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By David McAlary Washington 10 January 2006 Before you continue thinking about our Milky Way galaxy as a peaceful, spiral disk of stars slowly rotating through the heavens, consider this: It is hungri
AS IT IS 2013-07-12 2000 to 2010: A Period of "Unprecedented" Weather Extremes, Scientists Say From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Welcome to the show. Im Caty Weaver. Today, two reports about the environment. One explores climate condit
By Noel King El Fasher,Sudan 27 February 2007 The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Luis Moreno Ocampo, on Tuesday revealed the names of two people suspected of war crimes in Sudan's embattled Darfur region, where fo
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 22 December 2006 In Somalia, Islamist fighters and government troops continue to battle each other near the government stronghold of Baidoa, with each side claiming to have killed hundreds of troops of the other side's. Cat
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 19 November 2006 Finance ministers and central bankers from 20 powerful economies meeting in Australia have urged an early resumption of stalled global trade talks and greater cooperation against illegal financing. ---- The
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 25 October 2006 Some 60 million eligible Nigerian voters are expected to visit 120,000 polling centers to register as Nigeria begins the long-awaited voters registration exercise. Some question marks have been raised about
By Ron Corben Bangkok 23 June 2006 Foreign ministers attending a meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference have raised concerns over continuing violence in Thailand's largely southern Muslim provinces. The Thai government has responded t
Animal-Related Diseases Concern Scientists Health researchers and wildlife biologists say the number of infectious diseases that have jumped the boundary from animals to humans and between animal species is on the rise. Scientists believe the increas
St. Petersburg Tops Moscow as Russia's Leading Tourist Destination With its waterways and canals, St. Petersburg has long been called the Venice of the North. Now, with visitors outnumbering inhabitants, Russias second-largest city may one day rival
Burma's Exiled Activists Consider Returning Home Political crackdowns were the once-defining images of Burma's notorious military regime. Since 1988, thousands of civilians were killed or thrown in prison. Many more escaped abroad. Activist Khin Ohma
Scientists Explore Hallucinogen Treatments for PTSD, Sex Abuse Victims Fresh look No one is more aware of the stigma attached to psychedelics than Rick Doblin, director of the Multi-Disciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), a drug deve
Rising Violence Against Egyptian Women Worries Rights Activists Women played a major role in the revolution that brought down Egypt's old government. But nearly two years on, many say they have seen little reward. In terms of physical security, activ
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he expects NATO defense ministers to discuss how to resume their formal dialogue with Russia when he meets with them Thursday and Friday in Krakow, Poland. The NATO-Russia dialogue was suspended after Russia
Terrorist Attack Victims and Heroes Remembered in New York On a day as clear as September 11, 2001, President Barack Obama and former president George W. Bush walked with their wives to the memorial pools built in the footprints of the former twin to
NigeriaPursuesal-QaidaAffiliatedTerroristsBehindUNBombing Nigerian security services are hunting for those behind last month's bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Abuja that killed 23 people. Muslim fundamentalists who claimed responsibilit
Unusual Mars Rock Surprises Rover Scientists Curiosity's engineers on Earth put the drilling and sampling tools on the rover's robotic arm to full use this week as they assessed the makeup of the pyramid-shaped rock. The sample is named Jake Matijevi
Indian PM Calls on Anti-Corruption Activist to End Hunger Strike 印度总理呼吁反腐分子停止绝食 India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called on activist Anna Hazare to end his hunger strike being conducted to call for tougher anti-cor
In India, a bloc of leftist parties is withdrawing support to the Congress-led coalition to protest the government's decision to go ahead with a controversial civilian nuclear deal with the United States. But as Anjana Pasricha reports, the governme
By Bill Gasperini Moscow 16 June 2006 Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev, left, speaks at The Group of Eight countries interior ministers meeting in Moscow Justice and security ministers from the Group of Eight countries have pledged to bet
A three-day international conference on African development has kicked off in Japan. It is expected Japan will encourage economic cooperation between Asia and Africa. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to aid Africa's growth through public an