of a classified U.S. government intelligence estimate on global terrorism were leaked to the media, which reported the document as saying the war in Iraq
By Valer Gergely Washington, D.C. 11 April 2007 Watch Environment Exhibit The effects of environmental degradation have been increasingly seen as contributing to conflict in various parts of the world. The growing scarcity of natural resources as a
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 03 November 2007 Pakistan's President General Pervez Musharraf has declared a state of emergency and suspended the constitution. In a nationally broadcast address, he partly blamed the judiciary for bringing Pakistan to wh
By Nico Colombant Dakar 18 December 2006 Chad rebels are dismissing an effort by President Idriss Deby to reach out to one of the many rebel movements operating near the border with Sudan. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from our regional bureau in Dak
Villagers gather in front of a dam near the village of Labgar in northern Senegal on 12 Nov 2009. There is little to show for it apart from small acacia shrubs, but Senegal's leader believes in a Great Green Wall that will stem desertification across
Vice President Joe Biden is visiting U.S. soldiers and Iraqi political leaders on the first trip by a top U.S. leader to Iraq since the June 30 withdrawal of US combat troops from Iraqi towns and cities. Biden's trip comes amid a surge of insurgent
Broadcast on COAST TO COAST: July 10, 2003 AA: I'm Avi Arditti, Rosanne Skirble is away. This week on WORDMASTER -- a look at some of the ten-thousand new words and meanings in a popular American dictionary. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary co