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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 Economics Report. April is National Financial Literacy Month in the United States. As the country faces a deep recession, Americans are paying closer attention to personal finance. Some critics partly blame the crisis
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. For some people, the road to immediate satisfaction is laid with sod. A piece of sod has grass on the top and soil on the bottom. It can provide thick green grass without the work or wait required
By Kent Klein Washington 29 March 2008 Republicans and Democrats agree that help is needed for the sagging U.S. housing market and the ailing American economy in general. But President Bush and a Democratic lawmaker have made it clear they differ on
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
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has unveiled a stimulus plan worth more than $30 billion to fight the economic and financial downturn. French President Nicolas Sarkozy announces his economic stimulus plan on 04 Dec. 2008 in Douai, North of France T
The International Committee of the Red Cross, or ICRC, says hundreds of thousands of people in the Philippines war-torn Central Mindanao Province are facing a humanitarian crisis. But, it says, no one is paying attention. Lisa Schlein reports for VO
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 Margaret Besheer Washington 13 March 2007 watch Iraq Sunnis Shi'ite report For the last year, Iraq has been consumed by violence that has pitted Shi'ite Muslims against Sunni Muslims. Some see the battle as religious, dating to the 17th century d
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