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Major US Tax, Spending Decisions Could Hinge on November Elections Last week brought a tantalizing hint of movement in a politically divided legislature. The Democrat-controlled Senate passed a bill to retain current tax rates on earnings under $250,
Movie, Game Violence Are Focus in Wake of School Shooting When Chris Nolans film The Dark Knight Rises came out in July, the on-screen death and destruction served as the backdrop to a mass shooting during its premiere in Aurora, Colorado. The shoote
By Cheng Xiaohong Washington, DC 30 January 2007 watch She Loves Me report A heart-warming love story set in Budapest during the 1930s was recently staged at Arena Stage in Washington D.C. Elaine Lu takes a look at the musical She Loves Me. The plot
By Jim Malone Washington 16 February 2006 Vice President Dick Cheney appeared on television Wednesday and took full responsibility for accidentally shooting a hunting companion Saturday in Texas. It w
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 26 April 2006 The Fifth annual Tribeca Film Festival has opened in New York. For the first time, the massive festival will show films dealing with the event that led to i
By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 31 March 2008 Japan's jobless rate has risen for the first time in five months, and Chevron Corporation has discovered large offshore natural gas deposits in Vietnam. Naomi Martig in Hong Kong has more on these and other bus
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 18 February 2007 Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group Kumar Mangalam Birla, right, reacts as Managing Director of Hindalco Industries Ltd. Debu Bhattacharya replies to a question at a press conference in Mumbai, India, 11 F
By Michael Gutkin New York City 23 February 2007 watch Meet the Oscars report On Sunday, February 25, Hollywood's biggest stars will come together for the 79th annual Academy Awards. Hundreds of millions of movie fans around the world will watch to
By Barry Newhouse Irbil 30 May 2007 U.S.-led coalition forces have formally handed over the responsibility for security in three northern Iraqi provinces to the autonomous Kurdistan government. The carefully orchestrated handover ceremony emphasized
By Tendai Maphosa London 21 August 2007 Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan is in London after meeting in Jordan with Iraqis working on the massive refugee crisis. Four million Iraqis have been displaced by the war. Half are refugees, mostly in Jordan an
By Penelope Poulou Washington, DC 01 May 2006 watch United 93 report A movie about the tragic events of September 11, 2001 plays, for the first time ever, in the movie theaters. The film
By Brent Hurd Washington 27 March 2007 watch Rural Community Library The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has granted one million dollars to the group Rural Education and Development or READ, a non-government organization that establishes village li
By Barry Wood Mitrovica 25 January 2007 February 2 the United Nations proposal for the future status of the disputed territory of Kosovo will be delivered to Serbian and Kosovar authorities. VOA's Barry Wood reports from the city of Mitrovica in nort
By Dan Robinson Washington 29 June 2006 East Timor A U.S. official has told members of Congress that the Bush administration is committed to helping East Timor overcome its recent crisis amid continuing violence. --------- Deputy Assistant Secretary
Britain says Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe can expect more pressure from the international community due to the deteriorating situation in his country before Friday's presidential runoff vote. A senior official in London also says Britain supp
US,Iran,sanction,By Michael Bowman Washington 15 January 2006 High-ranking senators from both major U.S. political parties are urging prompt action to stem Iran's development of nuclear capabilities. The statements co
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 11 December 2006 The outside world has long looked to Africa as a source for raw materials. In Senegal, Indian firms are buying up metric tons of recycled metal, including aluminum. For VOA, Naomi Schwarz visited an aluminum p
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 07 September 2006 India has observed the centenary of its national song despite the divisions the celebrations have caused between Hindu nationalists and Muslims, many of whom refuse to sing the song. ------- Bollywood a
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 03 May 2006 Experts have told U.S. lawmakers the international community needs to act quickly to impose sanctions on Sudan's government in Khartoum in response to the situ
By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 17 October 2006 watch report Russian NGOs By October 18th, all foreign non-governmental organizations operating in Russia must submit their paperwork to seek registration by the Russian authorities - or else their activities