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By Carol Pearson Washington 16 July 2007 Midsection fat can lead to many health problems Medical researchers have been looking for what some people call a magic bullet (magic pill) in their hunt to fight rising obesity rates worldwide. In less than
Despite long-standing opposition to NATO, Russia cooperated with the Western defense alliance on a number of military, political and humanitarian projects. But Russia says it feels threatened by NATO's eastward expansion and the prospect of possible
Delegations from the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the rebel National Congress for Defense of the People, or CNDP, gathered for a second day of talks at the U.N. compound in Nairobi. Mediators have expressed high hopes for the
Zimbabwe Prime Minister-Designate Morgan Tsvangirai says he may not take part in Monday's planned summit of southern African leaders to resume Zimbabwe crisis talks. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA from Harare the MDC says the government of Preside
By Al Pessin Pentagon 17 August 2007 The second-ranking U.S. commander in Iraq says he is trying to convince Iraqi Shi'ite extremists that working with Iran will have long-term negative consequences for Iraq. Lieutenant General Ray Odierno spoke via
New website makes it easier to donate directly to specific Haiti reconstruction projects Emma Jacobs | Boston, Massachusetts 02 June 2010 Concrete blocks transformed into livestock pens on the organic farm in Haiti that Boston physician Arielle Adrie
Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai and two senior members of his party were temporarily prevented from traveling to South Africa Thursday when Zimbabwe officials confiscated their passports and then returned them. Peta Thornycro
By Margaret Besheer Washington 18 August 2007 On Tuesday, suicide truck bombers killed at least 400 northern Iraqi villagers who belong to the Yazidi religious minority. Before now, little has been said about this Kurdish-speaking community living mo
The terrorist attack that left more than 170 people dead in the Indian city of Mumbai remains shrouded in mystery. Charges, countercharges, and sketchy and sometimes contradictory information have contributed to confusion about the attack. As VOA co
By Liz Noh Tokyo 14 September 2007 Almost 40 years after the U.S. moon missions, Japan's Space Agency has launched its much-delayed lunar orbiter. Liz Noh reports from Tokyo. A domestically-developed H2-A rocket, carrying a lunar orbiter, lifts off f
A second journalist is dead of gunshot wounds fired under suspicious circumstances in Russia's volatile Caucasus region this week. VOA Moscow correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports the death of the first journalist sparked an anti-government demonstra
By Jim Fry Washington 21 August 2007 Opinion polls in the United States show the public's approval of President Bush's performance is approaching a historic low for any modern president. The polls also show a decline in the public's embrace of the co
By Suzanne Presto New York 16 August 2007 Russia's ambassador to the United Nations says the Security Council should not take any action on Georgian allegations that Russia violated its airspace until after officials of the two countries carry out th
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named a former Nigerian president as his special envoy to help resolve the crisis in violence-wracked Eastern Congo. Mr. Ban also said Monday, that he is willing to go himself to Africa to meet with the preside
By Greg Flakus Austin, Texas 16 July 2007 Rev. Richard Elwood, blesses the grave at the burial for Lady Bird Johnson at the Lyndon Baines Johnson National Historical Park in Stonewall, Texas, 15 July 2007 Former First Lady Claudia Lady Bird Johnson w
World markets are sharply higher amid aggressive multinational efforts to unfreeze credit and reverse the global financial crisis. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. A trader checks screens on London stock market movements shortly after
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 12 July 2007 Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is to address the nation Thursday as al-Qaida issues calls to Pakistani Muslims to revolt against the government for its raid against militants in Islamabad's Red Mosque. Sec
With heavy hearts, the U.S. Men's Olympic Volleyball team decided to take the court Sunday, one day after the stabbing death in Beijing of a close relative of the head coach. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer is in the Chinese capital and has the story
The former Soviet republics of Georgia and Ukraine are allies engaged in similar attempts to establish democratic rule, to join NATO and realign themselves with the West, much to the displeasure of Russia. During the conflict in Georgia, Ukrainian P
By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 12 September 2007 The United States yesterday marked the sixth anniversary of the September, 11th 2001 terrorist attacks with ceremonies and tributes across the country. Leta Hong Fincher brings us this report. Tears w