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US Aid Groups Organize HIV/AIDS Camps in Africa In parts of the world where it is summer time and schools are out, many kids go to camps for different activities and fun. In Africa, there is a growing trend among U.S.-based aid groups to organize HIV
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 31 May 2007 For the second time in two weeks, the widespread distribution of leaflets urging Kenyans to rise up against the government has put Kenyan authorities on high alert. From Nairobi, VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu has deta
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 21 March 2007 Former Vice President Al Gore has testified before Congress on the dangers posed by global warming. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, the environmentalist and former presidential candidate urged lawmakers to take
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 05 February 2006 Green balloons bearing writings 'Yes to Life' and 'Pro-life Movement', are seen in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, February 5, 2006 Marking the Italian
By Noel King Khartoum 09 January 2007 The governor of the U.S. state of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, visited Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday in an attempt to get holdout Darfur rebel groups to agree to a 60-day ceasefire with the Sudanese governmen
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The United States government might place new restrictions on a commonly used painkiller. Taking too much acetaminophen can cause liver damage and even death. Last week, a group of experts advised the Fo
By David Gollust State Departrment 21 February 2007 The international quartet on the Middle East has urged the pending new Palestinian unity government to recognize Israel's right to exist. The Quartet meeting, late Wednesday in Berlin, followed U.S.
By David Gollust State Department 26 December 2006 The United States said Tuesday Ethiopia has genuine security concerns in Somalia and has intervened at the request of that country's legitimate governing authority. But the State Department called o
By David Gollust United Nations 22 September 2006 Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, in a U.N. General Assembly speech Friday, accused Russia of what he termed a gangster occupation of the disputed Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Oss
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 27 February 2006 An Indian Security personnel stands guard at the Purana Qila, or Old Fort, in New Delhi, where President Bush is scheduled to deliver a speech during his
By Al Pessin Washington 20 March 2007 A senior U.S. military officer says he expects Afghan Taleban insurgents to launch a new series of attacks starting Wednesday to mark the Afghan New Year. The officer spoke at a news conference at the Pentagon, a
By Zulima Palacio Carroll County, Maryland 22 September 2009 The bog turtle In Maryland, environmental officials are working to save one of the smallest and rarest turtles in North America. The bog turtle had the power to move an entire highway proj
The United Nations' World Meteorological Organization says there is a close relationship between weather-climate systems and global pollution. The organization says these relationships also affect people's health. The World Meteorological Organizati
By Leta Hong Fincher Washington, D.C. 06 February 2007 watch Depression report Postpartum depression affects about 15 percent of women in the weeks and months after giving birth. As Leta Hong Fincher reports, some health professionals and advocates
By Deborah Tate Washington 09 February 2006 In Washington, key lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at boosting U.S. efforts to curb the threat posed by conventional weapons, including shoulder
By Scott Stearns White House 14 June 2007 President Bush is urging Iraqis to renounce sectarian violence the day after suspected al-Qaida militants bombed a revered Shi'ite shrine in Samarra. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. B
By Carolyn Weaver New York 09 February 2007 watch Human Trafficking report A coalition of women's and human-rights advocates in the United States is pressing New York state legislators to pass a law against human trafficking. Investigators say that
By Scott Stearns St. Petersburg 17 July 2006 President Bush and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have agreed to continue improving cooperation on alternative energy and trade. The leaders met in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the sidelines
By Jim Malone Washington 14 May 2008 Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton is looking for renewed momentum after trouncing rival Barack Obama in Tuesday's West Virginia primary. But most political analysts continue to believe Clinton is r
By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 17 October 2006 watch report Russian NGOs By October 18th, all foreign non-governmental organizations operating in Russia must submit their paperwork to seek registration by the Russian authorities - or else their activities