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VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: Children in the Solomon Islands hunt for clothes after a tsunami hit their village of Titiana, where 15 people died, in April 2007 And I'm Shirley Griffith. O
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 11 September 2006 In public ceremonies and private reflections across the nation, and much of the world, people observed a moment of silence in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 victims of the September 11, 2001, terroris
By Stefan Bos Budapest 22 May 2006 Celebrations have broken out in the former Yugoslav republic of Montenegro, where official results show that a majority of voters said
By Peter Heinlein New York 28 June 2006 Montenegro has become the 192nd member state of the United Nations. Montenegro's president and top leaders of the world body marked the occasion with a flag-raising ceremony outside U.N. headquarters in New Yo
By Mandy Clark London 19 June 2008 On World Refugee Day Friday, as the world commemorates the plight of 11 million people who have fled their homes, the U.N. refugee agency has created a refugee village in the heart of London. The aim is to highligh
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 23 May 2008 An African Union summit on the issue of pan-African integration concluded in Arusha, Tanzania. AU Chairman Jakaya Kikwete reiterated the support for continued political integration, but focused on economic measures
By Ron Corben Bangkok 16 May 2008 A United Nations agency says that as many as one million children may be at risk of disease following Cyclone Nargis. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, the concerns come as efforts continue to persuade Burma's mili
The Australian government says it will not apologize to an Indian doctor, Mohamed Haneef, who was wrongly detained and charged in connection with bomb attacks in Britain in 2007. After an official report on Tuesday concluded that officials had made
Model Home Shows off Renewable Energy Technology in Senegal In Senegal, a model green house is showcasing renewable energy technologies as part of efforts between the Israeli and Senegalese government to improve food production and reduce dependence
Unrest Engulfs Parts of Middle East After Friday Prayers Large demonstrations were reported in over half a dozen Syrian cities Friday, as opponents of the government demanded more freedom and called on the government to release political prisoners. L
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard reaffirmed her support for the war in Afghanistan and pledged cooperation with the United States on issues in the Asia-Pacific region during an address to the U.S. Congress. Prime Minister Gillard delivered wha
South Sudan has issued a new argument to support its claim on a major oil field given to the North as part of the Abyei ruling last week at The Hague. Disputing the North's possession of the oil field, the South says the prized land is still part of
Lois Castle, 58, committed suicide at home with a revolver yesterday. Two police officers heard a single gunshot as they were about to knock on her front door. They were at her house to arrest her for the 1970 murder of her young stepdaughter. Castle
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 03 October 2006 watch State of Denial report The White House is fighting off allegations that President Bush is concealing the truth about the situation in Iraq. The charges appear in a new book entitled State of Den
Some people say that it's civic duty to give back to your community. That's true but for me, I want to do some volunteer work so that I can feel useful. I've been working at the same job for years and it's not at all rewarding. Yes, I make good money
By Paula Wolfson White House 01 August 2006 White House reaction to the news of Fidel Castro's illness has been cautious and restrained. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports, officials say there will be no change in policy now that his brother Raul, Cuba's d
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 15 April 2008 Police in Malaysia have stopped a speech by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to thousands of supporters in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, late Monday. Anwar is making a political comeback that is challenging the count
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 21 April 2008 An Indonesian court has sentenced two top leaders of the Southeast Asia terrorist group, Jemaah Islamiyah, to 15 years in prison each. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more. Zarkasih, believed to
By Paula Wolfson White House 17 October 2006 President Bush welcomed Muslim leaders to the White House Monday evening for the traditional meal that marks the end of the daily Ramadan fast. The guests also included Muslim-Americans who serve as fire-
By Stefan Bos Budapest 20 May 2006 Montenegro decides Sunday whether to seal the final breakup of the former Yugoslavia's six republics, when it votes in a referendum on severing its remaining links w