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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A researcher says three hundred forty-three thousand AIDS deaths in South Africa in the last ten years could have been prevented. Nicoli Nattrass blames the former government of Thabo Mbeki for del
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Three years ago, a study of overfishing led to sharp debate. It warned that the world's ocean fish could be almost gone by the middle of the century. Now, a new study offers more hope. It shows tha
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 22 December 2006 In South Africa where AIDS each year kills 350,000, mostly poor people, many South Africans remain uninformed about the disease and how it might affect their lives. But this year the AIDS death of her
By Ron Corben Bangkok 25 May 2007 Burma's military leaders have extended their detention of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi for another year, despite growing international pressure. Government sources say Burmese officials visited her residence Frida
By Zulima Palacio Kauai, Hawaii 22 June 2007 Seabirds such as albatross, shearwaters and boobies are extraordinary animals that live at sea for most of their lives. They fly great distances and seldom come to land to remind us that they still exist.
By Lisa Bryant San Sebastian, Spain 20 April 2006 After nearly 40 years of separatist violence, Spain's ETA terrorist group has announced a permanent ceasefire. The separatist organization has killed
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 21 March 2007 Judges sentenced Islamic militant Hasanuddin to 20 years in prison for masterminding the grisly beheadings of the three teenage Christian schoolgirls three years ago, buying the machetes used to kill them
By Jim Malone Washington 16 March 2006 Government prosecutors are trying to overcome a major legal setback in the death penalty case against Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person tried and convicted in
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 26 June 2006 President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, center, signs into law the bill abolishing death penalty as Senator Juan Flavier, left, and House Speaker Jose De Venecia applause during a ceremony Malacanang palace in Mani
For Freed Inmate, Painful Memories of Life on Death Row The execution in Texas of a man alleged to have been mentally disabled has once again brought attention to the issue of capital punishment in the United States. Nearly 1,300 people have been exe
China Slams Western Involvement in S. China Sea Issue Chinese patrols in waters also claimed by Vietnam and the Philippines are deepening animosities in the South China Sea. What were most concerned about at the moment is that tensions are going up a
Indonesia Working to Soothe South China Sea Tensions Chinese patrols in waters that Vietnam and the Philippines also claim have heightened tensions in the mineral-rich South China Sea. Vietnamese protestors condemn what they call a Chinese invasion o
US: Meles' Death Loss for Sudan Peace Process Prime Minister Meles Zenawi played an active role in helping end the long-running civil war in Sudan. The U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, Princeton Lyman, says his passing is a great loss. H
Clinton Backs Vietnamese Efforts to Resolve S. China Sea Dispute China Marine Surveillance vessels patrol the South China Sea as part of Beijing's bid to advance sovereignty and jurisdiction over the waters - parts of which are claimed by Vietnam, th
Tobacco-Caused Deaths Projected to Increase Further Virtually all experts on tobacco use recognize it as the single most preventable cause of death worldwide. At the American Cancer Society, Nathan Grey focuses on global health issues. Each year, tob
Death Row Exonerated Seek End to Death Penalty in US A new Gallup Poll shows that support for the death penalty in the United States remains high, but down to 61 percent from 80 percent in 1994. Part of the reason is the possibility of innocent inmat
Deaths Rise as Outlawed Kurdish Guerrillas Continue Fight The Kurds are the worlds largest ethnic minority without a nation of its own. Less than 20 percent live in northern Iraq where they have achieved regional autonomy. But others are still fighti
Anti-GadhafiForcesSayReadytoTakePro-GadhafiStrongholds The head of Libya's National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, says the deadline has passed for a negotiated surrender of three cities held by pro-Gadhafi forces - Bani Walid, Sirte and
Unrest Ripples Across Troubled Middle East Tensions continue to mount in a number of Syrian cities after violent crackdowns against anti-government protesters. Witnesses say government forces have surrounded the town of Banias, and clashes have been
Gadhafi Death Marks End of NATO Mission NATO's operations against Moammar Gadhafi's forces began in March, with French and British airstrikes on Libyan army positions. And it was French warplanes that ultimately brought the mission to an end, bombing