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The government in Congo Kinshasa says it has no information to substantiate accusations that some senior commanders of Congo's army are working alongside ethnic Hutu militias in the exploitation of minerals in eastern Congo. The allegation was made
By Bill Gasperini Moscow 01 January 2006 Russia's natural gas monopoly Gazprom headquarters in Moscow, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006 Russia began the process of cutting off natural gas supplies to neighboring
If you look around at the men and women whom you can call happy, you will see that they all have certain things in common. The most important of these things is an activity which at most gradually builds up something that you are glad to see coming
By Parke Brewer Turin, Italy 17 February 2006 watch Ice Dancers report American Melissa Gregory almost gave up her ice-dancing career when her partner left her to return to school. Russian Denis Petuk
By Terry FitzPatrick Cape Town 21 April 2008 A new type of business consultant is emerging in South Africa. They help companies complete racial scorecards the government now requires under its black economic empowerment program. Some observers say th
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Researchers say more than half of young people who use MySpace often discuss high-risk behaviors. Two studies of the social networking site recently appeared in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent
By Jessica Berman Washington 22 February 2006 U.S. astronomers have discovered two moons orbiting Pluto, an icy planet smaller than our moon. Scientists found the moons while surveying the sky as part
By Elena Mikhailova New York City 29 May 2008 One of Russia's most popular fashion designers has opened her first clothing store in the U.S. Teenager Kira Plastinina's designs are already a hit in her homeland and now she is hoping to find success in
Aviation investigators have arrived in the town of Clarence Center, in western New York State, to sift through the wreckage of a commuter plane that crashed into a house late Thursday evening, bursting into flames and killing all 49 persons aboard a
Executives of major U.S. banks faced tough questions Wednesday from U.S. lawmakers frustrated by the slow pace of lending by institutions that received federal bail out money. Lawmakers also vented their anger over high salaries and bonuses in the f
The African Union's peacekeeping force in Somalia has reached 50 percent of authorized strength for the first time, with more reinforcements expected soon. Africa Union peacekeepers man entrance to the presidential palace in the embattled Somalia ca
US Public Split Over NSA Surveillance 美国公众对隐私被监视看法有分歧 一个互联网隐私团体已经要求美国最高法院调查政府 在过去的七年 的监视通话记录。民调显示,美国人在这个问题上有分歧。
By Scott Bobb Caia, Central Mozambique 14 March 2007 For weeks, relief officials have been trying to cope with a human disaster caused by flooding in central Mozambique's Zambezi River basin. The floods have destroyed the homes and crops of more tha
Top leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition government say they have agreed on a plan to pursue impeachment proceedings against President Pervez Musharraf. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad, where Pakistan People's Party leader Asif Zardari
By Leta Hong Fincher Washington, DC 18 July 2006 watch Policy Crises report The Bush administration is facing a series of simultaneous foreign policy crises from the Middle East to the Korean peninsula. The U.S. military is already heavily committed
The last time I went to the doctor for a checkup, she told me that I needed to start taking some dietary supplements that had the vitamins and minerals that my body needed to stay healthy. I told her that I ate a balanced diet, but she said that many
By Sonja Pace Habur Crossing, on the Turkey-Iraq Border 06 November 2007 Tensions again loom along the Turkey-Iraq border with a Turkish military incursion into northern Iraq and economic sanctions still a possibility despite diplomatic efforts to ca
The UN Children's Fund is leading a campaign to get thousands of children displaced by the war in Georgia back to school. UNICEF says getting children, who are traumatized by war back into a structured school program, will help them regain their sen
By Derek Kilner Nair 10 February 2008 The United Nations' top humanitarian official has concluded a visit to camps for people displaced by post-election violence in Kenya. He said arrangements should be made to accommodate many of the displaced for a
President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress in a few hours seeking support from Democratic and Republican lawmakers and the American people for an overhaul of the U.S. health care system. Majority Democrats vow to push forw