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By Jim Stevenson Shanghai, China 30 September 2007 The United States has placed third place at the Women's World Cup football tournament in China. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more from Hongkou Stadium in Shanghai, where the U.S. women were 4-1 winners ov
By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 30 September 2007 The head of the United States Drug Enforcement Agency has praised Pakistan as a model for eradicating drug production. But, she says more cooperation is needed from neighboring Afghanistan where record-hi
Top Priority for FBI In Minnesota: Somali Extremists在明尼苏达州联邦调查局优先考虑:索马里极端分子 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA U.S. law enforcement officials say preventing Somali Americans from aiding the terrorist organization al-Sh
By Carolyn Weaver New York 09 August 2007 Design is a topic most often associated with luxury goods. But an exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York focuses on innovative ways to address the needs of the world's poor. The objec
Five alleged conspirators in the September 11 attacks, who are on trial at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have told the judge they want to confess, and have withdrawn all legal motions filed as part of their defense. In the specially b
By Greg Flakus Guatemala City 07 September 2007 In spite of violence that claimed some 50 lives, officials in Guatemala say they are prepared to carry out an efficient and secure electoral process on Sunday when voters go to the polls to elect a new
The U.N. refugee agency says it is concerned about the safety of tens of thousands of displaced civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting between government and rebel forces threatens North Kivu's provincial capital Goma. Lis
By Carolyn Presutti Washington 06 May 2008 The group which annually releases a report on freedom around the world is now turning its attention to the United States. Freedom House has released a study on the status of American freedoms during the war
By Greg Flakus Albuquerque, New Mexico 14 July 2007 The part of U.S. history commonly called The Wild West or Old West, especially the colorful characters from the 19th century who were often at odds with the law, continue to fascinate people around
By Paul Sisco Washington 14 September 2007 They are the space probes that will not quit. Many of us are looking to retire after more than 30 years of work. Not NASA's two Voyager spacecraft, racing through interstellar space. VOA's Paul Sisco has mor
As the 19th century rolled into the 20th, a young entrepreneur named Henry Ford boasted, I will build a car for the great multitude. He tried and tried, naming each of his models of what was then called the horseless carriage after a succeeding lett
By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 12 September 2007 A top U.S. diplomat has praised the sacrifices Pakistan has made in fighting the increasing problem of extremism. During a visit to the South Asia region, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte al
By Peta Thornycroft Harare 27 May 2008 As Zimbabwe braces itself for a runoff in the presidential election, violence against people loyal to the Movement for Democratic Change, or MDC, has reached unprecedented levels. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai sa
A number of Muslim scholars are condemning a recent Islamic edict, or fatwah, by Syrian-born Saudi Sheikh Mohammed Salah al Munjid calling for Mickey Mouse to be put to death. The fatwah has been mocked and derided internationally as Edward Yeranian
By Sarah Simpson Oshogbo, Nigeria 02 September 2007 The dominant religions in Nigeria are Islam and Christianity, imported to West Africa generations ago. But traditional African religion has not been forgotten, especially among the Yoruba ethnic gro
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 May 2008 The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, says more than 200 child soldiers held by rebels have been demobilized following seven months of negotiations. UNICEF says the children, including one girl, were being hel
The United Nations secretary-general is expressing hope that two envoys he has dispatched to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda can contain what Ban Ki-Moon calls a very serious situation in the region. Speaking to reporters in the Indian c
The U.N. refugee agency reports more than 50,000 people have been forced to flee their homes by fighting in the Ituru region in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from UNHCR headquarters in Geneva. U.N. refugee s
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 17 September 2007 Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has launched his bid for a second five-year term, with the creation of a new political alliance and the support of several of the country's most powerful political leaders. Nick W
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 15 August 2007 Nigeria has won praise from the international community for free-market reforms that have spurred high levels of growth, slashed inflation and earned the country significant debt relief. And as Gilbert da Cost