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Life of Bruce Lee Takes the Stage in 'Kung Fu' 李小龙用生命演绎功夫 Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. Im June Simms. On the show today, we play music from The Boss, Bruce Springsteen. But first, we go to New York to chec
Climate-Controlled Time Machine Tests Prairie Future Researchers from the University of Oregon have set up a kind of time machine to test how a warmer climate might affect grasslands and prairies around the world. Today, grasslands cover between 25 a
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 17 February 2008 Israel says it plans to continue crippling sanctions on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, despite international opposition. The announcement was made as three Palestinian gunmen and a civilian were killed in Isra
By Larry London Washington 24 September 2007 Corbin Bleu began his career at an early age as a model for major U.S. retailers and designer Tommy Hilfiger, later adding singing and dancing to his repertoire. Corbin rose to fame in the [U.S. cable TV]
By Lisa Schlein Tripoli, Libya 09 September 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, is welcomed by Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir in Khartoum, 06 Sep 2007 U.N. Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon says failure to achieve peace in Sudan's conflict-
By Raymond Thibodeaux Gouroukoun, Chad 21 April 2006 For the past three years, Chadians have taken in Sudanese refugees fleeing attacks by Arab militias backed by Sudan's government. Now, they say the
U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, the elder statesman of America's most famous political family, is dead at the age of 77 (born 2/22/32) after a battle with brain cancer. He was the youngest brother of slain President John Kennedy. The life of the Massac
By Alex Villarreal Washington 30 October 2007 The United States is now accepting entries for its annual visa lottery, which has brought more than 500,000 immigrants into the country since 1995. But the lottery faces an uncertain future. Both the U.S.
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 02 May 2007 Majority Democrats intend to maintain pressure on President Bush over Iraq in coming months, despite the president's veto of war funding legislation containing a timeline for withdrawing U.S. forces. VOA's Dan
By Michael Bowman Washington 08 April 2007 The fierce debate in Washington over funding U.S. troops in Iraq continues. Meanwhile, a car bomb attack has killed 17 people and wounded 26 near a health clinic and mosque south of Baghdad, U.S. military an
By Nico Colombant Abidjan 05 April 2006 As former West African warlord Charles Taylor seeks a defense team for his trial at the special war crimes court for Sierra Leone, human rights activists are ca
By Noel King Juba, Southern Sudan 05 January 2006 Young children carrying school books in Nyala, southern Darfur region of Sudan (File photo - Feb 16, 2005) It has been one year since a landmark peace
By Cathy Majtenyi Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 24 October 2007 As Ethiopia ushers in a new millennium according to its unique calendar, many Ethiopians are concerned about the direction the country is taking. Opposition politicians claim they are denied fre
By Brian Wagner Miami 21 November 2007 Cuba has set January 20 as the date for national elections that will determine whether ailing leader Fidel Castro will remain the island's president. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the vote may confirm the
By Sean Maroney Washington 21 December 2007 Earlier this month, Venezuelan voters rejected President Hugo Chavez's sweeping constitutional reform plan. His former defense minister, General Raul Baduel, was among the opponents of the plan, and he tell
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 12 October 2006 Kenya's foreign affairs minister is expressing his frustration over recent events in Somalia and their effect on his country, saying Somali refugees are carrying guns into Kenya and adding to insecurity. Mea
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 September 2007 The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, says she sees little cause for optimism in the unfolding tragedy in Darfur. But she says recent, more vigorous efforts to find a political solution t
By David Gollust Washington 08 May 2006 Condoleezza Rice (l) and President Bush President Bush says he is asking Congress for $225 million in emergency food aid for Sudan's devastated Darfur region. I
By Tendai Maphosa London 15 March 2007 Ghanaian President John Kufuor, who holds the rotating African Union chairmanship, has called the turmoil in Zimbabwe very embarrassing and says the AU was doing all it could to help the embattled country. Mr.
By Gary Thomas Washington 11 October 2007 Pakistan held its presidential election when lawmakers voted October 6. The incumbent military ruler, General Pervez Musharraf, easily won the most votes, but his victory is not yet official because of a pend