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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Community Gardens Grow Green Space in New York City FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Faith Lapidus. This week, on our program we play new music from Alison Krauss and Union Station answer
Some Tunisians Concerned About Ruling Islamist Party's Aims After winning a little more than 40 percent of the seats in Tunisia's new Constituent Assembly, the moderate Islamist Ennahda party is in talks with secular rivals about forming a coalition
Battered Gadhafi Hometown Faces Long Recovery In former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's hometown, the process of cleaning up from weeks of fierce fighting has begun. Sirte was the last battleground in the uprising that led to Gadhafi's ouster and dea
Smile, Youre on a Candid Speed Camera This is NOT a birdhouse! In a familiar old-time movie scene, a policeman on a motorcycle hides behind a billboard, waiting to roar out, siren wailing, after a driver who's speeding past. In the 1950s, car-mounted
Nearly 10 million new cases of tuberculosis are expected this year. The disease is more prevalent than ever, and the world's drug researchers don't seem to be making much headway. Tuberculosis is a stubborn disease to treat. The current regimen for s
Sanitation Pioneer Offers India's 'Untouchable' Women New Lease on Life Soon after it gained independence, modern India outlawed discrimination against so-called untouchables, the lowest of social classifications outlined in Hindu scripture. In reali
Each year in the United States, hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of unclaimed property - especially stock certificates, jewelry left in safe-deposit boxes, and seemingly forgotten money in checking accounts - are turned over to state government
Tunisians Actively Contemplating Democratic Elections in October The North African country of Tunisia was to have held its first ever democratic elections this month. The vote has been delayed until October, as authorities finalize a process that exp
Economics Report - Using the Internet and Social Media to Search for a Job This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The job market is more competitive than ever for millions of workers around the world. In America, one reason right now is th
Cold War Films Reflected Shifting US Attitudes In 1946 speech, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill coined the term Iron Curtain to describe the physical and symbolic wall separating East and West across Europe. Churchill's speech signaled the be
New Initiative Provides Better Treatment for Pediatric AIDS A new initiative has been launched to provide more and better treatment to children infected with HIV. Organizers say pediatric AIDS in developing countries should be considered a neglected
Funding Crisis Adds to Ramadan Hardship in Palestinian Territories Muslims around the world are observing the second week of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting from sun-up to sun-down. The month is difficult anytime for many. This year it is proving
Former US Intelligence Chiefs: Pakistan Must Stop Playing Both Sides The relationship between the United States and Pakistan has been severely strained in recent months. Two former top U.S. intelligence officials say the relationship has been sorely
Archaeologists Hope to Solve Ancient Mystery Many archaeologists believe humans first migrated to North America over the Bering Strait 15,000-to-18,000 years ago. They lived a nomadic lifestyle of hunting and gathering. Then, starting about 2,000 yea
Egypt's most famous tourism sites, including the great pyramids and the antiquities museum in Cairo, have reopened after being closed during the popular uprising and political tumult. Egypt's key industry - tourism - returns after weeks of protests a
To Overcome High Unemployment, Haitians Develop Handicraft Businesses Unemployment in Haiti is 40% - the rate of underemployment is even higher. But as high as that sounds, it's actually much lower than 10 years ago. One reason for that is the resour
70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Approaches On Dec. 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy staged a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. Five U.S. battleships sank or were severely damaged, several hundred warplanes were destroyed and
More New Authors Turn to Self-Publishing More and more authors are taking control of their future by self-publishing their work. In fact, more books are self-published than are issued by traditional publishers, according to Bowker, which compiles pub
Iconic Designer Coco Chanel Still Inspires Coco Chanel was one of the world's all-time great couturiers. She died in 1971 at the age of 87. Her rags-to-riches tale inspired films, plays and television series. Book authors have also found her story wo
Farming Helps Refugees Put Down Roots For refugees, starting over in a new country can feel like landing on a new planet. Its difficult enough to understand daily life, much less face the challenges of finding a job. In Americas Pacific Northwest, a