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Health Report - Mouth X-Rays and the Brain; Infected Gums Do Not Cause Heart Attacks This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study suggests that dental X-rays may increase the risk of the most common kind of brain tumor. However, experts
By Scott Stearns White House 04 January 2006 U.S. First Lady Laura Bush will attend the inauguration of Liberian president-elect Ellen Johnson Sirleaf later this month. She will be joined by Secretary
By Jordan Davis Dakar 15 February 2007 The speaker of Liberia's House of Representatives resigned Thursday, following a boycott of his legislative sessions by many lawmakers. Jordan Davis reports from VOA's regional bureau in Dakar. Edwin Snowe (Jan
By Challiss McDonough Cairo, Egypt 12 September 2006 watch Embassy Attack report Syrian security officers gather in front the U.S Embassy after an attack in Damascus, Sept. 12, 2006 Syrian security forces say they have foiled a terrorist attack on t
By Barry Newhouse/Margaret Besheer Istanbul/Kani Masi, Iraq 28 June 2007 There is growing concern in Turkey and in northern Iraq about a Turkish military buildup for a possible incursion against Kurdish rebel bases in Iraqi territory. From Istanbul,
By Gary Thomas Washington 23 February 2006 An attack on a Shiite Muslim shrine in Iraq has sparked a wave of violence between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims. More than 130 people, most of them Sunnis, have
Conservation Project at Risk from Mai Mai Attack The hunt continues for the Mai Mai militia that attacked a DRC conservation project in June. Six people were killed, as well as 14 endangered animals called Okapi, or forest giraffe. The attack occurre
Nigerian Churches Ramp Up Security Against Attack Risk Near-daily violence in northern Nigeria is increasingly targeting churches. Bombings and other attacks have killed dozens of Christians in recent months. Armed policeman keep watch outside this A
Anger, Fear Sweep Europe After Algeria Attack British Prime Minister David Cameron postponed a key speech on Europe to deal with the hostage crisis Friday. After chairing an emergency meeting with ministers, he briefed parliament. I offered UK techni
Sectarian Terror Attack Fuels Afghan-Pakistan Tension This week's suicide bomb attack that killed dozens of Shi'ite Muslims at a Kabul shrine has significantly heightened tensions between Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan. The Afghan president has
U.S. President Barack Obama begins his first foreign trip since taking office when he heads to Canada on Thursday. Pres. Obama steps out of his limousine before departure from Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, 18 Feb 2009 White House offi
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 Michael Drudge London 07 March 2006 The attorney general of the United States has conceded mistakes were made in the handling of some prisoners captured in the war on terror, but he has told a Euro
By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 18 May 2006 watch Gator Killings report Florida wildlife officials are warning residents to avoid areas where alligators are on the prowl. Three women have been killed
By Lauren Comiteau Amsterdam 04 June 2007 Prosecutors and clerks in Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague, the Netherlands, 04 Jun 2007 The trial of Charles Taylor opened without the accused in the dock Monday in The Hague, as the former Liberi
By Deborah Tate Washington 15 May 2007 The White House says President Bush still has confidence in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, despite controversy over his handling of the firing of federal prosecutors and of the reauthorization of a clandesti
By Jim Malone Washington 13 March 2007 A political firestorm has erupted between Congress and the Bush administration over the firing of federal prosecutors late last year. U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales acknowledged Tuesday that mistakes wer
By Steve Herman Tokyo 04 January 2006 Japan's prime minister, who just days earlier vowed to improve relations with Asian neighbors in the new year, has lashed out at criticism from Beijing and Seoul
By Selah Hennessy Dakar 06 June 2007 Defendants and human rights activists in Mauritania are celebrating the acquittal Tuesday of more than 20 suspected Islamic radicals, calling it a sign of judiciary independence. They also say the threat of terror
By Sabina Castelfranco Modena 07 September 2007 Thousands of mourners are bidding farewell to Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti in his hometown of Modena. The opera star died Thursday from cancer and is lying in state inside the city's cathedral as peo