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By Lisa Bryant Paris 28 April 2006 French President Jacques Chirac looks on during a joint address with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, unseen, at the Elysee Palace French President Jacques Chirac c
Obama Signs Compromise Debt Ceiling Bill President Barack Obama has signed legislation Tuesday to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, averting a potential government default only hours before the deadline. The president called the bill an important first st
Unit 43 What Caused the K-T Mass Extinction? The latter part of the Cretaceous Period was a time of continental drift and accompanying volcanic activity. The supercontinent was splitting up and the continents were taking on their modern-day forms. Ma
By Greg Flakus Houston 02 August 2007 A bridge spanning the Mississippi River in the Midwestern city of Minneapolis collapsed Wednesday, during the evening rush hour, dumping scores of vehicles into the river. At least seven people died and local hos
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 26 March 2008 Somalia Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein is promising to help speed delivery of relief to desperately needy citizens, as humanitarian agencies warn of an impending humanitarian catastrophe in the war-ravag
By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 24 April 2006 watch Chernobyl Anniversary On April 26, 1986, a massive explosion tore through Reactor Number Four at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It was the most devastat
By Meredith Buel Washington 30 January 2007 A new report by an independent policy and research organization says Iraq is rapidly descending into an all-out civil war and urges U.S. officials to begin planning how to contain such a conflict to avoid w
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 15 June 2006 Boy with open wound on his forehead waits to be attended to by doctors in Balakot The United Nations is launching a global campaign to protect children from dying and being injured in natural disasters. The U.N. D
A new non-proliferation group warns the world is on the brink of a massive increase in nuclear weapons. The global organization has spent the past two days in Sydney looking at ways to strengthen international agreements to halt the spread of nuclea
President Barack Obama's plan to aid millions of Americans who are at risk of losing their homes is getting a mixed review from state governors who gathered in Washington for a three-day meeting. A rash of home foreclosures helped plunge the United
Russia Completes Military Takeover of Crimea 俄罗斯完成军事接管克里米亚 WASHINGTON Russia has completed its military takeover of Crimea, as the Ukraine crisis continues. There also are reports that Moscow is amassing military forces on R
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Charlottesville, Va., is bracing for the anniversary of the white nationalist rally that shook the city nearly a year ago. It resulted in three deaths. A counterprotester was run over by a car, and two state troopers were killed in
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: In North Carolina, most of the rain has ended, but flooding continues. Much of the area where Florence dumped the most rainfall is covered with farms - chicken farms, sweet potato farms, hog farms - and the damage to those farms
Revised legislation to rescue America's financial institutions has cleared its first hurdle, winning approval in the U.S. Senate. The bill could face a tougher test Friday in the House of Representatives. 经过修改的拯救美国金融机构的立法
By VOA News 08 December 2006 An author of the Iraq Study Group report says a continued rise in violence in Iraq could lead to a catastrophe in the Middle East. Charles Robb (VOA TV image) Former U.S. Senator Charles Robb of Virginia made that assess
By David McAlary Washington 14 July 2006 Expedition 13 crewmember Jeff Williams, left , work on the Interface Umbilical Assembly, the failed component of the railcar system, with commander Steve Lindsey in the Destiny module of the ISS Astronauts ab
U.S. President Barack Obama says Congress is flirting with catastrophe by failing to agree on a massive economic stimulus package. Mr. Obama spoke after the government reported another month of severe job losses in the United States. President Barac
A leading U.S. advocate for combating climate change has unveiled an ambitious plan to drastically slash global carbon emissions over the next 12 years, saying aggressive action is both necessary and feasible. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washi
By Noel King Khartoum 02 September 2006 In Sudan's Darfur region, African Union officials and human rights observers say the government has begun shelling villages in volatile northern Darfur. The renewed violence follows reports of a government tro
Despite all this scientific effort, we still don't know what triggered Venus' diabolical transformation. People debated over whether Venus ever had a moon. If Venus had a satellite at one point, could that satellite eventually impacted onto the surfa